Crow Tengu - Full Mask
Crow Tengu - Full Mask
Description
Inspiration ~
The Crow Tengu Full Mask draws inspiration from the Karasu Tengu, legendary crow-like beings said to inhabit Japan's sacred mountains.
Often portrayed as skilled swordsmen and guardians of hidden knowledge, the Karasu Tengu symbolize vigilance, perseverance, and disciplined mastery. This full face design fully immerses the wearer in the spirit of the tengu, emphasizing presence over personality.
Handcrafted from paper, the mask combines traditional inspiration with contemporary papercraft techniques to create a striking wearable sculpture.
Difficulty
Type
Build Time
- Access to a printer
- Colored cardstock:
Option A: Print directly on cardstock *
Colored cardstock (US letter-size or A4), 5 dark brown sheets and 3 red sheets (or any 2 colors of your choosing).
Option B: The transfer method **
- 8 sheets of US letter-size or A4 printer paper.
- Sheets of large colored cardstock or chipboard *
- A glue stick or spray adhesive. - Glue: (A strong glue stick, i.e. Pritt or Double Sides Adhesive Roller/Tap Runner) ***
- Ruler, Craft Knife (or scissors), and 2mm Embossing Stylus (scoring tool)
- Substitutes for the Embossing Stylus: A bone folder, butter knife, or a non-working ballpoint pen. - Hole puncher and one 10" elastic string (or two 18" ribbons)
* Recommend: 100 lb (271 gsm) cardstock on templates and 65 lb (176 gsm) cardstock on decoration.
** The Transfer Method
Print all templates on regular printer paper. Trim the templates to the
approximate size, and then glue the trimmed templates to the heavy cardstock paper (or thin chipboard).
Your printed templates will end up on the inside of the finished item. Make sure the templates are well
bonded to the card.
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Use glue with a fast curing time so you don’t have to wait for parts to dry before continuing.