Making a cat mask

 Make a form on a balloon.

Add cardboard for the nose.

Add cardboard for the lower part of the nose.

Make cheeks with cardboard and masking tape.

Tape the cheeks on.

Add some detail to fill out the face.

trial ear shapes on paper

Cut cardboard for the ear shape. I tried several with paper first.

trial paper ear shapes





 

Bend the cardboard shape in the middle and on the bottom.

Cut a slit in the center bottom, overlap and glue or tape.

Here the ears are attached where I want them.
I am not satisfied with the size of the top of the cheek bones so I will adjust those.

The bottom of the chin is a bit pointy too, so I will adjust that a bit.

Real cat features

Here are two photos of my senior cat Comer Lee Hawkins Jr. Jr.
He is 10 years old. He is starting to show his age probably because it is winter and he hates cold and snow. He will perk up  in the spring when he can roll in the grass and enjoy our garden.

Have you ever noticed that cats have eyebrows? There is a fleshy portion on the top of the eye and then there are several special whiskers.