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Tutasti: The Workshop Life of a Theatre Mask
A Czech-language set of workshop notes on making theatrical masks, from facial cast and plaster positive to shell, viewing holes, patina, repairs, and storage.
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Tutasti organizes the work as a sequence from facial negative to plaster positive, character modelling, shell construction, fitting, surface treatment, and maintenance. Its practical observations include marking the positive with eye-line and cheekbone references, alternating paper colors to track layers, and checking a model upright under different lighting. The text also treats actor safety and usability as workshop concerns: nostrils remain clear during casting, a stop signal is agreed in advance, and ventilation, weight, and repeated fitting matter during performance.
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