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Fighting Bettas...leather mask by *merimask:iconmerimask:

Categories Artisan Crafts > Leatherwork

©2009 *merimask
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Artist's Comments

I am so very happy with this mask! It was inspired by so many things (I wrote all about it in my LiveJournal...which you can find here: [link] )

Basically it's a depiction of two crown tail bettas (fighting fish) all swirling together. Made entirely of leather, like all my masks.

You can see this mask and many others at my online Etsy shop...[link]

Daily Deviation

Given 2009-05-22

Fighting Bettas...leather mask by *merimask. The suggester said that "The concept of this leather mask is very neat, but the execution just blows it away, especially with the fine, fluid lines and the little curls on the tail. I like how it just wraps around the eyeholes like that." Also suggested by ~Zyleeth and *EnigmaticEmpress. (Suggested by ~Windy-Willows and Featured by `Kitten-of-Woe)

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~fantasyforever Feb 11, 2009, 7:42:57 AM
Ooooh, gorgeous~! :heart:

I love the shape of the mask, and the colors! And how you use the mule's foot stamp to make the scales!! :heart: :heart:

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*Treyos Feb 11, 2009, 7:47:35 AM
It came out beautifully, both in design and in the colouring!

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*flufdrax Feb 11, 2009, 9:05:13 AM
Ooh, the colors on this one are stunning. Great design and lovely result.

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*Gavade Feb 11, 2009, 11:37:46 AM
Really like the strong colours on this....
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~SarurunKamui Feb 11, 2009, 2:43:29 PM
Beautiful colors. I love the white tips. They add a lot of character.
Stunning work, as always. :)

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~ethereal-abstraction Feb 11, 2009, 3:43:03 PM
Holy crap, that is amazing. I love the colors, and the way it's shaped, and...everything! Awesome work :D

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*Shamziel Feb 11, 2009, 4:45:00 PM
Beautiful! What do you color these with? And how do you get the ends of the fins to curl?

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~skipaway Feb 11, 2009, 4:47:15 PM
This. THIS. This is incredible! As much as I love all of your work, each creative and stylish and moving, the ones that look 'built' out of the subjects are something else.

Scuse me while I put this on the work computer desktop and then scoot to you elJay to squee some more :D

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=illmatar Feb 11, 2009, 6:01:01 PM
*swoons* falls over. <--now see what you did? I don't swoon much!

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