Transcript Mask Making Mr. Hobbs Grade 9 Art

Mask Making
Mr. Hobbs
Grade 9 Art
Intro About Masks
 Have been used throughout the world in all
periods since the Stone Age
 Masks have been used for:
 celebrations
 funerals
 initiations
 crop harvesting
 war preparation
 plays
 Whether used for work or play, protection or
hiding your identity, a mask has many varied
uses.
“Masks provide a
survey of the
creativity, diversity,
and richness of the
human imagination
and our desire to
represent our past,
present, and future
heroes, demons,
dreams, fears,
fantasies, and
nightmares.”
Funeral Masks
Theatre Masks
Carnival Masks
Tribal Masks
For this project, you will
create:
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funeral mask
tribal mask
carnival mask
theatre mask
mask from a certain culture or place
Stage 1 - Research:
 Research your theme or topic using the
internet, books or magazines
 Once you have your theme or idea, you are
to fill out the handout about your
theme/masks.
Stage 2 - Sketches
 After creating your idea, you are to use
your sketchbooks and sketch out at least
three masks.
 Use these masks and your own ideas to
start creating your own…
Stage 3 – Full Colour
Sketch
 With a key idea in mind, you should now
develop a full colour sketch of your own
mask.
 Feel free to ask others for advice or ways
to enhance/improve your mask.
Stage 4 – Mask Construction
 After your sketch has been developed,
construction can now take place.
 Create the core mask structure with
plaster gauze.
 Work in small groups building the form on
each others’ face (see handout for more
details…)
Stage 5 – Touch-Ups
 Once your preliminary structure has been
made, you can now add more pieces or
found objects to the mask.
 Refer back to your final sketch to figure
out how you are going to arrive at a
finished product.
Stage 6 - Painting
 Before adding colour, use gesso to prime
the masks.
 Once they are bone dry, add acrylic colours
in thin layers.
 When the main colours are done, add detail
and any found objects (feathers, twine,
glitter, etc.) to finish your mask.
Websites to Visit
 http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lesso
ns/middle/masks.htm