Creating a 3D Mask

The above three masks are where I drew my inspiration from when I created my mask. I selected them because I like the addition of horns to the mask that really give a 3D effect.  I also like how mask #2 had a gold paint that gives a delicate feature to the mask.   Masks 1 and 3 have a symmetry to them that I used when creating my mask as well.  I ultimately chose these masks because I like the way they look as decorative pieces.

The masks above make use of line, color and shape in the way they are decorated.  The use of symmetry is used in masks one and three which I previously mentioned.  Mask three has implied shape in the ay its horns make a circle.  All of the masks have a texture to them as well.





The picture above is a rough sketch of the mask I wanted to create.



This is the mask I created out of clay.  I used a plastic mask as a template to get the shape of a face, and then I formed the exaggerated features and used acrylic paint to paint its design.  I used symmetry when creating the mask to achieve balance.  I also used color when I painted to mask.  I used line when I painted it as well so I could define a white area where I would be painting in a gold design.  I also used texture in that under the eyes I did some dot inlays with a sculting tool and later filled them with color as well. 

My opinion of the mask is that its ok for not doing any clay modeling in about 10 years.  I think if I kept doing this, I could create some impressive pieces of art.  I thought creating the mask was fun and I found forming the clay to be relaxing and painting it to be stress relieving.