Designing the mask

I got the inspiration for the Deadshot mask from one of my best friends who is crazy about his comics. My first thought was that it looks quite complicated, so I decided to make the Katana mask first (I wrote about this in previous post). I used Blender to design the mask after carefully looking at quite a few images I sourced from promo material from the movie Suicide Squad. First, I made a blank using the Subdivide Surface modifier in Blender. I formed the head, neck, eyes and ears, as well as added holes near the mouth so the person wearing it can breathe. Then I used Sculpt Mode for adding the details. With the help of Crease and Pinch, I highlighted segments of the cheeks, forehead, and temples. Then I cut out the holes for the eyes. Using the Solidify modifier, I made the mask thicker. Finally, I separated it into several parts for 3D printing.

Printing

To print the mask, I used my Ultimaker 2 with white PLA. For optimal results when 3D printing, I recommend these parameters in Cura:

These parameters are almost the same as the ones I used for printing the Katana Mask. I set the Fill Density of the mask to 25%, as it was quite thin. The temperature of the bed was set to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. There was a lot of supports needed, but it still turned out looking very nice. The speed of printing the bottom layer was 10 mm/s, and for the top layer it was 25 mm/s. Outer/Inner shell speed: 50 mm/s. The height of the layer is 200 microns as the mask is rather large. All other parameters are pretty standard and the whole process took about 30 hours to complete.

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Post Print processing

Post print processing took about 8 hours in total. Why so long you ask? The cyber-eye was quite tricky to do. The mask itself was covered with acrylic paint, followed by a protective transparent coat. You can see the whole process here.

Unusual cosplay

Actually, the cosplay was supposed to be quite usual, but a friend of mine didn’t finish the costume in time. So, my girlfriend suggested some cosplay on the beach with a twist. I liked the idea, and now you can see the result of “What if Deadshot had a hot sister?”. I would appreciate it if you check out my other models in my store, and shoot me a message if you have any questions.

Written by I.Mark