According to Japanese legend when Kuchisake-onna (the Slit-Mouthed
Woman) asks you a question, you better give her the right answer or
you may suffer a terrible fate. She's one of the most frightening and
well-known legends. She is said to brandish large scissors and seek
out those who are passing her by. The stories throughout the years
detail her horrific appearance- with a jagged and bloody scar
resembling a smile. She covers her mouth with a surgical mask at
times. She was disfigured and murdered by a jealous husband, she is
now a malicious spirit returned from the dead who can appear anywhere
at any time. She always asks her prey one question: “Am I pretty?”
You better give her the answer she wants to hear or outwit her and
hope to escape her wrath.
The materials you will need:
Acrylic paints: white, cream, blood red, dark brown, black.
Exacto Knife (X-ACTO/Rite Cut Knife)
Pencil
Long black-haired wig
Paint brushes Pins or Hot Glue Gun (optional)
Medical/Surgical Mask (optional)
First cut the shape of the slit-mouthed woman into the head by using
the Exacto Knife. You can also cut along the base of the head to make
her look like her head was removed.
Then paint a base color by mixing white with cream paint and cover
the head. You do not need to paint the mouth with the base color.
Use the pencil to draw a line along the eye bottom eye lid to
indicate that her eyes are closed.
Paint the base color of the mouth with black paint.
Dab the mouth with blood red and brown throughout the mouth to give
it a rotten and bloody look. If you chose to cut along the base of
the head, do this along the base as well.
Allow it time to dry.
Place the wig carefully on her head. You can use the Hot Glue Gun or
pins to place it more permanently.
You can place the Surgical/medical mask over her mouth to give the
legend her notorious look.
All finished!
I chose to post the photo without the mask covering it to give a general idea for the outcome. The mask is optional.
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