Paper Mache Animals - Easy Armature Patterns Extended Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Start sculpting your paper mache animals the easy way by using a custom-made armature pattern. Get life-like results for any animal, bird, lizard or fish you sculpt.
For screen shots and written instructions, go here: www.UltimatePa...
You don't even have to use paper mache, like I usually do. When I make an animal sculpture with clay, I start with a pattern and build the clay sculpture around it. In fact, that's how I made the original models for the animal masks and wall art behind me in the video. To see the patterns, visit this page: www.ultimatepa...
If you're new to sculpting, you might want to check out my new blog post with the 5 basic steps to making a paper mache sculpture. You can see it here: www.ultimatepa...
I wasn't the first person to think of the idea of starting a sculpture with the outline of the silhouette, but for some reason I have only found three other people who have taught the method in books or video. Sadly, these are fairly obscure references, and you probably won't find them mentioned anywhere else.
I found a one-sentence mention of sculpting patterns in an out of print book called "3-D Wizardry: Design in Papier Mache, Plaster and Foam." amzn.to/2GJmXnY
This book teaches beginners to make a recognizable portrait in clay their very first try. It's called "Sculpting Made Easy" by Catherine Barjansky. Also out of print, unfortunately. amzn.to/2X13LrV
And the best DVD about sculpting heads that I've ever seen is called Sculpting the Head and Face by Adam Reeder. I like it because it works. The DVD is almost impossible to find, even by searching on amazon. I don't know why... You can see it here if you're interested: amzn.to/2WYlC2E
To see my sculpting books:
Fast Faces - Unleash Your Creativity... amzn.to/2DSNXfG
Make Animal Sculptures: amzn.to/1nMUO3a
How to Make Masks: amzn.to/2obUDmq
Make Tiny Paper Mache Dogs: amzn.to/1KXd9zg
Those are affiliate links, of course. :)
Download your free copy of "5 Best Recipes for Paper Mache" here: www.ultimatepa...
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😊 See all my patterns for paper mache masks and sculptures here: www.ultimatepapermache.com/patterns
Such a gifted teacher and artist, wish you had been my teacher at school.
Yeah me too. My actual art teacher was kinda mean.
not "wish you had been my teacher" again!
@@DrWhom why not
She is awesome! Her paper -mache animals fight crime!
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God bless you for sharing! You are surely blessing me with your tutorials. I am so excited to papier-mâché❤
That's great! 😊
You are simply the best teacher that I could wish for. Thank you for your work.
Wow, thank you! 😀
I'm making my first paper mache project in 40 years I was just 12 years old and had to make a piggy bank in art class 😁 thank you so much for sharing your techniques and experience so this old dog can learn a new trick 😁
Hey, we never get too old - not for learning stuff, anyway. Have fun!
thank you..learned sooooo much... You are a great teacher...
Glad it was helpful! 😀
Thank you for these straightforward instructions! Fifteen years ago I saw a sculpture of a primitive horse and fell in love with it. I had over a decade of crafting skill throwing and sculpting clay but knew paper mache would be the medium best used for replicating the horse sculpture. This is so exciting!!!!
Have you made a horse?
@@UltimatePaperMache The horse is a March project. A retired professor of visual art has also given me input on the armature and ears of the horse; using chicken wire which is on hand in the backyard storage shed which caused me to remember a large piece of leftover copper screening. YAYE! I have just received a fabulous new Sony digital camera which will require attention this next month. Life is so exciting! THANK YOU for checking in!
Just found you...really like all your little creatures..I haven't done paper machete since I was a teen...a hundred years ago..thanks for sharing your gift...hope to get into this soon...thanks
You're welcome. :)
Oh my god. I just ran across your videos by accident and now I am hooked lol. I wanna make something! 😊
Go for it! 😀
This is for a class. And i cant wait to make a pug dog! Love these videos
That sounds like a fun project! I'm glad you enjoy the videos. 😊
You are AMAZING ! I'm not the least bit talented but love watching you.
