How to make a mask with your own hands for Halloween?

Actually, all carnival masks can be divided into several main types. The first is masks are flat, they are usually made of cardboard. A flat mask can cover only the eyes, but can be made to the size of the entire face. Make a mask of this type is not difficult at all.

A mask pattern is drawn on a sheet of cardboard: you can take ready on the Internet orto draw your own. Then the mask is cut along the lines of the template and decorated in any desired way. For example, you can paint a mask with colors, decorate with sequins, feathers, ribbons, etc. Finally, make small holes on the sides of the mask and attach a ribbon or elastic cord to the mask.

Another type of mask is masks from papier-mache. Such masks are very popular,because they look "volume", fit well to the face. For Halloween, a mask of papier-mache can be made with your own hands to match the chosen image: terrible or otherwise beautiful.

Make a mask of papier-mache can be directly on the face, but you can use clayshape. In the latter case, a thick layer of clay is applied to the face, greased with a fat cream or petroleum jelly, then the clay on the face is dried until hardening (from 1 hour). Hardened clay should be carefully removed, make holes for the eyes and, if necessary, for the mouth, cover with a layer of gauze and dry for a day.

After a day, you can begin to work on the mask. The mask should be lubricated with petroleum jelly, after which Lay on it a layer of pieces of newsprint, greased with glue. The operation is repeated 4-5 times, after whichseveral layers are laid out of white paper. The prepared mass of papier-mache should be left to dry, and then you can proceed to the primer: the mask is covered with a mixture of glue and chalk. Now the mask is ready for decoration.

To make a mask with your own hands for Halloween from the received paper papier-mache,you can use pieces of beautiful fabrics, laces, beads, sequins, etc. The masquerade depends on the conceived image for Halloween, and you can be inspired by ideas for creativity, for example, with the help of beautiful Venetian masks, or you can use Jason's terrible mask from the film "Friday the 13th".

By technology, similar to papier-mâché, You can make a mask, if desired, not of paper, but of fabric, because the masks for Halloween, made of cloth,more comfortable and pleasant to wear. So, for a mask from a fabric, first a pattern is cut out from the selected fabric from the selected fabric, then several more pieces are cut out on its sample. All blanks are well starched, and then glued together.

Masks made by themselves are obtainedvery individual, especially if they are made on the mold of their own face. But when there is no time to mess with papier-mache, and you want to get the original mask for Halloween, you can approach individually to decorate the finished mask from the store. Simple white masks from plastic are presented today in a wide assortment - they can be decorated at will.