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Paper Maché Monsters

Paper Maché is a three dimensional medium using paper and adhesive for construction.

Students will create one three dimensional sculpture that will later be used as a prop in a looping GIF animation.

Materials

  • Newspaper Strips
  • Glue Paste
  • Plastic Container for Glue Paste
  • Tongue Depressor Stick
  • Balloons
  • Masking Tape
  • Egg Carton/Paper Tube
  • Cereal Box

Content

  • Creature Body
  • Appendages
  • Face
  • Eyes

Composition

  • Symmetry
  • Organic Form
  • Sculpture in the Round
  • Visual Detail - Variety
  • Unity - Limited Color Palette

Technical Skills

  • Paper Mache
  • Paper Sculpting Techniques

Composition

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Symmetry
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Organic Form

Technical Skills

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Paper Mache
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​Sculpture Requirements

SIZE
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ORGANIC FORM
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SYMMETRY
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BLANK FACE
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BLANK EYE SPOTS
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HEAD APPENDAGES
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LIMBS
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STANDS UP
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ROUGH DRAFT - Designing a Creature

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Creature Design Should Include:

  • BODY (Your sculpture should end up at least as big as a loaf of bread)
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  • ORGANIC FORM (Your sculpture should be predominately organic)
 
  • FACE (Your face should be a blank area)
 
  • EYES (You should sculpt the space for the eyes and leave them blank)
 
  • HEAD APPENDAGE (You need at least one head appendage)
 
  • 4+ LIMBS (You need at least FOUR body appendages)
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YOUR CREATURE SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE SYMMETRIC IF IT WERE ALIVE, THOUGH YOU CAN POSITION IT IN AN ASYMMETRIC MANNER IF YOU WISH.
YOUR ROUGH DRAFT SHOULD HAVE TWO DIFFERENT DESIGN IDEAS

EACH DESIGN SHOULD BE LABELED

Sculpting Instructions

Make Newspaper Strips

Rip strips of newspaper 1 - 2 inches wide. You will need many of these (100 - 300 strips).
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* Alternatives to Art Paste:
  • You can mix equal parts glue and water.
  • ​You can also try flour and water, though it is not as strong over time.

Make Glue Paste

Make some glue paste. You can make all of it at once, or make a small batch and save some for later. Just make sure you use the same proportion of water. The instructions say for the entire bag, you need 3.8 Liters or 16 cups of water. If you use a quarter of the bag, you'll need 4 cups or 1 Liter of water. You can also start with 2 tablespoons of paste and add water until it is the consistency of melted ice cream.
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Blow Up a Balloon

Blow up the balloons you need to make the design you chose. Look at the design and determine what simple balloon shapes could create that form. Blow up the balloons the size you will need to make that form.
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Paper Mache the Balloons

Dip one strip at a time into the paste mixture getting both sides coated in paste. Use two fingers to wipe off the excess paste. Place the strip flat on the balloon without wrinkling too much. Small strips help! Overlap your strips. You'll need two or more layers of paper mache completely covering each balloon.
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Add Limbs & Appendages

Use cereal box, egg carton, and paper towel tubes to sculpt limbs and head appendages. Remember if your creature was alive, it would be symmetric.
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Sculpt Eye Mounds

Sculpt an area that will be eyes. They should be dimensional.
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Example


Making the Sculpture

Day 1:
Mixing Paste & Ripping Strips

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Day 2:
​Paper Mache Balloons

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Day 3:
Attaching Head & Body + Making & Attaching Parts

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Day 4: 
Refining the form from all angles + Paper Mache
 

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Day 5: More Paper Mache + White Copy Paper Face

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Day 6: Paint

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Day 7: Learning to Sew

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Day 8: Fur, Fabric, & Accessories

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Video Demonstrations

Paper Mache Project Overview - Sculpting
Ripping Newspaper Strips
EXAMPLE 1
Covering a Balloon w/ P. Mache
Paper Mache on 2nd Balloon
Attaching the Body and the Head + Starting Limbs
Attaching Appendages 
Reenforcing, Sealing, Leveling 
Starting new layer of P. Mache
More Paper Mache
Even More Paper Mache
White Eyes with Paper Mache 
Colored Paper Mache
Painting Base Color
Painting Details
Finishing Painting
Faux Fur
Sewing a Backpack
More Backpack
Finished Backpack
Photograph + Turn In
EXAMPLE 2
Mixing Paste & Applying Paper Mache
Sculpting Appendages - Example 2
Reinforcing & Starting 2nd Paper Mache - Example 2
More Paper Mache on Example 2
More Paper Mache + White Eyes on Example 2
Painting Example 2
Faux Fur & Sewing
Sewing Vest + Totebag
Photograph + Turn In
EXAMPLE 3
Covering 2 Balloons with Paper Mache
Sculpting Appendages - Example 3
Reinforcing Joints & Paper Mache - Example 3
More Paper Mache on Example 3
More Paper Mache + White Eye Spots on Example 3
Painting Example 3
Painting Details
Faux Fur & Sewing Shoes
Shoes + Hat
Photograph & Turn In

Grading Criteria

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Example 1

Example 2

Example 3


Mixing Tempera Paint

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Sewing - Lock Stitch

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Photographing Your Finished Sculpture

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FRONT VIEW
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3/4 VIEW
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SIDE VIEW
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BACK VIEW
FOUR REQUIRED PHOTOS:
  • PLAIN, SOLID BACKGROUND 
  • ENTIRE SCULPTURE IS VISIBLE
  • CLEAR (NOT BLURRY)
  • WELL LIT (NO PHONE SHADOWS)
OPTIONAL PHOTO:
  • 3 bonus points for a photo where your sculpture is placed in a scene, as if it was a real being photographed in the act of doing something
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