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Blog Posts
Create a Figure Sculpture Series with Paper Mache Clay
This figure sculpture series was made with paper mache clay, over a wax positive mold. It’s a unique way to make many different sculptures using one original model. Guest post tutorial on UltimatePaperMache.com
Make Animal Doll Heads with Air-Dry Clay
These hollow doll heads are made with DIY Silky-Smooth Air Dry clay. They’re adorable, and much easier to make than you would expect.
Easy Bronze Coating for the Paper Mache Deer Head
It’s easy to add a bronze coating to paper mache, like I did with this deer head. There’s other ways to do it, too, and our readers are sharing their ideas here.
Make a Paper Mache Fennec Fox
This beautiful paper mache Fennec Fox was created by Sattik Halder, an 18-year old self-taught artist from Calcutta, India, who says “I love animals, especially
Dragon Head Sculpture Inspired by Dungeons and Dragons
This dragon head bust or wall sculpture, was made with CelluClay, glass beads and polymer clay teeth. See the full guest post tutorial to see how it was done.
DIY Deer Head “Faux Taxidermy” Pattern
This paper mache deer head is easy to make with the downloadable pattern. Create your own faux taxidermy wall sculpture and paint it to match your decor.
Make Paper Mache Clay Perfect Every Time with a Kitchen Scale
If you love paper mache clay but it doesn’t come out the same every time, your kitchen scale is the answer. Use these gram measurements from now on.
African Animals Pattern Set
These popular patterns help you create a giraffe, a lion and a baby elephant. Just cut out the patterns, tape them together, add paper mache and paint.
Hello Dinosaur, Bye-Bye Kangaroo…
This paper mache Therizinosaurus is just getting started. To make one of your own download the dinosaur pattern on this page and follow along as I continue building him.
Paper Mache Animals – How to Create Easy Armature Patterns
Start sculpting your paper mache animals the easy way by using a custom-made armature pattern. Sculpt lifelike animals, birds, lizards and fish.
Make an African Mask with Paper Mache
See how I created paper mache African mask with four layers of paper strips and paste. My model was a 100 year old mask from the Ivory Coast.
Paper Mache Paste with No Flour. Easy, Gluten-Free, and Cheap!
This super-easy paper mache paste contains no flour, it’s gluten-free, and it doesn’t attract mold or insects. And it’s perfect for grade school art teachers.
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