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Making
a Plaster of Paris Face Casting Mask Supplies List The primary supply needed for the base of the plaster mask is the Plaster of Paris gauze bandages. You can purchase plaster
impregnated gauze bandages in rolls at www.orthotape.com
* a volunteer * 2" or 3" plaster cloth bandages (1 roll per adult face or 6 strips)
* bowl of room temp water * vaseline any brand Now to begin making the plaster cast mask! This project can be cover a period of days
and is great for classrooms or summer camps. 1. If the person has long hair pull it back with clips
2. Put a liberal coating of vaseline around the hair line, including eyebrows 3. To begin
with use plaster bandage strips that are about -3" in length. Start by dunking the plaster bandages in a bowl of
room temperature water, and squeezing out excess water. I find it easiest to start at the top of the face and work around
the perimeter first, overlapping the strips as you go. 4. Fill in and thicken the face.
5. When you have a couple of plaster layers, you can build up certain areas of the face. The nose should be reinforced.
If you want, the cheeks can be built up. Use smaller strips if necessary. 6. After about 30-40
minutes the subject will feel the mask pulling away from their face. At this time, the mask can be taken off. Examine it to
see if there are any areas that you think are too light. 7. Put on more plaster gauze if necessary.
8. It will probably take about 1 day for the plaster casting mask to be completely dry. 9. Do not
fiddle with it while it is drying. On to Decorating the Plaster Mask! Now comes the really creative part. Do you want the mask to be its natural color but protected? Use a clear acrylic
sealer such as Plaid's "Mod Podge"(available in either matte of gloss) or Liquitex's "gloss medium"
or "matte medium." Do you want to paint it, but feel like you want to prime it first to smooth out the texture? Use gesso first, then
paint it with acrylic paints. Use the sealer after for a protective coat if necessary. Do you want something more than just
paint? Glue feathers, sequins, glitter, buttons, bits of paper, ribbon, magazine pages... to it. For things like feather and sequins
a glue gun will work well. For other things, consider using acrylic paint as your glue. So you are intrigued by the gauze but you don't
want to do a regular mask? Lots of pregnant women like to do a cast of their torsos at different stages. (Our best guess is
that for a belly you would need between 2 and 3 packages... depending on how pregnant you are I guess....) Or start with your
face, but build it up to look like a bird, a bat, a monster etc...
Day 1 prepare the plaster mask.
Day 2 do the first layer of
decoration on the plaster mask-- smoothing it out or adding contours with other mediums. Day 3 you could paint and put on
the final details. Or you could do it all in one day.
It you are making the mask of a child, we suggest you have
the parent the plaster bandage mask making session ; at times the plaster will be covering the eyes, nose, etc. of the
child and it is comforting to have a parent's touch and to hear their voice. It is good to have an assistant help you
as well to catch and help with any messes from the plaster mask making. Place
pillows or a sleeping bag on the floor; cover them with a sheet or blanket; the child can lie down and get comfortable before
you begin. Cover the child with a blanket and have some cloth towels or paper towels nearby to use during the process. If you are working in a classroom setting - slide two desks together to create a "table"
for the child to lay on. Children can work in pairs. Be sure to give a good explanation regarding the entire plaster mask making process. What
you will be doing, how long it will take (approx. 30 minutes). You can also play some relaxing music to to help everyone feel
calm during the process.PLASTER FACE MASK
Objectives:
A plaster bandage mask consists of both
an inside and outside.Here are the items your will need to make your
plaster bandage cloth mask:
Creating the Environment:
It is very important
to create comfortable and safe environment for the individual whose face
you will cast into a mask. Ok, Now on to what to do!
