Since Halloween is coming up, I thought it was appropriate to share a costume idea courtesy of Joey.  It’s an amazing bird mask, made from cardboard. He was inspired by a collection of cardboard masks that he found online (here). It look him a few days to complete, and he said that it was a lot of work, so it isn’t for the faint of heart. But the result is so cool, I think it’s worth it.

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He started by sketching out some ideas. Once he had a general idea of what he wanted to make, he mocked it up in Adobe Illustrator.Drawing

 

Then he began assembling the mask.  He made a Darth Vader style helmet using masking tape and a piece of cardboard that he cut into elongated triangles.  He pieced the triangles together to make the rounded top, similar to how globes are made.

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He cut an opening for the beak, which he fashioned from cardboard and canvas. After hot gluing the beak to the helmet, he cut two circular openings for eyes.

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From there, the hard work began. He cut out about a hundred cardboard feathers and glued them one by one to the mask. He started at the bottom of the back and layered the feathers on top of each other.

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Then it was time to try it on and have some fun.

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I even tried it on for good measure.

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Zuzu was very curious about it.  I don’t think she knew what to make of it.

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Hopefully this inspired you as you search for the perfect Halloween costume.