Design a Freddy Mask!

I created a life size and wearable version of Freddy's tormentor mask from the popular series of Five Nights at Freddy's 4.

1. 3D printer at least 8 inches
2. Black Paint
3. Elastic String
4. Glue of any kind
5. Black Car Tint (Optional)
6. White Paint (Optional)
7. Access and knowledge of TinkerCAD

Start by designing a simple mask design on any 3D printable design website. The basic outlines of the mask can be found either online or can easily be made from scratch using TinkerCAD. It's best to double check every detail on your design as this will be the main component of the mask. Make sure to put small hook pieces in the back of the mask in order to have a place to attach the elastic string for later.

After thoroughly checking your design and having decided you are happy with it, measure your face vertically and horizontally to make sure that the mask will fit your face once printed. This is arguably the most important step in the process so make sure you measure 2-3 times to make sure you measure right!

After properly scaling and designing your mask, it's time to print the main framing of the mask. If your mask is too big, split the mask into 4 quadrants (One down the middle vertically, the other horizontally.) Print out each of them in whatever color you decide would suit your mask best. Whether this be a single color or multi-color, the best color to print the mask will be Dark Brown to replicate the one that I had made.

After printing all pieces of the mask, check for any imperfections such as extra material that the 3D printer may have messed up or discoloration. It's best to paint the mask before putting it together (If your mask is in one piece you can skip this part.) Use a reference picture online in order to paint pieces that were not printed in that color. Make sure you are thorough when painting in order to make sure that the mask ends up looking correctly.

After painting everything the correct colors and waiting for the paint to dry, it's time to connect the 4 pieces or any other configuration of pieces. Start with the left side of the mask's pieces and then the right side, finally connect both sides in the middle. Make sure that the pieces line up correctly as there is no going back from here. After having the glue dry, check for any scratched off paint or areas you may have missed before connecting the pieces, It's best to look for gaps between the connecting pieces that may have scratched the paint off or areas that weren't painted prior to connecting that may be showing.

After connecting every piece of the mask, find a long elastic string that can be used as a headband and wrap it around the small loops created back in Step 1. After tightening or loosening the strings around your head, make sure that the mask fits snug around your head and any pieces of plastic sticking out from the 3D printing process are all taken out or smooth enough for the mask to fit comfortably. After, there is the option to add black eyelids with white dots in the middle to better match the character. In order to add the eyes you will need black car tint as well as tape or glue to keep the tint on the eye sockets. Before attaching the tint, either repaint the tint black or paint the small white dot in the middle of the eyelids and cut 2 circles around the 2 white dots for the eyes. Attach the tint to the inside of the mask with the white eyes centered about the eyelids.