How to Sculpt Paper Mache Animals
There are almost 200 tutorials on this site that show you how to create your own paper mache animals. To see them all, scroll through the tutorials below.
DIY Modeling Paste Recipe
This is a really simple recipe – just some drywall joint compound with a small dab of acrylic paint added. It works really well for adding fur texture to a paper mache sculpture.
Kneesaa the Alpaca is Finished!
This is the last post in a three-part series, sculpting a portrait of Kneesaa. She’s an alpaca that I met at Blue Dasher Farm in South Dakota.
Alpaca, Acrylic Paint Tips, Holiday Sales, and Work-Life Balance
Hi Everyone, This newsletter is a day late because I ran into a few problems while I was painting my alpaca. Maybe it was because
Alpaca, Part 2 – and Your Paper Mache Clay Questions Answered
Watch how I added the paper mache clay to my alpaca portrait, and hear answers to the most common questions about paper mache clay.
Make an Animal Portrait with Paper Mache Clay, Part 1
I’m using cardboard and foil to make the armature of a paper mache animal portrait. This is Kneesaa, the alpaca from BlueDasher.farm. She got a
Sculpting with Cardboard – a Book Review
This is my favorite new art book – it shows you how to create wonderful faces, figures, animals, trees, birds, trains, and more, with materials that cost almost nothing – just cardboard, tape and paint.
New Jaguar Pattern for a Mask or Wall Sculpture
This new jaguar mask pattern can be used in a play as a headdress mask, or you can display it as a wall sculpture. The pieces go together fast, and it’s really fun to paint all those spots. 🙂
DIY Easy Vampire Skull Halloween Bucket
Collect your candy in spine-chilling style this year with your own Vampire Skull Candy Bucket
Tigers and Werewolves and Cute Little Bunnies…
Hi Everyone, Last week I asked everyone if I should send out a newsletter every week, and I got over 200 replies. I really do
Paper Cement Clay Update – After One Year Outside
After a year, the toad I made with paper cement clay is still doing fine. However, in this post we see that it may not work for everyone, and I answer some common questions about the weatherproof sculpting recipe.
Easy Pattern for a Clownfish Mask
This new downloadable pattern creates all the shapes for a clownfish mask. The pieces go together quickly, and there’s only three colors so it’s easy to paint.
New Chimp Mask Pattern for Paper Mache
Create a chimp mask with cereal box cardboard, and then give him a nice big grin. 🙂
Adding Face Wrinkles to a Paper Mache Chimpanzee Mask
Put face wrinkles on a chimpanzee mask with paper towels and cooked flour and water paste.
Bunny Mask Pattern for Paper Mache
Use this pattern to make a White Rabbit mask, or any color bunny that you like. It’s oversized, but can be customized to fit any size head.
Update on the MethylCellulose Paste – Elmer’s Art Paste Substitute
This is a quick update on my previous video about MethyCellulose, a no-mold substitute for Elmer’s Art Paste.
Regenerative Agriculture, Plein Air Painting, and Alpacas!
Jessie and I went on a field trip. Why should kids have all the fun?
Elmer’s Art Paste Alternative – Methylcellulose
If you’ve looked for Elmer’s Art Paste recently, you know they don’t sell it anymore. But there is an alternative, pure methylcellulose, and it works even better than the Elmer’s product that is no longer available.
Painting Taxidermy Eyes, an Experiment
This is just an experiment, but I think this way of making glass taxidermy eyes has great promise, and they would look so nice on our paper mache animal sculptures.
