African
Masks
African
Mask Design Lesson

Different Effects 3
You
can customise your card with various materials (paint,
acrylic gesso, glue, sand, coloured tissue etc.) to create
different textures. Rough, worn and weathered effects
give the mask design an authentic antique look.

Different Effects 4
Whatever
materials you use, you must keep a strong tonal contrast
between the opposite halves of the mask. Subtlety is not
a quality you look for in tribal masks. You want the design
to be bold and simple so that it may seen clearly from
a distance