I make my own masks, quickly and cheaply. So I thought I'd post a guide here so people can make their own. Fun fact: everything you need can be obtained in prison. Introduction Hey guys and welcome to my only non in-game guide. Before you ask, yes this falls into the scope for guides. Since it's game related, sorta. All the photos are crap because I took them on my phone :/ EDIT: Hey everyone. I have made a group you can join if you want help/advice or just want to show off your mask or mask-like creations. http://steamcommunity.com/groups/themaskmakers Feel free to join, ask your questions and chat. The method here is primary school level, sure I have some wicked painting/crafting skills but you learn alot of this in primary school. It's just taking a step further. So be ready to finally put Art class to use. Still I've made my fair share of masks this way, since it's cheap, but also because it doesn't require any special tools. As I mentioned everything needed can be found in prison, in one form or another. Plus most items can be subsituted for something else (I'll provide suggestions). Also the actual masks from the Overkill store are a million times more awesome, so If you have the cash and live where postage is cheap, go for that. But if you live far away and/or want a mask not up for sale, making it is a good option. Anyway, lets begin. What you need Base materials: Newspaper (free if you know someone who still gets the paper or next to nothing to just buy one) Tissue paper, I used Serviettes (they're a buck a pack) but toilet paper works too, is all the same. Thin cardboard, I got Cocopops for the box but any thin cardboard works. Elastic, to attach it to your face. (Note I used different straps, but elastic is more common.) Optional materials: Craft Foam (EVA foam) Pre-made base mask, commonly found at most craft/art shops. Glues: Making glue is easy, personally I use watered down PVA glue, (about 2 parts water to one part glue) since it soaks in really well. But flour glue also works, it's made by combining flour and hot water to make a clear paste. Personally when I do this I use corn flour, since it's stronger. Basically you combine the flour and hot water (not boiling) to make a paste with the consistancy of jam then combine it with the boiling water and stir until it becomes soupy. At this state it's like napalm so be REALLY careful not to spill it on yourself or others. As it cools it'll thicken more, if it thickens too much just add more boiling water. It's vegan and safe for kids, since it's just corn but it does go moldy fast but apart from that it's safe to eat and get on fingers. If it goes moldy just throw it out, since it'll get very smelly as well. Paints: Personally I use acrylics, the brand I get goes for about $2.50-$5 a tube (depending on the colour). Any 1/2 decent brand will do tho, some cheap/kids brands don't mix well and can lead to an uneven colour, a big colour change as it dries and so on. But it's up to you what to use. If you have one, and know how to use it, an airbrush would be excellent, expecially for all those gradients in the mask designs. I don't have an airbrush so that's all I can say on the topic. Equipment: Brushes. Any old brush set will do, but it's good to get all different sizes and shapes. Any art/craft shop sells brush sets and they normally go from about $3-$15 depending on the quality/size of the set. My brushes are just cheap artist ones so they have a tendancy to drop hairs ( tweezers are good if it happens to you, to pick them out of the paint) just remember to rinse them in water after you use them so they don't get ruined. Water/paint/glue pots: You can buy proper ones, they're not that expensive but I'm really cheap. Disposable plastic cups and plates work and are simple to clean-up afterwards but I went one step cheaper and got ice cream. Where I live you can buy little ice creams in a plastic cup with a plastic lid and they are perfect for water/glue because they seal with the lids and the lids are the right size for paint. During summer they go on sale for about $1 each. Blades: This is one of the less "kid-friendly" steps. I use a cheap extracto knife ( that I want to replace) but a box cutter, stanley knife, scalpel, razer blade, etc will work too. You will need to carve out a fair amount of the design and it WILL lead to cuts and scratches so keep the band-aids nearby. Using a blade is easy. The one rule is: don't cut towards yourself. Basicaly don't put any part of yourself near where you're cutting. The skin is thin on your hands and there are alot of nerves, so it'll bleed and sting like a ♥♥♥♥♥ if you get yourself. (Could be a hospital job if you hit certain spots, even with the pissiest little blade.) Other: Balloons. If you don't have a pre-made mask a balloon can be used to get the mask going or for making any other round shapes. Superglue. For attaching various things, like foam. Always test it first, incase there's a chemical reaction with what you put it on. I used some on some fuax fur once and it got so hot it started to smoke. Staplers, Pushpins, etc. This is how to put the straps/elastic on your mask. Anything will do really, as long as it'll stay on. Fine-grain sandpaper If your mask is too rough, try using sand paper. As fine grain as you can find. Reference pictures and why you use them. This is why I want to make more Payday masks. It's so easy to get reference pictures with the mask viewer and the Begins version of the heister masks are great, since they're blank. Here's and example of bad (the halloween teaser) and good (the mask render) reference:

