Captain of the Imperial Guard

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Today I did a little brain storming for a new commission I'm working on. The client wanted something related to the concept of "Captain of the Imperial Guard". I really went wild with this one. I tried to give it a "helmet" of sorts by layering up the leather. I have also created a face guard that will snap on for full facial coverage but will be removable for eating, etc.


As you can see by the piles of cut paper on my work table, I make templates for my masks by trial and error. Once I get the design right on paper, I move on to cutting the leather.


Here's my friend Michael Van Hout modeling it for me. : )

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