MAKING MASKS: Positive or Negative Molds

1. • KevinOwens 3 years, 1 month ago

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   • I am a beginner and want to make some molds for venetian mask making. Is it better to use positive or negative molds? What is a good inexpensive material to use for molds that is easy to use?

2. • AlanC 3 years, 1 month ago

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   • Hi Kevin,

     it really is a matter of preference - I learnt using a plaster cast of my face which I built upon in clay and poured plaster of paris over to create a negative mould. This is then used to create the mask with papier mache. There are lots of posts here about the processes so I won't go into them here.

3. • MaskArtsCompany 3 years ago

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   • It depends what material you are going to be using for your mask, the mask, there are may factors an choices. Recommendation, start simple with a clay positive and paper meche.

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