r/papermache

I love all the cool things here so I decided to try my first project. A piggy bank. I call her Lumpy!

Paper Mache, spray paint, acrylic pens and oven clay for the eyes..

I shared a few weeks ago that I was working on my first mask & thought I’d share an update 😊 The teeth are clay, I made about 400 for this haha

I’m feeling super excited about this project & already planning my next mask 🤘🏼

I intended to make a one eyed cat mask for my sister whose cat was hit by a car and lost his eye. Because this was my first PM mask, I also made 3 prototypes which are now hanging above the shoe rack (my 4 year old did the design on the terracotta colored one).

Learned a lot along the way! The yellow mask was my first try and I used paper strips and removed it from the armature after the first layer - it caved in on me on the second layer. I used toilet paper clay for the black and white one and egg carton for the terracotta and all black final one. I used a template from Jonni at Ultimate Paper Mache to build the armature - great resource for newbies!

I made all of these with fully biodegradable materials. The glue was flour and cornstarch based. The paint was made with foraged clays and charcoal and a binder of either egg yolk or homemade watercolor. The green in the eye was a Primatek paint from Daniel Smith that uses earth pigment Jadeite. I am attracted to making biodegradable art as I endeavor to minimize environmentally harsh waste in my art. I also work in the kitchen near my children so non toxic materials are very important to me.

I’m still building my repertoire of natural art materials and considering making a sub devoted to this - reach out to connect!

Head, hands, torso and feet made with homemade celluclay. Thankfully I was able to make him much lighter than previous marionettes, the whole puppet plus controller weighs in at 1 pound 6 oz. I have a few more finishing touches but he is just about complete.

I would like to use these masks. I made as papier-mâché forms. Two of the masks are made of Crayola model magic and two of the masks are made of a homemade baking soda clay. They are also all painted with acrylic. My question is what would be the best medium to seal the surface of the masks with to use as a paper Mâché mold/form?

Finished in one month

Used egg carton paper mache, wood filler, acrylic paint and oil pastels

This is my first try:)

One piece

Light cardboard (la croix box) base, paper mache clay, wall spackle, acrylic paint accents

This was a a fun first attempt at something of this size. I'm proud of what I created and excited to use what I've learned to keep creating. I'll probably stick with papermache as it's cheap and affective for building out a shell.

After two months of creating this massive paper mache moon creation, I am ready to figure out how to put her on the wall. The idea has always been to hang her so that she frames the circle mirror in the third picture. The main issue is that she is massive and heavy, and the back of the structure’s face is more squishy than solid. My idea is to cut a spare piece of draft board to the shape of the face (see the fourth picture), and then attaching it to the back to give more stability in that area and have something more solid to attach a mounting bracket. My question is whether this is a good plan, and if using super glue to attach the draft board would be sufficient. I’m also wondering what kind of mounting brackets I should use to hang the heavy structure, and if I should use multiple brackets. Any advice about how to hang a heavy paper mache structure would be so helpful and appreciated!

I’ve never done this until now, I’m really enjoying it! A big thanks to this sub for inspiring me ^w^

I'm obsessed. Simply obsessed. I found this 1970s Saul Zambrano paper mache clown for $32 at a thrift store today.

I used to have a light hanging here and have been looking for something understated for this corner! I love how things just work out sometimes.

It's in great shape. There's just one spot on the balloon that's chipped (the other white is just reflection).

Took one month to finish, this is my first try, was harder than I expected but I liked the process.

Used egg carton paper mache, cardboard, wood filler, acrylic paint and oil pastels.

This is my first time doing paper mache in a while. I worked my way up to a very thin tissue paper. I am planning on doing a light sanding, but how are people getting that very smooth almost ceramic looking finish? TIA

Ps. Should I paint? Or leave as is

And after I get him covered I will start with the details and scale him up completely head to toe.

I have a hard time seeing myself paint any future pieces. I love the look of the paper so much lol.