Masks
 
 
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  Carta Alta is a manufacturer of masks located in Venice, Italy.

All our products are manufactured by hand, according to a tradition of genuine Venetian craftmanship.

Carta Alta is your direct source for Venetian Masks!
 


 
  Our production techniques
All the masks that we create are realized using the traditional techniques of local Venetian craftsmen. Through study and experimentation we have also developed new decoration techniques, including the use of gold stucco.

The first step in the mask's construction consists of drawing the model. From this model we create a clay prototype of the mask. After we obtain the desired shape, we set it aside to dry and proceed to create the negative cast that will cover the mask with plaster.

Different shapes of paper strips are set down inside of the plaster cast using glue. When the glue is thoroughly dry, the papier mâché mask is colored in white and left to set before carving the shape of the eyes.

At this moment the mask is ready for the other decorative elements such as the addition of gold leaf and precise coloration in all of its details.
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