Mask

used opencv to identify vertices fit to my face, used plastic wrap as a clear pattern that i transferred the dots to, marked lines connecting the dots, cut it out of vegtan with an xacto (very labor-intensive), beveled and slicked all the edges (so many!), wet-molded the mask to my face, dyed black, applied retroreflective tape dots to the vertices, added hardware. ...

this is the first leather piece i ever did, via a leather intensive at thecrucible.org that taught basic vegtan skills and then helped you execute a project of your choosing. i copied a fleet ilya mask based on just a few pictures and was surprised with how well it came out. ...