Astrid

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Crafting beings of otherworldly inexistence. 2D Art | 3D Masks | She/Her https://linktr.ee/VANTASTRID

A close up of vantastrid wet sanding a portion of her 3D printed mold shell
Vantastrid painting a silver metal paint on one of her masks.
A mask looking upwards while sitting on a desk. The mask is covered in black primer with vantastrid’s name in the background. Various things are scattered on the workbench like sandpaper. The mask has flowing lines on it and a space for the wearer’s mouth to show through.
3D print of vantastrid’s 3D sculpted mask. The mask is upside down on a 3D printer bed.
Vantastrid’s work in progress on the clay block in for her mask mold. You can see the top shell of the mold to the left side. The camera view is over the shoulder so you can see the subject matter and her hands and tools.
A video of vantastrid showing a process on how she’s plastic welding pieces of her mold together.
The picture shows 3 objects, vantastrid’s Observer mask on the bottom, and above is two 3D printed matrix molds. The one on the left is vantastrid’s first attempt which left too little space for silicone so she redesigned it and the mold on the right is the result which is much larger.
Vantastrid’s 3D attempt at a matrix mold for her Observer mask
Art piece of Amos the Angelic by Vantastrid. The character is depicted in ink and looks inhuman in appearance. Pointed ears, horns that flow towards the back of the head, Amos appears demonic rather than Angelic, in opposition of what his name suggests.
Vantastrid showing progress on her observer mask, almost ready to mold. 2 picture panels on the bottom are close ups of the mask showing detail around the eyes, nose, lips. The top picture is her holding up the mask over her face, looking down at the camera.
Vantastrid’s 3D sculpted mask, The Observer, freshly rinsed off after a first pass of sanding. The mask has 8 eerie eyes to peer through.
A sneak peek of vantastrid’s work in progress ink art. It shows the bottom half of someone’s face but they don’t look human, more alien in appearance.
Art of a dark figure wearing a cloak to conceal their snake-like appearance under their garb. They have three upside down stars on their cloak resembling a certain party, a missing heart, a disingenuous cross at their neck, their outstretched left hand, and their right hand making a gesture that could resemble many things. A red light shines down from above, and a halo appears behind them as they try to appear holy.
Vantastrid holding out her gloves arm towards a bin to gauge where to make the arm holes
Vantastrid’s first resin mask print resulted in failure as the base was separating from the build plate.
Test resin print from vantastrid’s new machine.
A picture of vantastrid’s resin printer, the photon mono m7 max, freshly set up before first print.
Two halves of vantastrid’s 3D printed ventilation adapter plastic welded together. Circular input to rectangular output.
A 3D printed adapter fitting a 4inch ventilation tube and wall vent for resin printer setup.
A close up look of a painting of Silco by vantastrid. His back is facing us, while he looks to the left side. Blue surrounds him while a contrasting red lines his figure and seems to emanate from within him.
A snapshot of a work in progress by vantastrid. It shows the procreate UI, blues and reds, and a figure off screen that looks like it may be Silco from Arcane.
Vantastrid’s artwork of a demonic looking creature turning its head towards the viewer and locking eyes. The background is a shade of red, the creature is darker, with horns sticking out of its eyes and forehead, spikes riddling the rest of its head and spine. His mouth is open, unable to close his lips, and baring his teeth.
A dark ink art by vantastrid. A female creature, clad in green, looks at the blood on her hand located over the pupil of a floating eye. She looks strange and alien with her long pointed nose and has almost an armor plate look to the top of her head.
Vantastrid shows a WIP of her black and white ink drawing, the only thing really distinguishable is a hand toward the top of the image and a hip in the middle, with Procreate’s UI on the left side.
An ink art of a banshee in monster form created by vantastrid. She’s screaming with her mouth open, has horns, pointed ears, red eyes, flowing hair, and a distorted inhuman body.
Vantastrid shows a mask WIP 3D sculpt of a face that is going to become a mask. The face has full lips, deteriorated cheeks, a downward pointed nose, and horns on the forehead.
A video of vantastrid wearing The Observer mask she created by 3D sculpting, 3D printing, post processing, then making a mold of the mask to cast in resin. The mask has 8 eyes and a dark sinister shine to it.
Vantastrid shows how she post processes her masks after 3D printing them. This involves sanding, using bondo to fill imperfections, and using a filler primer spray. Always wear safety gear, especially when dealing with vapor.
A WIP of vantastrid’s 3D sculpt of the blue devil that she is going to turn into a mask. He has a big beautiful nose, and is smiling with his top teeth
Vantastrid pointed out a seam on their mask that showed up printing their 3D sculpt. Since this is going to be post processed anyways, it won’t be hard to get rid of.
A sketchy ink drawing by vantastrid of the doctor from dead by daylight. He side eyes the viewer but faces away from them. The shading and ink hatching give a dark comic book feel to the art.
A WIP ink drawing by vantastrid. Procreate had a recent update that included new default brushes that are fantastic. Pictured in the drawing is the Doctor from Dead by Daylight.
