This is the heart of it. Wet Forming is what makes this mask A MASK.

Heat your oven to 175 °F, and line the middle rack with waxed paper.

Fill up your sink with water deep enough to submerge the mask.

Once your oven is ready, submerge your mask for 20-30 seconds. Submerge longer for thicker leather. You want the leather evenly saturated and pliable, but not soggy. place the wet mask in the oven on top of the waxed paper.

You're going to leave the mask in for an initial 10 minutes. (set a timer!) after 10 minutes, you should be able to take the mask out of the oven with your bare hands. The leather will be very warm, but manageable. Let it cool if you're sensitive to heat.



This is where the fun really begins, and where you vision literally starts to take shape! Hold the mask to your face, and start pinching and creasing the mask with your fingers. Just the broad stoke this first time. Focus on the nose and the creases in the forehead. Place the mask back into the oven for 5 minutes.



For the remainder of the forming process, you will be leaving the mask in the oven for a period of 5 minutes at a time in between shaping.



On the second run stay focused on reiterating the nose and the forehead. after another five minutes, start to branch out into shaping the eyes, tentacles, and other facial structures. In following runs continue to add and solidify the details you want. As the mask dries, it will start to hold its shape more and more.

^^^See the pictures and notes for more details^^^