87th of Winter, 518 AV
Drip. Splash. Chatter. Laughter. As soon as the Ethaefal walked into Tain's Studio she was greeted by an image of her fellow Lhavitans participating in the traditional mask painting. Many were covered in paint, kids played, dipping their hands into it, artists were seemingly commissioned to paint people's masks, and some people even set up a stand selling plain wooden masks in a far corner, away from all the paint. She was approached by a girl who politely offered help. She was in her mid-teens and was likely an aspiring artist or a daughter of an artist.
"I wanted to paint this mask, but I'm a complete beginner," Mauriel held up the carved wooden object. It was an Okomo face, kind of like many wore, but customized to blend in with her Ethaefal horns, making them seem like a part of the mask. "I thought maybe going for entirely white would ensure I can't go too wrong with it?"
The girl nodded and gestured her to follow, taking her into a somewhat secluded space. "I already made a lot of oil-based colors for the occasion, you can use some of the white color and our brushes, as long as you make sure to clean up after yourself. Here," she offered Mauriel a little container full of white color. "Most people take a bit for their palette, but I suppose it's okay if you use it directly since you won't be mixing any other colors. Don't add anything to the paint, clean the brushes after you're done." The girl was restless while she spoke, talking quickly and gesturing, currently banging her own head softly, as if she was trying to indicate she's trying to remember something. "Yeah, I also wanted to tell you it may not end up looking as you imagined. While your mask is quite pale and it's not going to be hard to paint white over it, it may take a few layers for it to be matte, and one layer needs a few days to dry. If you paint it now it should be fully dry for the festival, but you might want to continue working on it after if you want it to be completely white."
Mauriel barely managed a nod and a thanks before the girl scuttered away to help the next batch of visitors. She placed her mask and the colors on the nearby table and fetched some brushes. She took several sizes, unsure what she might need. She figured it would be too slow to use the small ones for everything and might end up a bit imprecise, but the big ones might not reach all the detail, especially the crevices around the nose and the mouth.
She dipped a large brush and started working. This oil paint seemed rather easy to work with to the Ethaefal, though it might have been her having a rather simple task before her. The direction she colored in was visible, so she quickly figure out she should try and keep the direction uniform to keep everything looking even. Luckily, it was easy to fix any mistakes as it did not dry quickly at all. She worked on big surfaces first, trying to cover as close to the little details as possible without using enough paint to fill the crevices. She painted into the insides of the eyes a bit as well, to make sure it looked like it was painted on the inside as well, even though she had no intention of doing so fully - at least not for now.
WC: 594
"I wanted to paint this mask, but I'm a complete beginner," Mauriel held up the carved wooden object. It was an Okomo face, kind of like many wore, but customized to blend in with her Ethaefal horns, making them seem like a part of the mask. "I thought maybe going for entirely white would ensure I can't go too wrong with it?"
The girl nodded and gestured her to follow, taking her into a somewhat secluded space. "I already made a lot of oil-based colors for the occasion, you can use some of the white color and our brushes, as long as you make sure to clean up after yourself. Here," she offered Mauriel a little container full of white color. "Most people take a bit for their palette, but I suppose it's okay if you use it directly since you won't be mixing any other colors. Don't add anything to the paint, clean the brushes after you're done." The girl was restless while she spoke, talking quickly and gesturing, currently banging her own head softly, as if she was trying to indicate she's trying to remember something. "Yeah, I also wanted to tell you it may not end up looking as you imagined. While your mask is quite pale and it's not going to be hard to paint white over it, it may take a few layers for it to be matte, and one layer needs a few days to dry. If you paint it now it should be fully dry for the festival, but you might want to continue working on it after if you want it to be completely white."
Mauriel barely managed a nod and a thanks before the girl scuttered away to help the next batch of visitors. She placed her mask and the colors on the nearby table and fetched some brushes. She took several sizes, unsure what she might need. She figured it would be too slow to use the small ones for everything and might end up a bit imprecise, but the big ones might not reach all the detail, especially the crevices around the nose and the mouth.
She dipped a large brush and started working. This oil paint seemed rather easy to work with to the Ethaefal, though it might have been her having a rather simple task before her. The direction she colored in was visible, so she quickly figure out she should try and keep the direction uniform to keep everything looking even. Luckily, it was easy to fix any mistakes as it did not dry quickly at all. She worked on big surfaces first, trying to cover as close to the little details as possible without using enough paint to fill the crevices. She painted into the insides of the eyes a bit as well, to make sure it looked like it was painted on the inside as well, even though she had no intention of doing so fully - at least not for now.
WC: 594