Sep 4, 2015

Made this last year. Will post tutorial tomorrow.



Inspiration:


It was entirely too much work

 

Sep 3, 2015

Go to hobby lobby, buy everything on the third shelf from the left, buy a white morph mask, glue absolutely everything onto it, and voilà

 

Sep 4, 2015

Supplies needed:

• Black morph mask that will fit on your head
• Styrofoam display head to fit the mask on during the creation process
• Thin black fabric/netting to replace in the eye area to help you see (optional)
• Rhinestones/gemstones to glue all over the mask, get a variety of sizes and shapes. Different colors and chains, etc. were also available at Hobby Lobby, so look for those if you want to replicate a different mask.
• Hot glue gun and extra glue sticks to glue the rhinestones/gemstones
• A picture of the Kanye mask you want to replicate for reference
• Beer. This might take a while.

Step 1: Fit black morph mask on the display head. The mask needs to be stretched like it was on your head during the creation process.
Step 2: Cut a good size rectangular piece out of the morph mask and replace it with a similar sized cut out of the thin black material/netting using the glue gun. Make sure the material is as stretched as the mask. Also make sure you can see through this material first (it's still slightly difficult). I could hardly see out of mine, but you'll get used to it. You can see out of the morph mask, but using a different material makes it a lot better, so I'd say this is optional.
Step 3: Refer to your Kanye reference picture and start hot gluing the rhinestones/gemstones all over the mask. Make sure they're closely next to each other. I started at the nose and glued out from there. I used smaller circular rhinestones for almost everything past the face. I covered everything above the neck, even the back of the head. This step takes a while.
Step 4: The hot glue cools fairly quickly, so when you get past the eyes, try it on and make sure you can see. The way the mask stretches, you should be able to see through small slits between the rhinestones. If you're having trouble, pull some off and reglue in a better arrangement.
Step 5: Once you have the mask covered in rhinestones, let it cool, then walk around your house and pretend you're Kanye.
Step 6: Realize you just wasted A LOT of time making a mask that you'll only wear for one night, and most people won't get even it. Oh well, you got some good pictures out of it.

Note: The hot glue works well, but you might have a couple stones fall off while wearing. Try to make sure the bottom of the stones are covered in glue when you apply.

@yeezyfan11 I worked on it a couple hours a night over a few days leading up to Halloween

Good luck, hope you find a Kim that night