The Penultimate Majora's Mask - Part 6.75

Alright, so much for my four day plan to get this thing done, but it is almost finished now. All's left to do is the eyes (light them up, that is).

BAM!

This is where that week went. The box next to the mask is a vacuum former and, boy, did that take longer than what it should have for what it is. For most people, it takes an afternoon to get one up and running; for me, it takes three days.

Once that was up and running, I went and bought, from a nearby plastics supply company, a 4'x8' sheet of .02 PETG and ended up going through three feet of plastic before I got a good pull for my eyes (which were formed with the "eye pucks" I casted and my oven).

Paint it up and that's where I am now. Gotta figure out how to set up the lights and all tomorrow and, if I'm motivated enough, maybe put straps on it.

The Penultimate Majora's Mask - Part 6.5

Horns are attached (they even rattle thanks to some beans). All I need do is the eyes but the I'm currently rethinking my a current process of going about it. I made a mold of the eye "puck" and thought casting it in a clear resin would be alright (I wanted a layering effect), unfortunately, that method takes way too long as the resin has to cure over night. In order for me to get even castings, I'd have to rotate the resin around 24 hours each layer that's applied and there's no way I can do that.

Thinking on going with vacuum forming to achieve what I'm going for.

The Penultimate Majora's Mask - Part 6

After checking out my bank account yesterday, I mustered up the incentive to work on this thing like a madman.

Got most of it painted yesterday but had to fuck with the spray paints indoors a few days before that (not recommended). It's still needing some details but today I should be able to finish the paint work on the mask and move onto the horns as well as start casting the eye-pucks.

It's not all that visible in the photo but but paint is kinda chunky. I don't know what it is that I have with acrylics but I can ever rarely paint a smooth stroke. Especially that yellow, it has to layer to become a solid color and layering it results in it getting lumpy. As you layer it, the yellow-er it gets; the lumpier it gets. Painting is definitely not for me.

I've set a goal for myself of 3-4 days to finish this thing completely and have casts available for purchase.

Being broke ain't no joke.

Majora's Mask - Part 5

I was hoping I could stretch out my materials enough to get this up on New Year's day but I just couldn't do it. Ordered more and after mucking about with it, here it is, the first cast:

Pictured above is the first pull along with four of the ten horns/teeth that needed some work on the seam lines. Overall, came out pretty decent, there are some air bubbles here and there but nothing some paint and sanding can't fix.

Below is it compared next to the sculpt, which was immediately destroyed after this photo was taken. A moment of silence, please.