Making A Mask

 Questions 

1. Upload the three inspiration images to your Blog (or link to your Photobucket). Explain why you selected the inspiration pieces. 

Inspiration Image 1

Inspiration Image 2

Inspiration Image 3

 I chose these three images as my inspiration pieces for the creation of my mask mostly because of the colors in each of them. I went with my personal taste and decided to use the three masks I liked most as my inspiration. 

2. Include the analysis and description (art criticism steps) of the three inspiration pieces.

The element of color was used in all of the masks that I am using for my inspiration, as well as line and the principle of balance. The first two images include the appearance of hair on them, which was an interesting aspect of the mask that I decided to include on my mask creation. Each mask exhibits the principle of symmetrical balance, because if you look closely at each one, the designs on them mirror one another on each side of the mask. There is also the element of shape present in each inspiration mask, as they have all been made into a different shape. My first image is a mask that is triangular in shape. The second inspiration image is long and ovular in shape, while the third image I chose to use is also oval in shape, but it is more close to the shape of a human face than the rest. 

3. Upload images of your sketches and finished piece.

Thumbnail sketches

Final Mask

                                

4. Explain how you used the Elements and Principles in your finished work.
In creating my finished mask, I decided to purchase an inexpensive mask already made from the craft store as my starting point. I painted the designs and colors onto the mask and added the additional pieces to it. I used the element of color with the blue, yellow and black in my mask, as those were some of the colors I saw throughout my searching of masks. I also used the element of shape with the shape of the actual mask itself to the shapes of triangles that I painted onto the mask as well. There is also line present in my finished work through the lines of the 'hair' and the lines next to the triangles. 

5. Share your opinion of your finished mask and what you thought about creating the mask.
I think that my mask has some characteristics of the original masks that I have seen throughout my searching. In creating my mask, I combined designs and characteristics from various masks to create my own version of an African style mask. I did not think it was difficult to find how I wanted to create the mask, but it did require a lot of thought in how to put it all together.