An ink drawing of the Observer, clad in a red light. It looks alien with numerous ribs and an open stomach. A crescent moon is behind its head with 8 eyes.
A dark art of a blue devil created by vantastrid stares down at the viewer, smiling with no good intentions. He is highlighted by a pink rim light which match his eyes.
MadMerla changed her name to Vantastrid. A spooky skull art is in the background.
A very “tall” figure in a red robe that is definitely not sitting on someone else’s shoulders. The mask was sculpted in 3D then printed and painted.
Art created by MadMerla of a skeletal creature, horns and spikes jutting out of it. This horror piece is red with some tones of green and was created for Inktober. It has numerous ribs and organic patterns.
A red mask MadMerla created, it has alien features like 8 eyes that angle towards a strange looking nose and lines through the face that intersect through the mouth and down to the chin.
Dark looking comic art of The Doctor from horror game Dead by Daylight. He is sitting while staring at the viewer with his one red eye. The bottom of his vest is unbuttoned, referencing the Inktober prompt, “button”.
MadMerla pointing at the viewer, wearing her created mask “the observer”, which is reflecting a sinister red and pallid green light (at left side and then above respectively).
Art of a skeleton-like figure with several branches of antlers coming from their skull. The figure is lit in horror green, and an upside down red triangle lies in the background behind them, matching their red eyes. Drawing was done for Inktober, prompt “deer”.
A dark chrome mask that MadMerla is wearing after casting and rubbing on graphite. The mask has 8 holes for eyes that converge to a strange nose and lines cut down into the lips to the chin.
Art of a horrifying figure with a skull for a face appears to be looking at the viewer with their red pinhole eyes in their sockets. The dark murky view makes it hard to see the whole figure but they have a set of uneven horns atop their head and an ominous symbol glowing red on their forehead.
Dark art of a skeletal figure wearing a crown sprouting from their own skull. Ribs and spikes give the character an air of horror, as well as being clad in a red light.
MadMerla holding her master for the mold on the left side, and the mold made from it on the right side.
A first layer of orange silicone lays on top of a mask with 8 eyes created by MadMerla
A grey mask with 8 eye slits created by MadMerla. Its inhuman face has lines through it that intersect the lips. Clay surrounds the edges of the mask.
A 3D sculpted and printed mask created by MadMerla. The mask is sitting on a couple of bricks atop a table with a coat of grey primer on it. The mask looks inhuman with 8 eyes and a strange nose, lines sweeping though the lips and down to the chin.
A mask made by MadMerla, being wet sanded in a tub of water. The mask looks inhuman with its 8 eyes and strange nose, lines carving down the face through the lips to the chin.
A cream colored 3D printed mask made by MadMerla. The mask looks inhuman, having 8 eyes and an alien looking nose. Lines sweep through the face and cut through down the mouth into the chin.
3D printed Oni mask printed in one piece with tree supports still on the object.
A grey 3D model of an Oni is displayed in the center of the app Nomad Sculpt. An eyeball is in the center of the forehead, sweeping brows above the eyes, and two horns jut out from the forehead. A gradient in the background of red to black is behind the model.
A mask taped up with blue tape over a desk, two parts near the jaw exposed for painting later.
A sketch of a woman cast in blue hue, with a contrasting red background. She wears armor and a helmet on her head. Two spikes jut out from the back of her helmet and she gazes at the viewer with red eyes.
A red art piece with a skull suspended in the middle. Hands restrict it and touch from all sides, hands on the top of the skull dig in and cause the skull to bleed.
A golden mask with some skull like features, most noticeably the empty space underneath the pronounced cheekbones. The mask has a pointed nose, and lips instead of teeth. Two horns jut out from the forehead and point up. A pattern flows down above the eyebrows from the top of the mask.
A female cyborg with demon like features gazes at a figure encapsulated in her green smoke. Her face resembles a skull and horns jut out towards the back of her head and curve up. Parts of her body eerily glow green, and the figure looks up at her with anger and disdain.
A red, grey, and black art piece. A demonic looking cyborg faces left and stares at the viewer from the corner of their eye, a distraught expression on their face. Tubes erupt from the back of their head, and their shoulder has 3 eyes embedded. Behind them plastered in the background is a silhouette of a red Oni, facing the same direction as the figure.
A bust of a character drawn in ink lines, horns jutting from the top of the head, pointing skyward. Eyes are closed except for the vertical eye on the forehead, colored pink and looking at the viewer. The figure wears a hood, and beneath their neck are bone like structures. Behind the figure, in the background, is a pink circle with twisting lines.
A digital ink drawing filled with colors of greens and pinks. An abstract head of someone, a dark oracle, with glowing pink eyes, looks at the viewer. Her mouth open with a smile, or perhaps with cursed whispers. Below her is a sphere, patterned with something resembling flesh, and is connected by tendrils to bone-like shapes that frame the creepy face of the oracle. The top of her head resembles a skull, with a pair of pink pupils looking at the viewer.