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Print Your Own Halloween Mask
Posted by Gina Trapani at 11:30 PM on October 26, 2007
Forget a store-bought mask for Halloween: put that photo printer to good use and make a custom mask of your dog, your boss or your favourite celebrity. Microsoft offers instructions on how to print out a handheld mask glued to a piece of balsa wood (or tied around your head with ribbon) with the right photograph. We shameless nerds can download some Star Wars character mask templates for free in the, ahem, kids section of the site. (Totally printing out Chewbacca this weekend and cutting out the eye holes.)
Tags: diy | halloween | weekend fun
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SciotoSurfer
Posted 10:03 AM 26/10/07
I did this many years ago for a lady's going away party at work. Blew her face up to fill a sheet of paper, printed several copies, cut them out and taped them to rulers. She enjoyed it as people "became" her. You don't really need the eye holes unless you're making a wearable mask. Taped to a piece of wood, you can still easily see around it.
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LastVigilante
Posted 1:13 PM 26/10/07
Awesome. This is the perfect solution for the guy who refuses to dress-up for Halloween parties who's girlfriend is always pissed off about it and always trying to force him to. Not that I'm that guy. Or am I? Yes.
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cuiusquemodi
Posted 3:34 AM 27/10/07
Could I do this on a Mac? In Linux? Using the GIMP? I realize, of course, that my open-source mask won't be as good as the one I make using legitimate Microsoft products, but can it be done? :)
cuiusquemodi
LastVigilante
Posted 2:11 PM 31/10/07
@imajoebob: We'll, I didn't quite go in the direction you are suggesting because being myself is scary enough every day.
But, thanks to the inspiration of this article, I did make a Stephen Colbert mask! Then, all I had to do was wear a suit jacket and tie, and I was set. I could've added an American Flag lapel pin and a WristStrong bracelet for maximum effect, but that would've involved, you know, effort.
As an added bonus, I now have a Stephen Colbert head I can put in my car window to freak people out on the tollway.
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