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Originally with my first leather mask, the Autumn Gryphon mask, I planned on incorporating real feathers into the design. As I worked on it, however, I decided to keep it just leather without the feathers.

This mask, though, definitely called for feathers. As I painted it, I tried to mirror the red and iridescent green of the real feathers. The green on the mask is also iridescent, by use of an iridescent medium, so in certain light the green areas shimmer like the actual feathers do.

I'm still learning how to make these masks, but I'm quite pleased with how this turned out. I still have a ways to go before I get the hang of it, but I think I'm starting to learn. :D

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:iconnewborndementia:
Do you know of any tutorials where it explains the process of making a leather mask like this?

This is absolutly fantastic, I can't describe how beautiful it looks. Great job!

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OMG. The epicness of this mask has never before been recorded... NEW EPIC! This is seriously beyond awesome. God I want one D:

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everyone has to start somewhere. good job! i look forward to more masks.

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This is beautiful beyond words.

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:icontnhawke:
Absolutely incredible!

I think I'm most stunned by the paint/stain on the leather, it looks SO 3D!

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Way cool. =) You could make a fortune selling those at Renaissance Faires.

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:iconwindfalcon:
Thank you! Partially that's due to tooling the leather so parts of it are actually 3D, and partially due to the paint. :)

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I'm thinking about possibly going to some next year as a vendor. Hopefully I'll have enough to do so. For now, I'm hoping to bring some to DragonCon in September. :)

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Yes, actually the tutorial where I learned to make one can be found in *merimask's journal: [link] She was one of the inspirations for me to try my hand at mask making, and her tutorial is extremely easy to follow.

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