Mask Making: "Dead by Daylight" The Skull Merchant
Hi there!
We're finally back with another mask! Today, I'll show you how to make the Skull Merchant Mask from Dead by Daylight.
As always, a little ramble about the process:
The most challenging part of this mask was the texture. I understand that the images from the game should look like the metal of the mask was hit with something to make the shape. And I'm sure there is a formal word for that lol.
I have made something like this years ago in a shop class, where I formed a metal sheet into a little bowl, so that's what the image reminded me of.
Of course I could have just painted the texture on and called it a day. But that's not how we do things here :D
So, I experimented with our trusty cardboard clay, trying to recreate the texture by hand but ultimately giving up. It could have been so easy, though, because working with a straw was the very last bullet point on my list of ideas T__T
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[upload note from 31st of May]
This was the first mask I finished after my unintentional break, so I'm extra happy to finally see a finished project again!
And I've already got another mask on the table, let's hope I can finish this one just as well :D
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materials:
mask base of choice
masking tape
3x tape roll core (or substitute other cardboard)
2mm cardboard (from any shipping box)
cardboard clay
PVA glue
cellophane / plastic wrap
a straw
hot glue
acrylic sheet (can be salvaged from packaging!)
acrylic paints
rubber band
polymer clay (you could also buy pre-made spikes)
tools:
scissors
craft knife
pencil/pen
hot glue gun
tweezers (optional)
dremel (optional, based on your material)
sponge