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.
New Unicorn Mask Pattern
This new unicorn mask pattern is easy to put together. Once the paper mache is added, you can paint it any way you like, and add a beautiful mane with yarn or ribbon.
Dragon Head Pattern
This dragon head pattern will take some time to put together, but after you add your creative touches, like horns, spikes, and teeth, it will be a real eye-catching addition to any room.
Make Dragon Scales with DIY Air Dry Clay
How to sculpt several different types of scales for a dragon, lizard or snake sculpture, made with DIY air dry clay.
Friendly Full Size Lion – Full Sculpt 3.5 ft tall
How Amy Cole made her life-sized lion for a baby shower, using paper mache clay.
Toad and Dragon (and garden) Update
The paper cement toad has been out in the rain for two weeks. And I’ve been working on the new dragon pattern.
Painting the Paper Cement Clay Toad
The leaf casting and toad are now painted and ready to go out into the yard. They were sculpted with paper cement clay, an experimental weatherproof paper mache clay recipe that we’re just now trying out, to see how well it holds up with rain, sun and snow.
Garden Toad Made with New Weatherproof Paper Mache Clay
This project was an experiment to see if the new paper cement clay will stand up to a Minnesota winter.
Making a Leaf Casting with Waterproof Paper Mache Clay
This leaf casting is made with our experimental weatherproof (cement-based) paper mache clay. When it’s cured and painted, it will go out in the garden and left there for several seasons, to see how well it holds up in the rain and snow.
Making the Rock Base for the Blue Footed Boobies
This is my first attempt to sculpt with foam – and it gave me an excuse to splurge and buy a hot foam carving tool. 🙂
So You Want to Make an Ostrich? Pam Jurach Shows Us How
See how Pam creates a paper mache ostrich in this tutorial.
The Boobies Got Blue Feet!
The blue-footed boobies finally got their blue feet. This is the third video in this tutorial series. In the next video the pair of boobies will get a fake rock base to stand on.
Sculpting Blue Footed Boobies, Part 2 – Adding the Feathers and Air Dry Clay
This is the second video in my Blue-Footed Boobies project – two birds, one stone. 🙂 In this video we add the feathers and some DIY air dry clay.
Starting the Blue Footed Booby, Balancing on Two Feet
This is the first video about my Blue-Footed Boobies project. Be sure to see all the videos in this series to find out how they came out.
Painting the Moose with Latex Paints
This video shows you how to use a few sample jars of latex paint to add color to a paper mache moose.
Mix Fur Colors with Latex Paint
Use just four sample colors of latex paint to create a nice range of warm browns and gray for painting fur.
Make a Paper Mache Moose
Make a paper mache moose head for your wall. This sculpture is easy to make with the pattern, cardboard, paper mache and paint.
Make a Quick and Easy Easter Bunny
This paper mache Easter Bunny is fast and easy to make. It would be a great project to do with kids.
Another Fast Giant Portrait – Playing Around With Clay
I spent another hour playing around with clay – this time moving the clay to change my first giant into my second giant. And I had a lot of fun doing it. It’s a clay sketch, really – a way to practice sculpting without being too worried about getting it right.
