Death masks date back to the Ancient Egyptian times when masks would be made to celebrate the dead and to sometimes represent and show the likeness of a person's face. In Egypt the masks would be created for preparation for the dead to the afterlife and actual masks made from face castings go back as far as 4.000 years which is how we, people of today can remember the faces of many famous people such as Queen Elizabeth 1.
They were also used in the renaissance period and later went on to be used in TV and Film to create prosthetics for characters and at some points was used to measure the shape and form of the skull and face.
I created my own death mask by shining a light above my model's head and observing the natural light and shadow that was created. I then used this light and shadow to create a death mask look on her and above was the outcome!
Below is a picture of my model and Amy Jane Curtis's model Sylwia Mazur together for a very convincing photo!
Michigan State University (year not known) Mask: Secrets and Revelations, Michigan State University, MSU Museum A Smithsonian Institution Affiliate [online] Available from: http://museum.msu.edu/Exhibitions/Virtual/Mask/dialog/Life_masks-%20death_masks..html [Accessed: 27.2.15]
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