I (finally) repainted my Loki Mask

[joingaramo17]

Middle one looks the best.

Thank you Mr. Gilman, what an honor to see your comment in this post!

There is a really cool detail I noticed in the wood grain of the Loki mask and I would like to ask you if it was done on purpose or it's just me reading too much into this (sorry in advance for the silly question, and my english).

I noticed that the wood grain on its left side is composed of only parallel curved lines, a clean design, while its right side has a more intrinsic, wavy style, with lines merging with others, and some wood swirls.

I always interpreted this as a representation of duality, a theme present in the film. Kind of like the left side represents order and control, and right side represents chaos. Especially because I noticed in a deleted scene of the movie, when the Vikings bury the chest, there's a shot showing a depiction of Loki, and it looks like half his face is smiling and the other half is angry or mad.

I think I'm reading too much into this, but I found it very interesting. It's amazing how much incredible work went into making this film. The Loki Mask prop is a work of art in itself (same with the chest where it was hidden).

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[MonkeyInk]

I like this, I printed it on my resin printer, but just cave a wood effect with some paint and then used wood stainer which weirdly works on resin prints, it came out really cool but I like the green mixed in, makes me consider updating mine also. I made three but sold the other two

 

[joingaramo17]

I like this, I printed it on my resin printer, but just cave a wood effect with some paint and then used wood stainer which weirdly works on resin prints, it came out really cool but I like the green mixed in, makes me consider updating mine also. I made three but sold the other two

Cool! Do you have photos to share?

 

[MonkeyInk]

Will try and pull an image out the archive, I printed on wood and created a stand and gifted it to a friend

 

[MonkeyInk]

What a shame, all I managed to find is a really rubbish picture that doesn't really show the colour saturation / blend sorry

 

[joingaramo17]

Hi guys! Today marks 30 years since the release of The Mask and I wanted to take the opportunity to give you a little update on this Loki Mask repaint project.

Looking at the reference photos I noticed some details that I got wrong, so I decided to correct the paint job in some areas, and also tried to give it a more aged look. I repainted the metal nose, as I felt I didn't put much effort into that part on my first try. There is also a very specific orange paint detail in the wood grain on its left side that can be seen on almost all of the original masks, so I tried to get that right as well.

I know that the color tones are not exactly the same, but I think they look pretty similar now, and it seems that if the original masks each have different color tones, some look more yelowish, others more green, etc. I don't know if this was done on purpose due to the lighting in each scene of the film where the prop appears, or if it's due to their wear and age, or maybe it's because of the lighting and quality of photo references themselves.

Anyways, I'll share some photos with you. Hope you like it!

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Looking great

 

[joingaramo17]

Looking great

Thank you!!

 

[joingaramo17]

Hi there! I want to share with you some photos I took yesterday on my trip to the countryside. This is the exact same place where I used to play as a kid, pretending to find the mask. Back then, it was impossible to imagine that one day I would own a replica of the Loki Mask, but here we are.

A month after posting the last update, I started to feel dissatisfied with the glossy finish of my replica, probably because I used liquid varnish from a bottle and didn't know how to work with it. So I varnished it again but using a spray this time and it made a huge difference. Now I think it looks and feels like real wood instead of sticky plastic.

Hope you enjoy the photos!

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Looks great. Good work.

 

[joingaramo17]

Looks great. Good work.

Thank you, my friend!