2. ALICE BAND
I chose to use an Alice band as the staring point of my mask as it id designed to fit to any
head, this meant that I did not have to measure the size of the head I was creating the mask
for. It is also strong although not strong enough to hold the entire mask, to over come this
problem I wrapped the Alice band in brown material and wool, this thickened the band while
also keeping with the base colour of the character.
3. DIFFERENT COLOURED FELT
I used felt as a coving for the nose bridge, as the template for the hair to be sown onto and as
the nose and tusks. The reason I picked felt was because it is a very versatile material and it
comes in a variety of different colours. It is also not prone to fraying making its usability high
without it wearing out.
4. BLACK FUR-LIKE MATERIAL.
I used the black fur-like material as the Mohawk, I came in long thick clumps of it, I cut it short
and thinned it out a little bt, I had to keep it quite think as it needed to be held on with
stitching. I over lapped the layers when stitching to give the effect of more hair and more
volume without actually using more hair. I also over lapped them as a way to hide the
stitching, giving the whole Mohawk a more professional and tidy finish.
5. PAPIER MACHE
The use of papier mache was simple structural, I used it to create the nose bridge, that I later
covered in felt. I needed a structurally sound way of holding the nose and tusks onto the
bottom of the face, creating layers of paper, held on my glue was a the best was of achieving
this.
