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Here is how you can use a heat gun ( preferred) or a hair dryer ( works but slower to heat) to heat and soften the urethane so that you can CAREFULLY cut into your mask with an X-acto knife. Please please, cut slowly and away from yourself! Be very aware that there are thinner and thicker spots in the mask you will need to cut into. Going from a thick section to a thin section may cause your knife to SUDDENLY accelerate and cut a finer which is exactly how i just ended up with five stitches in my...

I wanted to show you guys that you CAN erase mistakes lining up owlbear pupils! I tried to hand paint pupils using black acrylic and totally messed them up. The pupil on the right has already been scrubbed off and here is how i did it: As long as the paint is fresh, you can take a wet q-tip and gently scrub it off using circular motions: Gently wet and scrub, changing out the q-tips: Eventually the black paint will come off without lifting the yellow paint underneath ( as long as that underlying layer of paint has had time...

 I have had many people ask how to attach straps to their blank masks and this is how I make the adjustable straps for my ready to wear masks. This way it can be worn by different sized faces.This uses a 1" metal bra slide and 1" flat elastic about 10" -12" long with felt squares and high heat hot glue. I use the high heat since it's a bit stronger than normal craft hot glue and recommend the Surebonder high temp industrial gun with Steinel high heat glue sticks. Keep in mind you may still need to use heat...

Long story short, last week there was a mishap with a contractor at our house resulting in a flood. Yes, the house we just moved into three months ago. The second and ground level , which includes my workspace, is currently being renovated while we live in an Airbnb for the foreseeable future. The damage to the house itself is severe and I will not have a proper workspace for awhile. I am working with my assistant to get orders out the door and resume blank mask releases but most of my time is spent dealing with this crisis so...

 Good news! The second round of Robodogman pre-orders have been fulfilled! I will be taking a break from them for a bit but another round is not out of the question this year.  I am also moving house and work space. I will not have a proper studio for a few weeks starting Monday- my assistant will still be pouring blank masks so there will be a few surprise drops in the shop but shipping may be delayed after early next week until my computer is unpacked. If everything goes smoothly, the work space should be up and running again...