Bear Mask

Designed by Steve Wintercroft

This mask can be built by simply taping the edges together

or by using the tabs to glue the edges together.

Choose

Untabbed Construction Tabbed Construction

Choose this construction technique Choose this construction technique if
if you are short of time, or are you have plenty of time, are looking
looking for a quick and easy project. for a more substantial project and
Building this mask without tabs want to achieve the best possible
is much quicker and although finish. Building this mask using tabs
the finished mask will still look will take longer but the finished mask
awesome it will not be as neat. is stronger and will look neater.
Build time approx: 2 hours Building time approx: 4 hours

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Materials Required Printing Advice

• Access to a printer and 20 sheets • The templates are 1:1 scale and are
of A4 paper or US Letter paper. intended to be printed at ACTUAL SIZE
on either A4 paper (210mm X 297mm)
• Thin card, the type used in cereal or US Letter paper (8½” X 11”). In your
boxes is ideal. Thicker card, such as printer setting please select the type of
corrugated card, does not work well paper that you are printing on but DO
as it will not bend to the detailed folds. NOT SCALE THE TEMPLATES TO FIT THE
The approximate area required is around PAPER.
7 sheets of flat A3 card.
• I have included a Scale Guideline on
• Spray mount, Pritt Stick, PVA or similar the first page of the templates so
product that will stick paper to card. that you can check the scale. The line
should measure 150mm after printing
• Scissors and a craft knife. but plus or minus 2mm is acceptable.
There is more information on printing
the templates in our FAQ section of the
For Untabbed Construction
website.
• Straight forward sticky tape, you can
• Please check that your print out
use basic cheap tape but I’ve found
contains all of the fold lines that
that Scotch Magic invisible tape gives a
are shown on the PDF. If not please
neater finish.
update your PDF reader to the latest
version of Adobe Reader (free) and
For Tabbed Construction reprint. This will correct the problem.

• A fast setting adhesive for gluing the

tabs and assembling the mask. You want
to use a glue with a fast curing time so
that you don’t have to wait for parts to
dry before continuing. PVA glue works
ok but I use a glue stick (Pritt Stick) as A4/US Letter
this is quick, clean and convenient.
A high quality double sided tape is
also a good alternative. As you will be
putting the mask on your head don’t use
a solvent based glue that could give off
harmful fumes.

Actual Size

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1. Having printed the templates 2. If you are working with reclaimed card unfold your
on paper, trim them roughly boxes so that you have flat sheets to work with,
to the approximate size, then glue the templates to the card. When you
they don’t have to be neat. assemble your mask, your templates will be on the
Trimming off the excess paper inside faces of the mask. A good quality glue stick
makes it easier to arrange the is cheap and works well for this. Make sure that
templates on the card. the templates are well bonded to the card.

3. Cutting

Untabbed Cutting Tabbed Cutting

Cut around the outside or each part. As you will be using the grey
As you will be taping the edges tabs to assemble the mask make
together, you will not need the grey sure to only cut along the solid
tabs so they can be cut off at this outlines.
point. The direction of the fold line
on the tabs are not important as
these are the edges that you will be
taping together.

4. The fold lines on the templates 5. Score all of the folds marked on
are marked as either a dashed line templates with something blunt like an
representing a valley fold or dashes old ball point pen. Scoring weakens the
with dots to represent a mountain fold. card along the fold lines and helps to
This is with the templates on the inside keep your folds neat. Score and fold all
of the mask. of your parts.

Dashed line represents Dashed line with dots represents

a valley fold a mountain fold

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5. Starting with the parts labelled (A) and For example edge number 14 joins to edge
(B) find two edges with corresponding number 14. The numbers do not need to be
numbers. completed sequentially. Then follow either the
tabbed or untabbed instructions below.

Assembly

Untabbed Construction Tabbed Construction

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Having found two edges with In each pair of numbered edges one
matching numbers, hold the edges part will have a gluing tab and one
together and apply tape along the will not. The gluing tab will always
join. Taping on the outside makes go on the inside of the mask.
things easier for most parts but if
you come to a part that is difficult Test fit the part before you apply
to tape outside, try taping inside the glue to the tab. I recommend using a
mask. If a join feels like it is under glue stick or double sided tape. Once
stress, tape it inside and out to you are happy with how the parts
reinforce it. fit together, apply glue to the outer
surface of the tab and bring the two
Tape one edge at a time, test fitting edges together remembering that the
each part before applying the tape. tab goes inside the mask.
I’ve labelled the first few parts to
get you started, from there continue Apply pressure to the join until the
matching the corresponding numbers glue has set enough to hold on its
to complete the mask. own. Glue one tab at a time, test
fitting each part before applying
the glue. I’ve labelled the first few
parts to get you started, from there
continue matching the corresponding
numbers to complete the mask.

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 Once you have built the mask, make the head band following the
instructions on the final page and tape it to the inside of the mask.

You can paint or decorate your mask in any way that you like.
Have a look at our website or Facebook page for inspiration.

Tag your photos with the hashtag #wintercroft

to share them with our community.

If you run in to any problems or have any questions

please check the frequently asked questions on:

www.wintercroft.com
If you still can’t find the answer to your questions, then please
send me a message to the address in the contacts below.

Please Note Contact Us

These designs are protected by I would love to see your finished

copyright law and are intended for your creations, please share them on
own personal use only. Please use this our Facebook page:
file to make as many masks as you like
for yourself but please don’t share or www.facebook.com/wintercroftmasks
steal the templates, there was a lot of
or use the hashtag #wintercroft
work involved in creating them. If you
or Instagram handle @wintercroft
want to use them for any other reason
then please get in touch. Selling items Many thanks
made from our templates is prohibited. and have fun,
THESE MASKS ARE A PERSONAL Steve
CRAFT PROJECT, PLEASE DO NOT
USE THEM FOR PROFIT. [email protected]

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 Scale Guideline

To check the scale is correct, the line below should be 150mm from end to end.

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 Head Band
To ensure the completed mask fits well you can make a head band and fit it inside of the mask.

Assembly Instructions

1. Cut three strips of card to roughly the 3. Take the band off your head and tape
dimensions below and join the ends the front of the band to the front of the
together to form one long strip. We have inside of the mask. Make sure that the
allowed 50mm overlap for each join. vertical tabs are pointing towards the
top of the mask.
2. Wrap the band around your head
overlapping the open ends and tape 4. Tape vertical tabs to the inside of the
together to get a good fit. The band mask to secure the band in place. You
should be snug but not tight. might need to move the tabs around a
little until you get it fitting right.

NOT TO SCALE
40mm

Cut three pieces of card

50mm
at these dimensions

265mm
35mm

Tape together here Tape together here

with 50mm overlap with 50mm overlap

Overlap to fit head and

then tape this section to
the inside of the mask

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