Design concepts

I have created three design concepts for the final version of my project. Two of the masks are inspired by the African tribal culture and one is an attempt at the Greek style of maskmaking for theatrical purposes (expressing fear).

A mask inspired by the African culture

Another project inspired by the African culture

A mask inspired by the Greek culture

Inspirations for the project

I have decided that I find African masks the most inspiring and that is where I will concentrate my design attempts. However, I am also quite fond of the masks used in the Greek theatre ,which are more detailed and therefore a lot harder to recreate. Nevertheless, I will try to create one design inspired by this specific style of maskmaking. Below I have provided a few examples of the inspirations that are going to influence my final project:

An African tribal mask with heavy ornaments.

Also an African tribal mask with intense colours.

An ancient theatre mask, expressing a certain emotion.

Kashubian mask project

This is my first project of a mask, an exercise before the actual process of creating different designs to use in the final project. The mask is obviously (to any Polish reader) inspired by Kashubian motives. The colour choice is very simple, the three basic colours are dominating and also worth mentioning are the characteristic spiral floral motives on the mask. It is an exercise that has taught me how to use inspiration in a creative project.