Carnavale Mask WIP
I had so much fun doing the last mask I thought I would try another. Again this is going to be a combination of primarily pastels, some gold leaf and acrylic covered with pastel. This is a lot more elaborate and hoping I can pull it off. This is on artagain paper, recycled and the black will lend itself to really helping the background and also give soft edges as the feathers fade in and out. I already have a few issues, this is on mat board, and it has a definite indentation, just like golf balls, so the pastels just want to skim and not sink in. And I started with the gold leaf design so I didn't lose it and have put it on three times now, but oh well, and looking at this it won't show up as much as I would have hoped in the color areas, might try another couple of coats and see what happens. I would like to thank Helga O from PMP who kindly put up her pictures from her trip to Venice and this lovely reference shot. She has several more, so there could be more masks