Thanks so much. 😊 But remember - you can still have fun making stuff even if you're convinced you're not talented. Remember - the Mona Lisa wasn't da Vinci's first painting!
You are some terrific that's beautiful what you do I'm a born-again Christian and I love Jesus Christ and sometime I just want to have something to do so I do a lot of hearts can you do some beautiful work and I'm just soaking it all in and thank you very much I'm constantly watching thank you
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I love your giraffe in the background
Thanks! Did you see that I made a pattern for him? You can see it here: th-cam.com/video/A_nxAydO2P0/w-d-xo.html
I just found your channel and absolutely love it. Your work is awesome. Thank you for sharing !
Me too! Such a super teacher!
You are an awesome teacher and i love your work. Its very realistic.
Thank you so much 😀
Your videos are so clear and informative I appreciate it so much!
Thanks! 😄
cute animal sculptures...😍...
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Thanks much for the great tips! 🤗
You are so welcome!
love your kangaroo!!!
Your paper mache sculptures are amazing. I hope I'll find the time to make one someday.
Thanks! and I hope you do, too.
this is amazing!!!!!
You are a true artist. I'm so glad I found you. I love love love your creations.
This is really cool thank you for sharing your art! I think I’m going to try using my projector to trace the outline. Hopefully it turns out, if not I’ll try the grid method. I LOVE ART!!
Thanks for your videos Jonni, you are the best sculptor in papear mache! Your sculptures looks so real. I'm a follower from your channel since years ago. Keep doing these wonderful things you do. God bless you and your saints hands. Hugs dear! Sincerely, Monica
Thanks, Monica!
@@UltimatePaperMache thank you dear! 😙😍
What wonderful, well tested and clearly expressed advice, thank you.
Thanks! 😀
Just found you on TH-cam. You are an awesome artist! Your animals are absolutely beautiful.
Thank you so very much Jonni! Take care...💜🐖💜
I love your work, your tutorial, your ideas and your wonderful work
Thank you so much for such FULL instructions!
I needed this
You bring this animal to life
Thank you thank you thank you
Love your videos!
Patricia
I'm glad you found it helpful. What kind of animal are you making now?
Im a new sub and quite excited to learn something different.
I was trying to look up ANY craft that I can make with paper/flour/glue & anything else that goes to make up a mixture. I didn’t exactly want papier-mâché however this is what popped up. And I’m happy that it did!! Thanks
Have fun!
thank you so much for being so detailed and instructional in your videos!! I'm learning so much from you and can't wait to get creating! I just love your artwork, you are such a talented sculptor!
So well explained, I can't wait to try this tomorrow! Great channel!
Have fun! 😀
Sure love your art. I’ve been following u for years, I have your books too.
Jonni - you are such an excellent artist!
Thanks!
Lots of well wishes for you madam. From India. 🙏
building things out of so many planes is a really cool way to build anything. do it on the computer is cool as well. (making video game graphics.)
Great - that sounds like fun. 😊
@@UltimatePaperMacheit looks quite well proportioned.
I absolutely love your videos, I just found you and you are such a joy to watch. Thank you for making these and sharing your knowledge ❤️
You are so welcome! 😀
I agree with Sheila Morris...just subscribed on April 11,2019 Congratulations on your beautiful talent!!
Love watching you work! So inspiring 😻
I LOVE your animals! They're so beautiful!❤💖 Thank you so much for sharing, this is what I've been looking for to make wall masks! Subscribed!
Thank you! 😊
Great video and awesome artwork ! I used to use the square scaling method when computers weren't around and it still works great. But for lazy people like me, most of today's printers can print larger than their standard paper's dimensions by using a layout option called "mosaic" or "poster" (at least that's what they are called in french). You can print on 2x2 separate sheets, or 3x3, 4x4 etc. Then you just have to align and tape the sheets together, cut the shapes out, trace them on cardboard and voilà ! Hope that helps.
