Two "solid color" custom dragon masks pictured facing into the center of the image, each tied onto a gray female mannequin bust in front of a black background. Left caption reading: "Solid color — Gloss topcoat, Lapis face, Lapis horns." Right caption reads: "Solid color — Satin topcoat, Ruby face, Ruby…

Two "dual color" custom dragon masks pictured facing into the center of the image, each tied onto a mannequin bust in front of a black background. Left caption reading: "Dual color — Gloss topcoat, Ruby/Onyx face, Jet/Lapis horns." Right caption reads: "Dual color — Matte topcoat, Emerald/Onyx face, Jet horns."

Two "dual color" custom dragon masks pictured facing into the center of the image, each tied onto a mannequin bust in front of a black background. Left caption reading: "Dual color — Gloss topcoat, Onyx/Silver face, Silver horns." Right caption reads: "Dual color — Satin topcoat, Sapphire/Silver face, Silver horns."

Eighteen example color chips cast in metal powders used in custom dragon masks, shown top down in three rows of six atop a black tablecloth. From left to right, seen in row 1: magenta, ruby, rose gold, copper, gold, malachite; row 2: emerald, aquamarine, sapphire, lapis, indigo, amethyst; row 3:…