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Handmade mask ideas: perfect for events and festivals

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There are surprisingly many occasions to wear masks, like festivals, Halloween, and Setsubun.

Perhaps many of you are thinking about making one by hand for events.

In this article, we introduce ideas for handmade masks.

We cover a variety of ideas, such as demon masks, fox masks, Hyottoko masks, and character masks.

We also share different methods that suit your time and age—using store-bought bases to build on, or creating the base from scratch—so if you’d like to make your own mask, please use this as a reference.

Handmade mask ideas: for events and festivals (11–20)

[Lightweight clay · paper plate] San mask

Princess Mononoke cosplay: How to make San’s mask! You can make it with lightweight clay and paper plates

[Lightweight clay · paper plate] San mask

Festivals and events are places where you can enjoy an out-of-the-ordinary atmosphere, aren’t they? And what you can’t do without in such places is a mask.

Especially when you put on a mask of your favorite character, your heart will dance and your spirits will lift.

This time, we’ll introduce the process of making an anime character mask using lightweight clay, acrylic paint, glue, and a paper plate.

The method is very simple, so you can have fun making it.

Since you just glue clay onto a paper plate, you can enjoy creating a playful mask.

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In conclusion

How did you like these handmade mask ideas? We covered everything from quick ones you can make with construction paper to more elaborate papier-mâché masks.

If you want a professional-looking mask without spending too much time, using a store-bought base is a great option.

Make your favorite mask to match your event!