Great idea, Erick. I think my printer can do that, too, but I haven't tried it. It would be a lot faster, though. 😀
this looks amazing
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and watching you explaining this .. i dare to try it out myself, because i never knew, how to do 3D sculptures.
thank you
Definitely try it! If the first ones don't look the way you want them to, just call them "practice" and make another one. That's what I do. 😀
Fascinating
When i was in 3rd grade, we did paper mache pigs- i loved it
I love so many things about this. You're fantastic. This will be so handy when making piñatas for my son (currently obsessed with dinosaurs). Thank you!
Love love love you...cant wait to try this. Thank you xx
Simple: you are amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What amazing work!! I’m shocked I haven’t seen you sooner!!
Me too! But I'm glad you finally found me. 😊
Jonni, thanks for the update on your process.
To save money on foil, visit a restaurant supply shop or some place like COSTCO, and purchase their large rolls. The ones I buy are 12" X 1000' and cost about $18 back then The last one I purchased was in 2010 but I've only used it for food storage, etc. I prefer buying my foil (and plastic wrap) this way as it cuts down on how much I have to tote to the recycling center plus saving me money in the long run.
Great idea. I buy the largest and cheapest roll at Walmart. The cheaper foil is actually easier to use for sculpting, and that's a nice plus. We don't have a Costco nearby, unfortunately. I wish we did.
Got plastic wrap from bj's in like 2011. Still using it.
You are sooo right. Bargain for years to come.
Você é maravilhosa! Seu trabalho é incrível. Muito grata por você estar com gentileza ensinando sua técnica. Gratidão 😍
Thanks! 😊
Thanks so much for sharing!💟 I love that little pig you have there. So completely adorable!!. You are really great at what you do and I would love to have your skills🌻
Thanks, Stacey.
@@UltimatePaperMache 💟Thank you for your time and hard work
Красота! Радуюсь каждому видео. Спасибо
Thank you, Jonnie (Johnnie?). I've been working/playing with paper since the 1980s (mostly in the genre of the Mexican folk art of Alebrijes -- ie. my Avatar) but I still picked up some tips from you. :^) Mostly, you've validated some techniques that I've been using for years.
One thing I have found invaluable has been an LED light-board.
My one -- self imposed -- limitation is that I remove all armatures from the final piece unless they're made totally of paper. That is, I use strictly paper, glue, paint, and shellac. No sticks, wires, foil, balloons...etc. It adds another level of complexity that I enjoy from an engineering perspective. I kinda pride myself on how light-weight my works are.
BTW, thanks for the video. I just subscribed and will be checking back.
Just sane... :^) Saint
I'll have to check out the light-board - I've never used one, but it sounds interesting. And I hope you'll show us some of your work, on the Daily Sculptors page on my blog - we'd love to see them, and see how they're made: www.ultimatepapermache.com/daily-sculptors-group-page
@@UltimatePaperMache Cool. I'll see if I can rustle up some pictures to post. Mostly, I've given them all away to friends and family -- I'm sure you know how that goes. :^)
BTW, I highly recommend a light-board that runs on a USB cable. I can sit in my van and work. I also have a little Jackery battery so I can work just about anywhere -- like at the beach.
Just sane... :^) Saint
Thank you so much this is awsome
I'm glad you like it. 😊
Thank you for this! I've learned so much from your amazing videos.❤
One thing I thought of: I feel like we could also put blocks of cardboard to add bulk to make the design 3D then fill it in with paper to save on foil maybe?
Sure, you can do that. 😊
me encantan tus videos
You are SUCH a pleasure to watch! Your methods here resemble techniques I have utilized throughout the years for various projects that I understand your directions completely. My question is can I use this armature technique with polymer clay? I have had such a fit with getting my proportions just right. What might be different? I just started with clay but watching you makes me want to try paper mache!
