The First Official? Paper Mache Tutorial
If you cant afford Smooth cast, having trouble with getting your parents to buy Fiberglass Resin, or just don't have cash. Here is an alterative for you...
Paper Mache!
*Also more examples and step by step pics coming soon*
Heres what you'll need:
1. Your Pepped piece (with struts and sealed with paint)
2. Flour (varies in amount)
3. Water (varies in amount)
4. Paper (newspaper 5in. by 2in. or 13cm by 5cm)
5. 1 spoon
6. 1 bowl
Other materials:
1. white glue or wood glue (replaces flour and water)
2. Paper pulp (Paper shredded and soaked in water for 24 hours, dried and mixed with glue)
How to make the Paper Mache mixture:
(not my video)
step 1: add 1 cup of flour to a bowl
step 2: pour in 1 cup of water
step 3: mix till a smooth consistancy
Now lets go outside with the:
1. Pepped piece with sealant (paint) and supports(strut/cardboard, where the piece can warp)
2. Paper Mache Mix (flour and water or glue mixes)
3. Cut up newspaper or printer paper
To start off:
step 1: dip newspaper strip in mixture and take off exccess mixture
step 2: Layer on the newspaper onto you Pepped piece
step 3: repeat steps 2 through 3 till pep is completely covered like so...
step 4: Once Pep is covered set out in the sun, if not done already
step 5: wait till dryed (It depends on the amount of layers and what materials are used)
step 6: Now to add strength to your Pepped piece do step 2 through 6, till the piece is strengthened to your liking.
The Final Step: Once you are done Paper Maching your piece, continue as you would with a resined piece
Tips/Hints:
1. When making changes to you piece you will have to re-paper mache the edges or section changed.
2. The more layers the stronger it will become. (I broke a blade for my exacto knife trying to cut into my chest piece)
3. Have at least 3 layers on inside and outsides of the Pep.
4. Very messy so careful of what it gets on.
My first Finished peices:
If you cant afford Smooth cast, having trouble with getting your parents to buy Fiberglass Resin, or just don't have cash. Here is an alterative for you...
Paper Mache!
*Also more examples and step by step pics coming soon*
Heres what you'll need:
1. Your Pepped piece (with struts and sealed with paint)
2. Flour (varies in amount)
3. Water (varies in amount)
4. Paper (newspaper 5in. by 2in. or 13cm by 5cm)
5. 1 spoon
6. 1 bowl
Other materials:
1. white glue or wood glue (replaces flour and water)
2. Paper pulp (Paper shredded and soaked in water for 24 hours, dried and mixed with glue)
How to make the Paper Mache mixture:
step 1: add 1 cup of flour to a bowl
step 2: pour in 1 cup of water
step 3: mix till a smooth consistancy
Now lets go outside with the:
1. Pepped piece with sealant (paint) and supports(strut/cardboard, where the piece can warp)
2. Paper Mache Mix (flour and water or glue mixes)
3. Cut up newspaper or printer paper
To start off:
step 1: dip newspaper strip in mixture and take off exccess mixture
step 2: Layer on the newspaper onto you Pepped piece
step 3: repeat steps 2 through 3 till pep is completely covered like so...
step 4: Once Pep is covered set out in the sun, if not done already
step 5: wait till dryed (It depends on the amount of layers and what materials are used)
step 6: Now to add strength to your Pepped piece do step 2 through 6, till the piece is strengthened to your liking.
The Final Step: Once you are done Paper Maching your piece, continue as you would with a resined piece
Tips/Hints:
1. When making changes to you piece you will have to re-paper mache the edges or section changed.
2. The more layers the stronger it will become. (I broke a blade for my exacto knife trying to cut into my chest piece)
3. Have at least 3 layers on inside and outsides of the Pep.
4. Very messy so careful of what it gets on.
My first Finished peices:
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you can sand it down smooth as well.
