Monday, 11 February 2013

Steampunk cyborg

The Take A Word challenge this week is masks!  I have been playing around quite a bit lately with paint techniques so decided to do a 3D piece using a steampunk paint effect.
Poor cyborg has seen better days
 I started out with a paper mache mask, then die cut some gears from medium weight chipboard and the 'metal' straps are made from grunge paper punched with a hole punch :)
The pieces were firstly painted in Iridescent Bronze by Golden and then I glued them to the mask and applied a second coat of bronze.
Next came lots and lots of layers of quindicrinone gold wash followed by lots of layers of black wash.  There isn't really much texture so the wash mostly runs straight off.

The eye is made from a flat back bead which was clear so I dropped some blue alcohol ink on the back before I glued it to the small cog.

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17 comments:

  1. WrightStuff11 February 2013 at 11:39

    Delightfully sci-fi sinister!

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  2. Taluula11 February 2013 at 12:07

    Oh wow, Liz, go to the top of the class ..... this is one has taken my breath away. It's superb and a brilliant interpretation.

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  3. suzeeez11 February 2013 at 12:19

    WOW ! Great mask !

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  4. Electra11 February 2013 at 12:34

    I said "Wow!" when this came up on my screen. It's magnificent, Liz!!!

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  5. Junibears11 February 2013 at 13:25

    Magnificent mask from you! What a lot of effort you put into it. It deserves to go on show somewhere! xx

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  6. Linda Gibbons11 February 2013 at 13:46

    This is so incredibly cool! Very Doctor Who...

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  7. Yvonne11 February 2013 at 14:04

    WOW, awesome mask, Liz!

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  8. Anjas-Artefaktotum11 February 2013 at 14:35

    What a cool mask, breathtaking art work!

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  9. Anonymous11 February 2013 at 14:59

    This is one of those incredible works of art that just knocks me off my feet (or out of my chair). I am stumped for adjectives. I think many, many more people need to see this. xx

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  10. johanna11 February 2013 at 15:53

    your gothic mask is ingenious!!

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  11. indybev11 February 2013 at 17:40

    WOW WOW WOW! This should be entered in a mache' mask contest somewhere. SO creative, and so beautifully done. A HUGE ovation from my corner of the world!!

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  12. Kandy11 February 2013 at 19:06

    really love this Liz

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  13. Judy12 February 2013 at 01:20

    Wow that is some mask, Liz, love the gold sheen, outstanding piece!

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  14. Sim12 February 2013 at 10:27

    Wow Liz! This steampunkrobot mask is outstanding!
    It would be great on my wall! Bravo bravo bravo! :)

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  15. Christine12 February 2013 at 21:50

    This is so real! I could bet it is made of metal. It has a nice cute face too. Excellent!

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  16. veecassidycrafts15 February 2013 at 08:34

    I love steampunk and your mask is truly inspired. Wonderful. Vee xx

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  17. Anonymous14 March 2013 at 19:39

    Great steampunks and great ideas.

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Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment, I really appreciate it - Liz

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