一个好的参考素材应具备： - 尺寸适中、清晰且色彩准确 - 来自官方渠道（例如《收获日》系列官网或游戏内截图） - 包含你想要制作的版本或变体 一个差的参考素材则是： - 尺寸过小、像素化、色彩失真或模糊不清 - 来自非官方渠道，如粉丝艺术作品或粉丝渲染图 - 细节错误或比例失调 最佳做法是获取正面和侧面图片，但尽可能收集多角度的素材，这也是面具预览功能如此实用的原因。

使用参考资料的原因是你不必依赖自己的记忆。无论你认为自己的记忆力有多好，你仍然会记错细节。在制作这类东西时，这些小细节会累积起来。 在你说使用参考资料是新手行为之前，要知道即使是专业人士也会手边准备参考表。 方法步骤： 首先，你需要制作基本的面具形状。你可以通过吹气球，使其比你的头部稍大来实现。面具需要相当宽松，因为当你添加材料时它会收紧。 使用报纸，因为它比薄纸更坚固，来制作基本形状。 确保做几层以增加强度。 干燥后，扎破气球，剪出眼睛和鼻子的孔，同时将面具塑造成你想要的基本形状。把报纸揉成团放进你的面具里，这样在你往上面添加东西时它就不会塌陷了。你最终应该会得到这样的效果：

这是我最初使用的基础面具，我不得不对其稍作修改，因为它的贴合度实在很别扭，而且鼻子部分有个像邦尼（Bonnie）那样奇怪的尖点。我还剪掉了原有的松紧带，以便之后换上我自己的。另外，我用报纸把桌子盖住了，这样能防止胶水和颜料弄脏桌子。 用报纸、薄纸和硬纸板组合塑造出设计的细节部分。硬纸板最适合用来制作鼻子这类部件的框架，报纸适合塑造基本形状，薄纸则适合处理精细细节。别忘了留出鼻子和嘴巴的透气孔，空气流通非常重要。 如果你不想用手指涂胶水，可以用画笔来涂抹，要确保将胶水均匀覆盖在需要的区域。我个人会准备一盆水和一盆胶水，将两者混合使用来塑造合适的形状。记得要让每一层都干透，我的一个朋友没这么做，结果面具发霉了。等它干透后，你就可以开始雕刻精细的细节了，切割时要比实际需要的多切一点，因为你需要在所有切割处覆盖更多纸巾来使其平滑。所以你会进入一个反复雕刻、添加材料并等待干燥的循环。记住要在基础面具上进行叠加制作，不要直接在基础面具上雕刻。你需要大约50毫米厚的面具，这样它才能保持形状并足够坚固。

