That hmmm moment...

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Hey! Ok so first off I got this mask for a dollar at Walmart before Halloween.

And then I cut off the bottom in the shape of Anna’s mask.

You can find a cheap mask like this or just fuckin paper mache your face if you want. Google it lol

I tried covering it in clay to make it, but it was brittle and wouldn’t stick to the plastic, so I covered it in paper mache first (I just did water and flour but go nuts).

You could probably do the whole thing with clay if you had some that was lightweight and not so brittle, like model magic maybe? Anyway.

I used cardboard to make the top of the mask go up further by just cutting out a sort of crescent moon shape and gluing it onto the top edge of the mask.

I used cardboard to fill in the nose where I was gonna use clay later.

I also used cardboard for the ears by gluing two thin layers together and sticking them on the mask.

I covered everything, front and back, with a layer of paper mache.

I used crayola air dry clay to form the nose, blending the edges out into the paper mache and then also putting paper mache over the edges once it was all dry.

I rolled up small pieces of newspaper to make the ridge on the ears, stuck it on, then put more paper mache over it.

I put a layer of mod podge over the newspaper, but honestly I didn’t like painting over it and you could just use the paper mache as a base.

Then paint!

The yellow spots here are wood glue. I used it to fill in some dips and stuff in the mask I didn’t like. It says it’s sandable, but I had a hard time with it, so I just smooshed it in as smoothly as I could. Make sure if you do this to prop it up to dry in a way where the filler/glue won’t drip.

I also used an exacto blade/box cutter to rough up the edges to make it look worn and uneven, especially on the side where Anna’s scar is. Look at reference photos!

Then it’s just weathering and painting! You can see that my eyes were a bit uneven, so I tried to paint it to balance it out a bit.

I cut long, thin pieces of paint and paper out and put dark paint in them to rough it up some. I made it look dirty by using super watered down dark brown paint. The blood is red and brown paint I splattered on it.

I used the elastic that came with the original mask and the veil was just some lace fabric I ripped off of a witch hat I had, but it’s not final.