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Asian Dragonby *merimask

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This is a big, colorful mask...my Asian Dragon!

The mask is carved out of several pieces of 8oz leather, three times the thickness of most Venetian-style leather masks. This allows me to carve the leather deeply, but requires me to shape the entire sculpture by hand with no use of molds or armatures.

I painted it with a variety of acrylic stains that are both waterproof and colorfast. I like to mix my own colors. I also do not use an airbrush...that's all done by hand.

I love the look of this dragon. It strikes me as less Japanese & more Chinese...

Many of these pieces are available for sale on my Etsy site; [link]
Category: Artisan Crafts / Leatherwork

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November 20, 2008
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Make
NIKON
Model
E5200
Shutter Speed
10/640 second
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F/2.8
Focal Length
8 mm
ISO Speed
64
Date Taken
February 25, 2007
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~plutoniium Feb 6, 2012  Student Digital Artist
these masks are simply beautiful and they are inspiring creativity in me. (: if I was rich I'd buy all of these and just.. wear them. xD And put them up on a wall. Man it'd look cool. I wish I had your talent!
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!resodelggnid Feb 19, 2011
[link] ? [link]
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Mood: Wow! ~Jisshitsu Jan 19, 2011
Wow!!! amazing work
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~Scara161 Sep 29, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Very cool
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~gizbear Apr 9, 2010  Student Writer
beautiful!
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*merimask Apr 9, 2010  Professional Artisan Crafter
Thank you. :-)
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~vulgardragon Mar 6, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Beautiful! I love all of your masks!
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*merimask Mar 10, 2010  Professional Artisan Crafter
Thank you. :-)
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*dragoon811 Feb 19, 2010  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Absolutely stunning!!! I really love it.
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*merimask Feb 21, 2010  Professional Artisan Crafter
Thank you. :-)
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