(Some photos below. More on other pages.)
For our process, we will need:
*means material not totally necessary
General
- A working space with tables or counters (higher is better)
- Sinks for cleaning up
- Rags / paper towels
- Plastic bags
- A couple of towels
- Old work clothes (at least a shirt) or Apron
Sculpting
- Pieces of wooden board at least 30cmX40cm (to build mask on)
- Blocks of wood (5-10cm3)
- Clay or Plasticine – 2kg/person
- Petroleum jelly / Vaseline Pointed sculpting tools
- Pointed sculpting tools
Papier Mache
- Plastic containers with lids (for mache) – 1 per student
- Medium and large buckets (2 or 3)
- Brown paper (or other with strong fibres)
- *Paper with magical images to put as first lay for inside of mask
- White flour
- White glue
- Spoons
Painting
- Acrylic paint – Various colors including: red, yellow, brown, green, black and white (Big white, 2 kinds of red and brown)
- Clear non-toxic varnish (polyurethane based) – 1 Matte, 1 small gloss
- Paint brushes (including round ones and several small ones)
- Painting sponges
- Jars or containers for brushes
- Lids or plates for pallets
Finishing/Misc.
- Contact cement (1 regular, 1 clear and 1thicker (gel))
- Hot glue gun and sticks
- Sandpaper (80 and 100 grit)
- Industrial shears (for cutting think materials)
- Strong scissors and small scissors
- Razor knifes (regular craft knives)
- Scalpel knives (with very thin blades that come to a point)
- Ping pong / table tennis balls – 1 for each student
- Small wooden or plastic balls or fake (doll) eyes
- A few pencils
- 1 black felt marker
- Gas stove or flame torch
- Socket (ratchet) set to heat up with flame to melt holes in Ping pong balls
- Foam padding (1cm wide) – small amount
- Fake hair (several colors)
- Lighters (2)
- *Fake plastic or rubber teeth
- Black nylon meche (screen)
- Black fabric elastic (2.5cm wide)
- Clips/loops for adjusting elastic length
- Black thread and sewing needles


