Arrancar Mask: Nelliel Tu Odelschwank

This was a tricky piece to make, but it came out okay.

So what you will need:

• Newspaper
• wood glue
• water
• White paint (I used a combination of fabric paint and acrylic)
• paint brush
• wire
• masking tape or sticky tape of duct tape (whatever you prefer or have on hand)
• pliers 
• Scissors /cutters
• String / chord / thread (whatever you want to use for the texturing on the horns)
• high density foam pieces
• OPTIONAL ITEM: off cut paper from patterns (yes I keep strange items)

So now for the making part:

1. Make a wire  loop for around your head (as loose as you want it)
2. Now reinforce it over the head with about 2 to 3 wires over the head and 1 across
3. Add another wire in the shape of the teeth part, attaching it to the initial loop you made.
4. Add 2 swirled wire pieces on either sides of the head where the horns should come.
5. If you want to add any more wire to strengthen it, then do so.
6. Now you can put away the wires and pliers and get out the paper (off cuts and / or newspaper)
7. Wrap the paper around the wires to create a dome. 
8. Starting thinly, increase the thickness of the horns, closer to the head.
9. If you did extra wiring and you can actually wrap the mask and keep the eyes part open, it would be really awesome, but it is not a must. We can cut out the eyes later on. To keep the paper in place I used strips and wrapped it (almost like bandaging) and to keep it in place, I used some masking tape.
10. Pour some wood glue into a bowl and add a few drops of water (not too much or the glue won't work that good anymore), and mix it well. If you plan on working on this mask over a period of time, it's best to keep the mixture in a container that has a lid.
11. Rip the newspaper in smallish blocks
12. Put some newspaper under the mask on the surface where you will work
13. Now to get your hands sticky! Dunk piece by piece of newspaper 'block' and stick it to the mask, making sure to cover all over. Decide on doing either the inside first or the outside.
14. Wait for it to dry and do the other side. 
15. If the mask feels tough enough to drive a cutter through without ripping anything, continue to the next step, otherwise repeat #10 and #11
16. Draw the eyes and nose parts (that need to be cut out) and slowly cut it out; making sure that you do not cut too far.
17. Now for the last layer on both sides, sealing where you cut.
18. Make sure it is 100% dry before starting the next step.
19. Get the string or whatever you will be using for the texturing of the horns and smear some of the wood glue onto it.
20. Now starting at the edge of the horn, swirl it around the horn to the head, increasing the gap between the material (view finished product if you are uncertain)
21. For the teeth I cut strips of high density foam (and shaped it a little) and also glued it with wood glue
22. Now when every thing is dry, you can start painting it! Paint it until you are happy that everything is covered and the mask is completely white, not showing any lettering.
23. And there you have it. Your very own Nelliel mask. 

I made the complete Nelliel mask, so if you do the child, Nell, or the green clad Nelliel Tu, make sure to add black paint where the skull cracked and miss a piece of the teeth.

If something is unclear, feel free to ask.