Clay Mask

Hello everyone, this is a step by step tutorial on how to make a clay mask!

1. Clay
2. Clay modeling tools
3. Paint
4. Waste cloth
5. Newspaper
6. Soft plastic

Draw a rough sketch of what you wanna make. It can be anything to get you started, you can always improvise and make changes to the design along your way!!

Curl up the newspaper into an ellipse and stick it to the worktable

Now, put the clay over the ellipse, and shape it till it assumes a satisfactory shape

Now, once the clay has been adjusted to the shape, cut the shape of the mask on it. You can use a cutter, or a sharp clay modelling tool for this purpose. Make sure to emphasize on the shape of mask being perfec

Take some extra clay, and shape the clay into a nose as shown above. Apply some water on the surface and stick it to the mask .I emphasized on making the nose stand out!!

Similar to the nose, take some clay, shape it in the form of eyebrows, make some small cuts, put water over them, and stick it in their respective spots to make the eyebrows. Once stuck, use fingers to squish them into the perfect shape!

In my mask, i wanted to add some horn-like part to it, to make it stand out. This part is similar to the eyebrows

Use a cutter or clay modelling tools to cut out the shape of the mask. Make holes for the eyes, and mouth

Take some clay, and mould it to the shown shape. Apply water and stick it to the horn of the mask on the sides, and on top

Once you have followed all the instructions, the mask should look something like this

To get the mask ready to paint, we apply primer to the mask. Dont apply too much though, take a ittle on your paint brush and softly apply it evenly throughout the mask. Wait for it to dry and start painting. Here, i have already painted the eyebrows of the mask.

The colors of the mask are up to the indiviual's likings! You can express your design ideas through your own colors as well! Here, i have chosen to paint the horns in a golden yellowish color.

I have decided to go with the color red for the face of the mask.

You can add designs to your mask to make it look more lively! Here, i have added black outlines to the eyes and mouth, White strokes in the periphery of the eyes and horns, and a green line running along the line between eyes and mouth.

Now, the final step, display your marvelous creation to the world by placing it on a stand!!! Aaaaand Voila!! You have made your very own clay mask!