I'm sorry I'm replying so late. I don't work with polymer clay. Is it possible to use a foil armature under the clay, or will the clay shrink and crack as it bakes? It would be worth experimenting with it, for sure. The patterns make sculpting animals so much easier, and the proportions always come out right. If you try it, please let us know if it works. 😊
you're so cool. thank you for your great videos and for sharing your experience and skills
You're welcome - I'm glad you like the videos. 😀
All your videos are Excellent mam......I need deer making video..plz upload the procedure of deer making
I have a pattern for a deer head, here: www.ultimatepapermache.com/diy-deer-head
I don't have a video for the whole deer, but there's a video on my channel showing how to make a pattern for one. You can find it here: www.ultimatepapermache.com/paper-mache-armature-patterns
I sure like your channel,i wish i could find the second half of this video,but cannot,good luck from Canada.
There isn't another part of this video. I didn't make the pattern so I could create a finished kangaroo - I just used the shapes of a kangaroo to show how you can make a pattern for any kind of animal you like. There are a lot of full projects on this channel, but this isn't one of them. Have fun! 🙂
Nice art job
Thank you so much 😀
Vertical interesting. I am enjoying your videos and process
Glad to hear it! 😀
I love this keep going
Excelente! Gracias por compartir. Saludos desde Córdoba Argentina!
Totally amazing, thank you for your time sharing this with us-God Bless💕
You're super awesome! Love watching you work. For me a project isn't complete if I don't burn myself or cut myself :p
The foil transfers the heat from the glue really well too.
Boy, it sure does! I finally bought a hot glue gun with a low setting - but I still manage to burn myself. 😺
Oh my gosh! You made that so easy
FYI: Some printers offer the option to "print as poster" in the print dialogue box for pdf files. It uses more paper, but can print out your design in actual size. Then you just have to tape the sheets together and use tracing carbon paper to get the design to your cardboard.
Yes, that will work. Thanks for the tip. 😊
Splendid work. I like your works. I'm trying my hands on and it's working for me. Thanks to you. 🙌🙌🙌
Just discovered your channel. I have been modeling as a past time with air dry clay but I'd like to try paper maché so I'm really looking forward to see how it's like.
Have fun! 😊
Thank You Miss Jonni 👍🏻🙌🏻💞
You’re just amazing! I love everything you do!
You could also put on a transparency and overhead projector. I got my projector for free from my old employer by asking. They are pretty much obsolete to companies
That's a great idea. They might even be at garage sales or junk stores. I'll keep my eye out for one.
Very Neat & Fun👍👍
Thank you 🤗
I'm so glad to find uou!
So excited to learn.
You are amazing!
Amei !!Brasil
Super super super 👍👍👍
Thank you very much! 😀
I love your channel
I would have liked to see the padding on the outside completed, so that it was the whole armature ready to have the paper mache added. Is it just a matter of molding more aluminum bundles on the outside to have it look like a completed three dimensional animal? Thank you....
I have a lot of videos that show different animals from start to finish. For a good overview of the entire process, watch the videos series about the little blue Egyptian hippo. The first video in the series is here: th-cam.com/video/4AmYS6RYT4c/w-d-xo.html
Wonderful! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! 😀
Son muy bonitos lo que hace lastima que no es en Español,por sus explicaciones para las personas que somos orincipiantes.
I love your channel, Jonni!
Very helpful! Thank you for uploading☺💚
HERMOSOS todos sus proyectos me encantan sólo q no entiendo el inglés y sólo hago observación de lo q hace pero gracias he ha aprendido mucho hice una ballena orca 💕💋💕💋🐋
I computer enlarge photos or drawings (in my case, in photoshop) by going to the bar at the top of your screen, to image to image size. You should then see the image size menu. Set the measurement units to inches and type in the vertical or horizontal size you want (say 24 inches). The the related horizontal or vertical scale will adjust automatically. I then select a rectangle approximately 8x10" to fit onto a normal printer paper.I then(under the edit menu, top bar) hit fill, and that brings up a menu in which you set the percentage color to say 10% and fill . So you have slightly greyed the part of the image you are printing. This is handy because you will be able to tell exactly what area to cut out of your printed page, and what area in your computer image you have already done., I copy and paste this to a new file and print this image. Go back, Move the selection and repeat until you have printed out the entire enlargement. Cut and scotch tape it together. Ann Preston
Great tip, Ann! I'll see if the image editing program I have will work the same way.
