Foam Mask

We began our project with sheets of paper 

marked with lines in geometric patterns.

From here we cut these pieces out of sheets 

of foam and attached the pieces according to the

designations on the edges.

We also tested different sealants on the foam

to determine which we should use.

We decided that using the acrylic based sealant was 

better for our purposes and applied it to the

entire mask. After the first coat of sealant dried

we used our razors to score the inside and outside of the

mask along the incision lines. I followed this by

adding hot glue into these incisions to hold the foam

in this geometric form.

With a complete mask I began to prepare

my decorations. With no pre-made carnations 

available to me, I bought similar looking white 

linen flowers and painted them myself.

In between coats I added my black base coat

of paint onto the pre-treated skull.

 Using pre-made glitter stickers I stenciled

patterns onto the mask and then filled the shapes

with hot glue.

Once the hot glue dried I painted it with

metallic gold paint. This process took 5

coats to get the correct opacity of color.

With the gold painted I now added

on my marigolds.

To add dimension to the mask I added another

color into the pallate using silver rhinestones.

Ta Da!