Backstage

Nothing beautiful girls and languid winks this time, ma soil both by, who dusted off my soul a little’ furry.
To achieve some short films to be published later in the media (youtube) this time I was asked to create a mascot mask to transform the appearance of an actor in a tender teddy bear (taller than me), a little’ in the style of 'Masha and Bear'.
Since the character a human transfiguration Bear, then dress with jacket and pants, the work on which I had to focus was the creation of the mask, request with mobility mouth.

Despite the simplicity of the basic idea, the work was quite challenging and required different attention. After building the model in clay on the mold of the face, created the mold bivalve, I replied in two pieces with soft foam, to maintain the mobility of the mouth.

Only then I realized that I was not the beginning of the game, because I had to cover with the synthetic fur, shape it and sew on the size of the head, cut and color, and finally apply a closing 'tear’ that would allow the necessary adjustments to the mask to fit any face.

So I started from the nose (whose tip I left deliberately discovery to create a more realistic effect) and proceeding gradually forehead, cheekbones, cheeks and chin, by cutting and pasting the fur fabric, because it fit the profile of the mask.

Then, with clippings of hair I realized even ears and tail.

Everything was glued as well as sewing with needle and thread, proving that sometimes to do the make-up are not just brushes.
At this point the mask was more like a dog to a bear… then it was necessary the intervention of the clipper and of different combs (I think I've broken at least three) to give a shape to the hair, and then to the mask.

To make it more credible I finished the job by painting with an airbrush, with acrylics, and I covered my nose, already colored black, with a thin silicone layer, which determines a natural shine..