Made by Ben Garcia
I had such a fun time creating this mask for my Halloween costume. I ended up using a Bristol brush on the raffia to give it the effect of softer hair. Thank you, thank you!
Supplies used:
- pattern printed on 80lb card stock
- Masking tape
- Wood glue
- Brown craft paper
- Acrylic paint
- Eye shadow for texture/shading
- Bristol brush
- Hot glue
- And a little prayer that it work 🙂
Dandy Lion mask progress photos
Adding the mane to the Dandy Lion mask
Absolutely wonderful!! I love everything about it. The mane is amazing. I am going to look up Bristol brush. Congrats on a wonderful piece of art!!!
Thank You so much
I absolutely ADORE this lion! I am a Leo and would live to have one. Do you sell them???
Lionlady1966@yahoo.com
Thank You so much
email me at bengdesigner@gmail.com
Beautiful. What is a bristol brush?
This is the actual raffia I used
Darice 1166-98 Raffia Table…
– lay the raffia on a hard surface(kitchen counter) work with a handful amount- and brush towards you with this type of brush.
Magnificent. Solves the stiff raffia mane dilemma. Thank you. Next one!
Most wonderful!
fabulous! What an amazing talent!
Love it ?
He’s fab! Like Jonnie said, no wonder you won first prize!
Thank you everyone! Won first place in the costume contest- looking forward to making many more- thank Jonni for the inspiration
Of course you won first place! I’m sure nothing else even came close. Do you have another project started? We’d love to see what you come up with next. 🙂
Thank you so much, not yet any suggestions?
Did you use some sort of special raffia? when I brush the raffia I have it all breaks off!……. Any help from you will be much apppreciated.
This is the actual raffia I used
Darice 1166-98 Raffia Table…
– lay the raffia on a hard surface(kitchen counter) work with a handful amount- and brush towards you with this type of brush.
You are an absolute JEWEL for sharing. Thank you a million times!!!!!!!
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I LOVE IT!!!!
Fabulous!
I am constantly amazed by the wonderful creations here. This one is full of character. He tells a whole story by himself. What a great work. Thank you. Gave me a huge smile that will last a while.
Wow! What a beautiful work of art. I sure hope it gets a permanent home, because it’s way too beautiful for just one party.
And thanks for the tip about using the brush to make the raffia more like fur. Now I’ll have to think up another project that we can use raffia for. 🙂