Rusty Ironed Mask

Hello Crafty Friends,

How are you all, enjoying the spring or have you already started sweltering under the Sun?

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Last Sunday I went with my kids to a nearby garden. As we were walking out of the garden after play time, we spotted a street side vendor selling some toys. Kids had their gala time choosing the toy for themselves. There lay a mask and it captivated me.

The crafter in me awakened and urged me to grab it. I had a thought of giving it a look over… Metal finish with Mix Media Art! Even before reaching home, mind was searching my treasure trove for trivia and embellishments.

So here i altered an ordinary plastic mask !!!

So here is how I made a Rusty Ironed Mask...

Step1:

I gave a coat of Black Gesso to the mask though it was already Black. I still applied it as a primer so that it holds the colours perfectly as its plastic material.

Step2:

Time to apply Modelling Paste through Stencils to give textures on the mask. At some places I applied Grainy Sand Paste and Fibre Paste to add more depth. Around the nose area, I gave an effect of little scar with the knife. Once all the textures dried up, I gave a coat of Black Gesso on it.

Step3:

I had some leftover chipboards pieces. Putting them to use, I drew some different uneven shapes on it and cut it down with scissor. At some places, I punched the holes with the help of eyelet punch. And at some places I added the eyelet rings and after that gave a coat of White Crackle Paste on all chipboards.

Step4:

I used different things from my treasure on the mask as a base, e.g. thread, buttons, wires, screws, broken jewellery pieces, stones, buttons, mdf steampunk gears, bottle caps, pebble stones, broken watch pieces, and broken half of spectacles! I used chipboard shapes as a last step.

If you have noticed, I made conscious efforts to select all the things that could impart masculinity to the project.

I glued all the stuffs one by one on the base with tacky glue. Layers of the stuff were made to give more depth. To stick chipboards pieces, I sprinkled some water+glycerin solution on it to impart some roundness to it. Chipboards are little challenging to fold… so had to add the softness to chipboards by sprinkling water+glycerin mixture.

Step5:

Here are some close ups of the arrangements for your perusal. After the glue dried, a very thin layer of Black Gesso on the stuff followed. However I avoided metal gears from this layering.

Step6:

Once fully dried, colouring was undertaken. I gave a coat of Rustic Brown Acrylic Metallic Paint on the layers.

Here is a tip for you…Take little bit of colour and try to do dry brushing.

Second layer was a coat of Red Wine Metallic Paint and it was followed by Gold Amber for highlighting.

And for depth on my textures i applied Lindy's Magical shakers Bratwurst Brown and Black forest Black in gaps between my all embellishments.

Step7:

Final and most important thing was to give Metal look. I rubbed waxes Aged Brass and Brushed Iron at random to give metal shine on the layered stuff.

Bingo…. Rusty Ironed Mask is ready !!!

Supplies Used:

• Plastic Mask

• Black Gesso

• Modelling Paste

• Grainy Sand Texture Paste and Fiber Texture Paste

• Chipboards

• White Crackle Paste

• Finnabair Metalic Acrylic Paints 

• Finnabair Waxes

• Tacky Glue                                                                                                               
• Lindy's Magical Shakers :    Bratwurst Brown and Black forest Black

Linking to the following Challenges :

• Lindy Stamp Gang   (April Challenge) 

• Rhedds Creative Spirit April Challenge 

• Countryview Challenges 

Happy Crafting,

Vidhi Jadeja