How to Make a Canvas Mask

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How to Make a Canvas Mask

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today were making a mask from canvas

you will need

plastic canvas

yarn

i used duck tape to cover it but you don't have to

scissors

a marker

a yarn needle

Draw Your First Designs

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when drawing out your mask knowing a little measuring and sometimes paper modeling helps too



(Plenty of references around everywhere on the net.)just type it in on any search engine



draw two equal haves of the same shape

Cutting Out the Halves

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make sure there are two sides

Making the Top of the Mask

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draw a square with your marker on the canvas as you did before with your previous shapes

and cut it out

Continuing the Top Cut Out

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draw and cut another piece (TIP- sometimes following the pictures is easier for me to do for me so bear with me here)

Start Sowing the Pieces Together

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sow the pieces together  it is sort of like a cube when it's done

Building On

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when you sow the other parts on  it should be starting to take shape

Sealing Up the Top

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draw@cut out the other parts and sow them on( if you have to make small adjustments its okay I had to,look at the picture)

Preparing for Eyes

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cut out a rectangle



to sow on like so

Building the Jaw

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 cut out four squares to make a half cube that will fit to the mask



Putting the Jaw On

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when the jaw is sowed on cut a resess for the next part

Making the Muzzle

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make a box over  the area your nose will go

Making and Putting on the Ears and Nose

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