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I found three inspiration images of masks, that I chose to analyze and describe.
I uploaded these three images because each one was well defined with either color, line or shape. They each displayed these qualities and more. They are eye catching and attractive to me, especially since they don't just have a regular human face displayed. A couple of them are animals and one of them is unknown.
The first mask looks like a wind chime, with it's straw on the bottom, dangling. There are eye holes, and what looks like a belly button or something, and the mask would cover the entire face and back of the head. It kind of reminds me of a scarecrow actually. It contains elements and principles such as shape, line, value, and pattern. The wooden part of the mask has lots of rectangle, square and crisscross shapes. The line in the design are very precise and dark, outlining all the shapes. Since the colors are mainly black and uncolored wood, value is apparent. The shapes make up the pattern on the piece.
The next mask is obviously a rabbit, but a very ugly one at that. It has a large nose, marble (glass) eyes, and ugly teeth. I am reminded of a childhood story book that has a very similar character (brer rabbit I believe). The mask is tin, and is cut out to outline the shape of a rabbit's face. It is painted with a small collection of colors, and the elements and principles that define it are color, line and emphasis. Emphasis is apparent because certain features on the face are more emphasized such as the very large nose against the small eyes and large face. Color is used because of the small collection, but interesting use. Half the face is one color, while the other is another, and the features like the eyes nose and mouth are completely different colors than the rest of the face. Line is used because outline is very strong on the entire face, and is used thoroughly. The third mask looks as though its hair is sticking straight up. The hair is all different colors, and it also seems as though there is a ring through the nose. It reminds me of a character getting electrocuted. It is made out of colored fabrics, and contains the elements and principles of color, line, shape, and value. There are five main colors used-red, black, green, blue, and yellow and they all balance out as well as unifying together. Value is created with the dark colors against the lighter ones, as there is a shadow on the face. There is a large square on the middle of the face which is why I've included shape. And line is used because of the defined hair.
In my own sketches and final mask I used Line, Color, shape, and pattern. Line is used as I have created horizontal lines going across the face. They differ in color, but that also creates a pattern, as I interchange the red, blue, and yellow acrylic paint to make a repeating pattern. I have used color in my mask by using three primaries. They balance each other out because I have a very dark color against two warmer ones. I only used those three colors in the entire mask, but preferred to stick with a smaller number to keep it simple. Shape was considered in my design because the nose (which is 3-D) relates to the eye holes, which are all triangular.
I like my final mask. I don't think I will display is or wear it however because it just seems like something for fun. I like that I only used three colors, and I like how I made use of the elements and principles. I don't feel like there is much meaning behind it though. I like the nose, not only because it relates to the shape of the eyes, but because it is 3-D. I had fun overall creating the mask, and it seems like a project I could use in the future in a classroom.
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