I’ve been looking forward to June’s mask for its simplistic color scheme and classical flower. The Rose birth flower combines with the Pearl birthstone promises to be a lovely color scheme which is one of my favorite color schemes, white and red.
The biggest challenge with this mask was that there are a hundred ways to draw a rose. I knew from the start I wanted the large, classical petals, but should they be hyper-stylized or realistic?
Mood Board
In the end, I went with something in-between stylized and realistic with an abstraction of the bloom centers to make carving easier on my hands. I also settled with a layout that allows me to focus on a good mixture of petals versus leaf texture without being too busy.
Design Sketches
Process Gallery
Here are a few shots of the mask before and after it was tooled and baked.
June’s mask ended up being one of the more striking color palettes than I had first realized! The contrast of the pearlescent underpainting with the red makes this mask stand out very much from the others. I used a combination of iridescent taupe and white paint layered into the base color of the mask to replicate the look of a freshwater pearl. Oh how very tempting it is to make endless variations of this mask with different colored roses!
The Finished Mask
For more in-depth instruction with complete step-by-step narration, a materials list, etc., check out this Premium Video Tutorial featuring the creation of February's Mask.
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