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Thanks to EPBOT for their detailed account of their beautiful mask we endeavored to try our hand at the Leather Mask. We were armed with the knowledge of how to accomplish our goal. The EPBOT mask is utterly amazing (click link above to see it) but it was a bit feminine for My roger and theirs was also the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland. He wanted something a little more ominous. Our mask was inspired by Teonova @ Deviant Art. The craftsmanship is absolutely amazing. Props to Teonova!
We also watched many YouTube videos, our favorite being this one by Angelic Artisan.
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I am not a procrastinator, I work best in a deadline induced panic... so the night before the big camping trip we began to soak and shape. We soaked the mask in water until no more air bubbles escaped.
At 10pm we set the oven for 170 (gotta use the lowest setting to keep from burning the leather). We used a cookie sheet with parchment paper and built up a parchment paper bridge for when the mask is no longer flat. Once the mask was soaked we placed it in the oven for 15 minutes. We then pulled it out and started shaping. This process was surprisingly not as complicated as we had anticipated. Before the mask cools all the way put it back in the oven for 5 minutes, pull it out and shape it some more... repeat until the desired shape is achieved then bake for 20-30 minutes until the mask is dry. Here are some pics of the process.
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Since it was late and at the last minute we opted to simply make the mask white like Roger with little detail as initially planned. We used an acrylic based spray primer paint since the acrylics were not applying properly to the leather. Once the color was even we applied a clear gloss sealer.
NOTE: Don't paint the part of the mask that is touching the face. Fumes and chemicals can be damaging to the wearer.
The Final product! For our very first leather project it turned out quite nice if I do say so myself.
My guy would not wear red pants more than once so in an effort to ensure the costume would have a long useful life we found some awesome leather pants at Good Will as well as the vest. I made the shirt the previous year. to tie the pants to Rogers red overalls I made spats out of the material I used for my bustle to tie us together.
These were also made the night before. I used saran wrap and duct tape to make the pattern and added a 5/8ths seam allowance. (be sure to wrap the leg with the right pants and shoes to ensure it fits properly).
For the Tail we used an old scrap fir coat I got at a thrift store for the sole purpose of using it's parts. We cut the end of the sleeve off, I sewed it up and stuffed with poly fill. we attached it to his pants with a kilt pin.
I really loved the outcome! I cannot wait until next year. I'll keep you posted :)
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