我的面具断断续续做了好几个月（大部分时间都在搁置，等着《Clover》正式发售），不过你想花多久做都行。我本可以轻易投入更多时间，但总得有个收尾的时候，不然我可能会一直不停地往上加东西。 每个看过我面具的人都说它看起来超酷，但我眼里只有各种瑕疵；-； 关于如何戴在脸上： 松紧带+订书钉=简单易行。 不过我还是更进一步，找了个旧书包上的带子来代替。 要调整到合适的佩戴效果需要花点功夫，我在头顶加了一根带子，这样它就不会滑下来了。 你可能需要在某些地方垫上EVA泡沫，让它能更好地贴合面部。我为了能更好地戴上眼镜，不得不把眼睛后方周围的区域挖得更深一些。记住，你可能要戴很长时间。相信我，不合身的面具简直是折磨。 另外，如果你是为别人制作，让他们在你制作过程中试戴一下，这样完成后才会合身。 颜料、绘画和画笔 就像我说的，如果你有喷枪就用它。但我没有，所以这是我给自己面具上色的方法。 我选择了更偏向卡通的赛璐珞阴影风格，而不是实际的风格，因为我觉得这样效果会更好。 首先，你要先上一层底漆。它只是为后续的颜色提供一个光滑均匀的颜色/纹理表面。 接下来是实际的绘画。对于眼睛和嘴唇，我使用了三种不同的色调：底色、阴影色和高光色。我很幸运有一罐标着“浅绿色”的颜料，非常适合画三叶草。绘画本身花不了太多时间，但要画好却需要一段时间。我可能不是最擅长解释技巧之类的人，不过你可以多尝试。画得不满意随时可以覆盖重画。 不过一定要找好参考图，人眼在颜色识别和匹配方面有时会很奇怪。在一个人看来是绿色的东西，在另一个人眼中可能是蓝色。 关于画笔也是一样，多去尝试。我只能说说自己的经验，毕竟每个人用的画笔和使用方法都不同。 至于颜料，各地能买到的品牌不同，质量和颜色也有差异。没有两个品牌的红色颜料是完全一样的，即使它们都标着“红色”。我的颜料套装里大概有3个不同的品牌，还有一个购物袋，里面装着价值约60美元的各种丙烯颜料管。不过最终买什么、用什么，还是取决于你自己。收尾 + 常见问题解答

我的手机只能拍出些糟糕的照片，不过在我用更多PVA胶水密封好它之后，拍摄任务就算完成了。还有一张我制作的另一个特定面具的照片。制作这些面具真的很有趣，而且如果你想拥有属于自己的“劫匪面具”，这种方法既便宜又简单。这个方法可以说是“对孩子友好”的。我可能还会再做几个（我的朋友们会缠着我要一些），所以未来我可能会添加更多照片。另外，自从发布这个指南以来，我被问了很多问题，所以这里有一个常见问题解答：问：这个方法能用来制作X或Y吗？这种方法可用于制作任何你能想象到的面具或小道具。你所需要的只是制作它们的技巧和时间。 问：为什么玉米淀粉比普通面粉更适合制作胶水？ 我会用尽可能少的化学知识并以最简短的方式来解释。基本上，玉米淀粉和冷水会形成一种非牛顿流体，就像蛋奶糊一样，它在干燥时能更好地与纸纤维结合。用沸水稀释它可以使其保持液态，以便渗透。当然，它被稀释了，但仍然非常牢固，因为它被纸张吸收后会使纸浆变得更坚固。 问：你接下来能制作x面具吗？ 抱歉，不行。和很多人一样，我有一份实际工作，占用了我相当多的时间。我通常也有正在做的事情。这次的面具是狼面具，但我无法提供具体的完成时间。 另外，我不接受实体道具的定制请求，并且只接我现实中认识的人的付费委托。 问：你会添加更多/更好的图片吗？ 会在适当的时候添加，等我有空再说。目前我正在为一个展会做准备，所以可能要等展会结束后。不过我会尽力更新这个指南。 问：我戴眼镜，这个还能用吗？ 我也戴眼镜，对我来说戴着还行，因为面具是靠在头顶上的。不过你还是需要用美工刀在面具内部为眼镜腾出空间。 问：你某个词拼写错了。 有两个原因，一是凌晨2点还在打字/编辑指南，能打出来就不错了。二是我是澳大利亚人，所以用的是澳大利亚英语。这意味着有些拼写可能和美式英语不一样。问：我能在公共场合戴这个吗？ 答：不确定。你需要查看当地关于在公共场合佩戴口罩等相关的法律规定。记住，如果警察或保安让你摘下来，你可能应该照做。