CREATING THE FIREY MANE
White Horse hair was dyed with RITT dye to be solid Yellow.
Hair was taped together with Duct Tape, and then sewn through a machine MANY times,
tape was cut off, then they are finished "wefts" (sewn horse hair bits).
VERY time consuming!
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ATTACHING MANE TO MASK
Using "Barge Cement" I attached the mask to a Painter's Cap. I added a belt
to sit at the back of my skull for a more secure fit (this was screwed into the mask).
The 5 or 6 layers of "wefts" were sen together on a strip of fur to finish the rough mane.
This strip was attached to more fur at the back of the skull and on the mask.
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DYEING THE MANE
Once the mane and mask were complete, then I dyed the mane.
I took Leather Inks and hand-dyed the hair to have flames
of five colors: Black, Burgundy, Red, Orange, Yellow.
This took a couple days to finish.
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