VILLAINOUS SKULL MASK

IMPORTANT -

1 - This is a reasonably difficult print and Is not recommended for people who lack experience with TPU or large prints.

2 -Print in standard white TPU ( i used SUNLU),

3 - Silk TPU will not work ( it was my original plan, but the layers just dont bond well enough and the prints will fail, or layers will sperate after finished, or both ( i wasted half a roll, just trust me, dont use Silk TP

4 - Rigid materials like PLA will probably break due to the thin walls ( this is untested, print at your own risk)

5 -  Print upright, in the same orientation as a normal head to hide layer lines as much as possible

6 -  This print requires approximately 1/4kg of filament, and a large portion of the print time and material is supports, its best to use one of the tree variants, and manually paint them on to reduce  material use.

7 - Best to be printed on a multicolor printer, but i printed it on a regular ender 3, with one single color ( white TPU) for all portions of the project, including supports, and i was able to remove the majority of them cleanly, only the stuff at the top stuck, and i was able to fix most of it to a wearable state close to the original.
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RECCOMENDED

 1 -  Add fuzzy skin to all surfaces except the teeth, to give it a nice bone texture
       ( Fuzzy skin point distance = 0.15)
        (Fuzzy Skin Thickness = 0.12)

2. Use sharpies to decorate and detail ( paint will not work). I used the following colors of sharpie from my "Ultimate collection 45 pack". i used both the regular, and the ultra fine tips.
          HEAD - Black, brown, dusty rose, creme brulee,
                 NOTE, this ink can not be removed, even if you use alcohol, the white will be stained)

           MOUSTACHE - Silver metallic - apply the  LIGHTLY remove with alcohol to highlight the moustache              texture, repeat as many times as needed to get the look you want.

3. CAREFULY heat set the ink with a torch lighter or heat gun ( heat gun is best). This will reduce or prevent fading and smearing.

4. Print the moustache with a  0.3mm layer height, i shaped the surface specifically for this layer height so the layer steps give a neatly combed moustache hair look. Also print it solid for durability.

5. I used a random mix of silicone glue ( knock off E6000), super glue, and the super glue accelerator (hexane). this worked better than expected as the super glue was only intended to be a place holder while the silicone glue dried, but they mixed into a new glue that hardened right away and seems to be a little flexible. Cant guarantee it will work for you, but it was a happy accident that worked for me.

6. when using the markers, dont use straight lines, use stippling and tiny scribbles to make things more organic.

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MATERIALS LIST 

- White TPU  ( aprox 250g)
- Black TPU ( aprox 8 grams)

- Sharpie brand markers -  Black, brown, dusty rose, creme brulee, metallic silver
- Elastic strap ( for headband)
- Foam for comfort ( optional)
 

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ORIGIN STORY

Oh boy, this was a project..... it started with a mask i found on here that i liked the look of, but while preparing the model for printing i realized it would be horribly unwearable, i feel bad for anyone who actually printed it. While looking at the page i got it from, i realized it was a remix, so i looked at the original. I realized it was a much better model, with a full skull, so i began to modify it, thinking it would be quick and easy........ it wasnt.... i had to  cut, and remodel, Ramesh, result, and repeat numerous times to get the model into a wearable mask. Once i started printing, i was excited then near the end of the prints, they would fail, and i tried every single fix i could think of, wasted half a roll of filament, before i tried a different filament, and that solved the problem, as i mentioned above, the problem was using silk TPU, it simply dosnt work for this project, despite it looking better color wise. 

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NOTE - 1 -  i have applied the same creative common license as the original creator has placed on the original model at the time im uploading this. doubt it will get updated if anything changes.

NOTE - 2 - The model im uploading is updated from the one shown in the picture, the new version has a little more forehead room, as the printed version needed a bit more room. Just felt it needs to be stated they are not the same, even though you wont see the difference.