Printable
Tiger Pattern
Headdress Mask
or Wall Sculpture
$12
This King of the Jungle looks amazing when it’s done, but it’s easy to make with this pattern and a bit of cardboard and tape.
It can be worn as a headdress-style mask, or proudly display him on your wall.
How to Make Your Tiger:
Finished size: About 10 inches (25.4 cm) high, 10 inches (25.4 cm) wide and 4.5 inches (11.43 cm) deep (when used as a wall sculpture, or 10 inches (25.4 cm) deep (when used as a headdress-style mask.
My downloadable PDF Patterns come with full instructions.
There’s no waiting for your pattern to arrive, and no shipping costs, so you can start on your project right away.
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And remember – if you have any problems downloading your files or putting your pattern together, just let me know. I’m always happy to help. 😀
This article gives you the colors you’ll need if you decide to make your tiger orange instead of white.
Do you have a question or need help with your pattern?
If you have a question about putting your pattern together or painting it, leave a comment below or on the Daily Sculptors page. I read all comments and answer them as soon as I can, usually within a few hours. Some of my readers might ideas for you, too — we have a very supportive community on this site.
Do you have a video on how to paint it as an orange tiger? ??
I have a video showing how I painted a baby tiger, but not an adult. You can see the orange tiger cub video here: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/baby-tiger
how can i adapt your pattern to make the tiger snarling with mouth open?
You might be able to do it by leaving off the lower jaw pieces, and then sculpt the open mouth, teeth and tongue with aluminum foil and hot glue before adding the paper mache. The shape of the eyes and perhaps some wrinkles along the top of the muzzle would be needed, too. It would be challenging, but if you have patience it might work – but I haven’t tried it so I can’t say for sure.
I have tried it a few times, and it works for me. Actually, what I do is sculpt the top of the jaw, then sculpt a tongue making sure it is long enough to attach in the throat (my tongues actually float in the mouth), and then sculpt the lower jaw. Last I do the cheeks. If you have any questions, I’ll be able to help in any way I can. An open mouth is a lot of work but worth it.
Is there a way to get the pattern in a larger size? My daughter is working on a Girl Scout project and needs the tiger head to be larger. These are just so beautiful, thank you for sharing your work with us!
Hi Laura. You can print them as large as you need. You’ll probably need to do that at your local printers, where they’ll have paper that’s larger than the letter-sized paper that the patterns are designed for. . Quite a few people have made larger masks and sculptures with their patterns, and they come out great. In fact, our friend Noah posted a giraffe head that he had printed larger, for his mom’s mother’s day present.
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Is there another way to find a tiger´s patterned face without paying?? Please let me know !!
I don’t know of any. You might find one if you do a google search.
Is there a pattern for the piece that goes on the head in the back and how to attach?
No, this pattern was made to be used as a headdress-style mask, not a mask that sits in front of the face.
I would like to make a Jaguar. Do you have a pattern that would work for that?
I don’t, no. I have a series of videos about making cats, though, and it talks about creating your own patterns. You can find the first one here.
I want to make this one. It looks like fun
If you make one, be sure to come back and show it off. We’d love to see how it comes out. 🙂
Hello I have questions why do you have to use glue all when your using joint compound? Wouldn’t just plane glue work?
Are you asking about the Elmer’s Glue-all in the paper mache clay recipe? If so, the glue needs to be a PVA-type glue, and the brand available around here is the Elmer’s brand. But I’m not sure that’s what you were asking – if not, please let me know.
These masks are awesome. These masks reminds me about my childhood days.
I can’t say this is the best, although I’m tempted to! (I mean, look at the wall.) It is dramatic. What surprised me in watching this video is that it looks great at every stage of the game. My first impression on seeing it painted was the blue eyes are a knock-out, but the design itself is powerful with character. A little Yellow Oxide (without the eyes painted) was beautiful. You could have stopped anywhere along the way, but it is spectacular. The stripes are lovely (and scary to think about painting)! Thank you very much. A masterpiece.
Thank you, Rex. I’m so glad you like him. I don’t like to play favorites, but I’m really attached to this guy. Now I have to move some of those other critters around to make room for him on the wall.
I was really nervous about painting those stripes, but when I found out that they don’t have to exactly match on both sides, and the stripes follow the contours of the face, that made it feel a lot easier. Jessie also suggested that we could get away with using less black in the stripes, and have them more brownish – there are a lot of white tigers with brown stripes. There’s even a color phase called a Golden Tiger. They look very different from white and orange tigers, but very beautiful. If I’d known about them last week I would have added them to the choices for people to vote for. If anyone makes one, we really want to see it!
That white tiger turned out so well!!!!!!!
Thank you! I’m so glad you like him. 🙂