That's really cool. I still don't understand why doctors thought they needed to become eldritch horrors to combat plague, but those masks certainly are iconic.

The masks were that shape because they put scented herbs and such in the beaks. At the time, people thought that the plague was caused by bad scents, because the people who had it would get black pustules that, when they burst, smelled like putrefaction because, hey, it was exactly that. The plague doctors' suits completely covered them from head to toe, which prevented them from getting bitten by bugs which actually transmitted it. So the plague doctors in their suits and masks never got the plague, perpetuating the idea that it was communicable via bad aromas.

Yeah, I remember the herbs in the beak, but there are ways of doing that which are significantly less nightmarish.

nice job, i tried to follow the tuto but i don't understand the measures. :/

Okay, so here's what I did, step for step:
1. Print each image in the link on 8.5x11" paper (two copies of the first one as that's the side of the mask)
2. Fold the second and third images in half along the ends of the lines
3. Cut out all pieces from the paper
4. Tape the paper pieces together (the shaded areas on the large side pieces will be covered by the forehead section)
5. Trim each piece as needed, taping them back together until they fit your face
6. Trace onto craft foam and cut those out
7. Use hot glue along the seams and overlaps
8. (Optional) Make the circular eye pieces and hot glue those as well
9. (Optional) Use thread along the seams for extra details

If you do get one made, link me to it so I can see! :3

thanks you :)
i'll try it this evening so