I like to do traditional Venetian masks for Mardi Gras, and this is no exception. This year, I decided to do Joker and Jolli masks!
Both of these masks easily change from being playful and whimsical to rather mysterious and sinister with the "eye blanks" I put in. I made it so you can have the option of blacking out your eyes, and it makes for a spooky effect:
I went overboard on the colors for these, doing nine colors for each color accent (gold and silver) as well as three extra colors each which are mixes, like gold, green and purple for mardi gras!
I especially love how the texture for the crest came out. I printed on that luscious damask with alphas in Zbrush and it was so worth it. I also utilized specular and normal maps to bring up the details so the damask shimmers a little and the metallic trim on the mask shines when the light catches it. Have I mentioned how much I love having specular and normal maps?
Anyway, the mask is currently available at Fantasy Faire, and on the marketplace. It'll be out at my store on Carnivale after the faire is over!
Out now at the faire
On the marketplace:
Joker: 550L
Jolli: 550L