Mask Making At Monte's

[🪦 msharrow ●]

Went to Days of the Dead on Saturday with Monte Ward but that was not the main reason i went on this trip. After the con Monte and i had a mask making classes that lasted 4 days. We had a blast and Monte showed me the entire process. i have seen it done on video, but this was an entirely different situation, totally hands on. Monte gave me tips on everything, but let me do it all. He sat next to me and sculpted an entire piece also. it was a great experience and i cant wait to get my air brush and try my hand at some painting.

mike

sculpting process.








Smoothed him up and put the ears on. the ears are hardest part of the sculpt for me.

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added the bullet hole and exit wound. i am going for the fresh dead zombie on my sculpt.






Monte's daughter, she is such a ham. LOL.


I don't know if Monte wants his shown just yet so i blurred it.

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molding it up.

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molds curing.


separating the molds.


goofing and cleaning the molds out.



these molds are clean.



the fiest pull came out ok. the ears were the worst part but Monte told me they are totally fixable.

my first mask and in honor of my good buddy Monte Ward, i give you.......................

WONTE MORDE.

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Monte also painted my GOHS Jason pt8 as i watched from beginning to end. it was amazing. the man is a genius. took these shots of him at work, behind the scenes of Monte Wards: Masks & Monsters.

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[🪦 MickIbanez ●]

This is an awesome thread Mike!!! The mask came out great. Wish I knew had to do stuff like this. I always love the making of stuff almost more than when you have a finished product its just so much more entertaining. I look forward to seeing the mask finished man.

[🪦 howlingwind13 ●]

Man I wish I could have come along for that trip. Looks great Mike. Now we're gonna have to get together and do something.
Thanks for posting those great pics.



mike

[🪦 mybankey ●]

Man that is sooo killer! Lucky.
Tom

[🪦 kaizu13 ●]

Stuff you don't get to see too often :thumbsup:
thanks for sharing!