A mask made by American designers'played' has become a new trend in the Corona19 era.

On the 17th, according to local time, foreign media such as ABC in the US reported that the mask created by designer Daniel Baskin imitating a human face is popular in the local area.

In February, when the first Corona19 died in the United States, Baskin made the first'face mask' and released it on social media. He added, "Prophecy," jokingly saying, "We will print your face on a medical mask. You will need this mask to use the face recognition function in the future." Until then, Mr. Baskin could not have imagined that his prophecy would come true a few months later.


As the corona19 confirmers exploded and it became common to wear a mask, Baskin received countless requests to actually sell the'face mask'. Initially, as Baskin had predicted, most people wanted to use the face recognition feature of their cell phones while wearing a mask. However, the demand for medical staff and nursing home workers has increased as communication with patients becomes more important than ever.

Baskin decided to make a mask that was so realistic that it was difficult to distinguish it from the actual face to meet the needs of people. In order to preserve the texture of the skin, a cloth mask was chosen instead of a medical mask, and a special printing technique was used so that the mask would not appear distorted even if it bent according to the curvature of the face. After a lot of trial and error and experiments, a'surrealism' mask was created in which the cell phone sensor also recognizes the mask as a real face.


Baskin added one extra element. It is a mask with a smile. "There was a nursing home staff who ordered a face mask because'there is a mask and the face does not allow the elderly to recognize the employees well,'" said Baskin. Explained.

Baskin plans to open a website between late July and early August so that anyone can purchase a mask with their faces printed on it.

This is'News Pick'.

(Photo ='djbaskin' Twitter,'faceidmasks' website)