Thanks so much! This is great!
I dont know how I stumbled upon your channel but I wish I had'nt cause Ican see me wanting to try this...as a artist ? ( self taught ) I've done everything out there from dolls house doughnuts the size of pin heads to full wall murals and painting rocks and I need to stop my brain trying to fit more into whats left of my life before I snuff it LOL but this looks like so much fun LOL
I stumbled on her also. I just started, so fun!
WoW! Thank you.
You're welcome. I'm glad you like the video. :)
This is great and so very helpful. Thank you for sharing!!
You're welcome. :)
Спасибо
What would you do if you wanted to use your art in the garden? How would you UV them? How would you waterproof them? Wondering if your plaster cloth idea might work.
I would make my garden art with something other than paper mache. I've tried using various products to keep water from seeping into a paper mache clay sculpture, but none of them worked for me. I made a video about it, with some ideas you can experiment with, but my best suggestion is to spend your creative time building garden sculptures out of materials that are made for outdoor use. Have you seen my two-part series about my garden gnome? It has not paper mache, but it was easy to make and it's survived two Minnesota winters without any problems at all. You can see the first video in the series here: www.ultimatepapermache.com/gnome
awesome
I know this is some years old but I didn't see if you left the perlite in, I heard you mention you were looking for vermiculite. But aren't both moisture retention products for gardening? So would they not suck up moisture from the air?
Hi Petrik. Are you talking about my paper mache clay recipe? Or the recipes I shared for making concrete sculptures? I am not using either perlite or vermiculite in anything at the moment, but if I know which recipe you're referring to I could be more helpful.
Wow you are really talented. I've been sculpting with fimo/sculpy but it's very expensive. This is so much better. I love your videos very detailed but also to the point and you don"t have any distracting music. I've watched 3 of your tutorials so I may have missed this, but can you make small objects with your clay like say a pendant for a necklace? Please let know because I'm dying to try this out. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
I haven't done it, but some people have. I don't know how well they hold up, though. You'd need to experiment with it to find out.
Hi, Nice to meet you
Thanks for coming 😀
Can you please make northwest african cheetah for a art project I'll really appreciate it I love your videos
I probably won't have time, but you can use the instructions in this video to make a pattern for your cheetah. That will get you started.
@@UltimatePaperMache Ok thanks :D
Thank you so much. You really Helped me a lot
Love that Dalmatian Pig !!!
What a great name for him. :)
There you go 😊
Kind of obvious, no ? 😊🌸💛
This is awesome
Thanks. It makes it so much easier to sculpt animals. 😀
Your stuff is beautiful, HOWEVER.....
I honestly don't understand why people have to make paper mache SO difficult now days. When my cousins, my siblings and I were little, our Aunt and our Gramma used to do paper mache with us ALL the time. We would make hot air balloons, animals, birds, crosses, and all sorts of stuff with just wire hangers, balloons and news paper with white school glue OR watered down flour! And they looked just as good as yours does...And we never Drew anything down on paper. What we wanted, our Gramma or our Aunt helped us shape the wire. No drawing, no printing, no nothing but our imaginations.
Now days, EVERYTHING has to be done with computers and other stuff. Let's just get back to the basics shall we?!
It sounds like you had a very creative family. 😊
So wonderful ever do a human head? I love the pig so cute!
Thanks, Mary! I have made human heads, in many different ways. I wrote a book called "Fast Faces" that are made quickly with a lump of clay (currently #3 in Amazon's sculpture category 😀): amzn.to/2DSNXfG
I created a skull-shaped pattern that can be used for sculpting heads: th-cam.com/video/3ostlWK64H8/w-d-xo.html
And I have a video about making a wild man face with air dry clay: th-cam.com/video/eepNBvzzDDA/w-d-xo.html