Guest Ron Feller designed and demonstrated this project.
Materials:
pencil
scissors
white glue
paper:
3 pieces of one color (12" x 18")
3 pieces of a contrasting color (12" x 18")
3 pieces of lightweight tag board (12" x 18")
1 piece of paper (color of choice) and tag board (18" x 24")
12" x 18" paper for the face
18" x 24" paper for the mane
scrap paper
12" x 18" pieces of graph paper
spray adhesive
brayer
craft knife (optional)
Feller's Arts Factory mask template sets (optional)
Steps:
1. With spray adhesive, glue your first piece of paper to a piece of lightweight tag board. Glue a second piece of paper (in a contrasting color) to the backside of the tag board. Use a brayer to help seal the papers.
2. Prepare one piece of bi-colored paper for the head, brow and muzzle, a second for the nose and lower jaw, and additional pieces for the mane. The third piece of bi-colored paper can be used for any additional pieces for the mane, if desired.
3. Create the pattern for the mask using graph paper. On a piece of 12" x 18" graph paper, draw half of the lion's head, brow and muzzle along the outside edge as seen in figure A.
4. On the opposite edge of the graph paper, draw half of the lion's nose and lower jaw as shown in figure B.
5. Cut out these pattern pieces.
6. Place the pattern pieces along the fold of the 12" x 18" sheets of paper. Trace and cut out the pieces.
7. Make the head by folding the brow and muzzle section over the front of the basic head shape. Crease and glue the tips of the brow so the brow and muzzle are in a raised position (figure C).
8. Make the nose by first scoring a horizontal line from the top of the small triangle to the outside corner. Open and fold the flaps down to create the bottom part of the nose (figure D).
9. Fold a small piece of paper in half and, from the fold, cut out half of the nose tip. Glue the tip over the open flaps of the bottom part of the nose (figure E). Note: Don't be intimidated by these directions. A simple triangle can make an effective cat nose, too.
10. Glue the nose to the mask. Make sure the tip of the nose comes to the bottom part of the muzzle.
11. Add the lower jaw underneath the muzzle. This creates the mouth opening.
12. Make the mane by folding the 18" x 24" piece of paper in half lengthwise. Cut out half of the mane from the fold (figure F).
13. Glue the head to the mane (figure G).
14. Make the eyes by using three different colors of paper to make the three parts of the eyes: eyeball, iris, pupil (figure H).
15. Start by making the eyeballs. Fold a piece of paper in half and cut out the eyeball shape from the outside edge--and you will have two. Repeat the process to make the irises and the pupils (figure I). Glue the eyes to the mask.
16. Make the eyelids by cutting a crescent shape from a folded piece of paper. Gently curl each eyelid between the thumb and index finger. Put glue on the curved edge and set the eyelid above the eye (figure J). Don't push too hard--let the glue do the work.
17. Add additional pieces of hair to the mane, if desired. To make individual mane pieces, first choose your colors and start by cutting out "S" shapes and crescent shapes that are pointed at each end (figure K). (You will need quite a few of these shapes, so you might want to fold your papers in halves or quarters so that you can cut out two or four at the same time.) These pieces can be scored or curled at either end in opposite directions over your thumb to add dimension ( figure L).
18. Add whiskers.
Tips:
When cutting out any shapes, turn your paper rather than your scissors.
Try to make crisp cuts.
Use a minimal amount of glue.
This mask may be hung as a wall decoration.
If you choose to wear this mask, cut small crescent-shaped slits under the eyeballs and attach the mask to a paper helmet. (A paper helmet can be made from three strips of 1-1/2" x 18" paper. Staple or glue two of these strips together and wrap around the head to make a snug fit. To turn this headband into a secure helmet, attach the third strip to the front and back of the headband so it rests on the top of the head.) Attach the mask to the headband with Velcro.
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