Rabbit Skull Mask

The White Rabbit with a difference
I needed a white rabbit costume for a few different events, but I didn't want anything tacky-looking and I wanted something slightly creepy and menacing.

I Googled up some images of rabbit skulls and thought this would be a great mask to make, a la Donnie Darko. (Needless to say the mask got named Frank, and everyone kept asking me if I was the Donnie Darko rabbit).

This mask was made with entirely free-form papier mache. I had a general idea for the look I wanted but I didn't use a wire frame. I started with a thick newspaper band and just kept adding layers from there, occasionally placing the soggy newspaper thing over my face to see if the mask matched up.

I left it to dry for two days, added another layer of white paper and painted it with acrylics.

For the ears I'd bought a pair of secondhand wire bunny ears from a costume shop. I'd left two holes in the mask to push the ears through, and the headband allowed the mask the sit comfortably on my head and over my face.