Cover for an autobiographical short comic about immigration. Reimagined three tile style mask based on the codes of traditional Beijing opera:
Red is the colour of the archetypal hero. Black and white are used for accents as silent colours.
Big brows symbolize fierceness, but curved they signify worry and inner turmoil.
The forehead, which usually features a symbol or character for monks, warriors or immortals, features an ancient and stylized version of bian (change, transformation).
Decorative demon nose as mixed children were sometimes called “half-demons”.