How To Make Paper Mache Head. This tutorial will show you how to create an armature, or skeletal framework, for a trophy head sculpture. Apply glue to the end of each strip and press it in place with your fingertip.
Pieces are attached using tape so that adjustments to the structure can be made. This tutorial will show you how to create an armature, or skeletal framework, for a trophy head sculpture. Apply glue to the end of each strip and press it in place with your fingertip.
This video will walk you through the steps of making your very own fox mask. Let the hat dry completely before removing the balloon. This will be the rough 3d guide.
Cover the entire head and ears with masking tape. Wet paper stuck together with paste has no particular form of its own, so the real sculpting happens when you build your armature. Pieces are attached using tape so that adjustments to the structure can be made.
Place a strip in the paste to cover, using your fingers to. I use a boiled paste for my paper mache mixture. Mix equal parts water and either flour or white craft glue in a large bowl.
1 part flour to 4 parts water works for best for me but you can experiment with your own mixture to see what you prefer to work with. Take your time with this step, because it’s important. You may need to add a few more pieces of paper mache at the bottom of the hat where the brim meets the balloon.
Normally the cross bar would be eyebrow level, but for my mask i gave him a higher forehead to project leadership qualities. If you don’t have a wide cardboard cylinder, cut a rectangle shape from a cardboard box and roll into a cylinder and join the ends with tape. Create at least three layers to make it stronger.
