When I was looking for Halloween “themed” toys to post on Comi Girl, I came across some interesting Halloween “themed” paper masks that you can download available through Nice Paper Toys’ website. I had some copy paper lying around & the printer hooked up, so I decided to download them & give em a try.
Husband & wife team of Jen & Brian Gubicza posted the colorful mask on their website, Jen posted the “Halloween Squid” (which I didn’t try) and two masks, the “Owl Mask Coloring Sheet” and the “Fox Mask Coloring Sheet” which I did download but didn’t print out. Brian posted four colorful masks on his website; the Devil Mask, the Black Cat Mask, the Skeleton Mask, and the Witch Mask. I downloaded all of them and printed out, the Devil Mask & the Black Cat Mask.
When printing out these masks or paper toys it’s recommended that you use heavy stock paper or heavy card stock paper for long term use & durability. If you don’t have a printer at home that can handle the printing duties, then use the one at work and print out enough masks for your co-workers. Its cheap fun and everyone will get a kick out of wearing them. I recommend that you cut out the holes for the eyes & string first, before cutting out the mask. I used regular copy paper and an x-acto knife and managed to not rip up the mask.
I tried on the Black Cat Mask first and took a lot of pictures. The one that I decided to post was the one of me where I made my eyes bigger, it just looked a lot better than the rest and filled the eye holes of the mask perfectly.
The Devil Mask was next, and overall looked better on me (not because I’m devilish…hahahahaha) but it had more of a masculine feel compared to the Black Cat Mask, which made me seem like I had butterfly eyes.
Overall I liked the masks, even though they were made to be worn for Halloween, they could work just as well during a Mardi Gras themed event or party. They were fun to wear, not uncomfortable at all & of course free. So I say try them out, and check out some of the other free stuff that Jen & Brain have made available along with admiring & purchasing Brain’s art prints, illustrations, and books, & Jen’s handmade plush toys.
Downloads:
Halloween Squid, Owl Mask Coloring Sheet, and Fox Mask Coloring Sheet
Devil, Black Cat, Skeleton, and Witch mask
Links:
Jen Gubicza’s website
Brian Gubicza’s website
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