You wouldn't think that a person like me, in my generation, would even think of making masks like these! LOL. However, I LOVE artsy things and my girls do too. These are masks that I made for my son-in-law's cosplay costume that my daughter made him. Her link to her cosplay is on the upper right of the blog, http://swedishballerina.deviantart.com/gallery/ is the link.
I just took the plastic masks from Michaels and painted them with a tan acrylic paint. To get the crackling effect, I painted Elmer's glue on top of that and let it dry briefly, not all the way. Then, I painted the white on top of that. Taking a blow dryer, I dried the white paint. As I did this, the cracks magically appear! It is awesome to watch.
I painted on the designs and outlined them with dimensional gold craft paint. After drying for 24 hours, I painted a sealer varnish over it all. My daughter then drilled holes and added the twine and materials for wearing.
Here is a picture of my son-in-law with the masks and the costume my daughter made:
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