Paper Mache for Beginners: Sculpt a Colorful Character
Paper Maching
A course by Sarah Hand , Artist, Author, and Teacher
About the video: Paper Maching
Overview
“In this lesson, I will teach you about the elements of papier mache: how to make it and how to put the papier mache on the armature. I will demonstrate covering the armature, including what to do around the edges, around small details, and in the shadowbox. ”
In this video lesson Sarah Hand addresses the topic: Paper Maching , which is part of the Domestika online course: Paper Mache for Beginners: Sculpt a Colorful Character. Illustrate friendly characters full of hopes and dreams using simple paper mache techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Paper Maching In this lesson, I'm gonna tell you all about papier-mâché. First, we're going to start with the paper. You can use many kinds of paper to papier-mâché. I like to use newspaper or newsprint packing paper. It's a soft paper and it soaks up the paste really well, so I like to use this. You can use other kinds of paper too, like brown paper bags that you tear up or paper towels, anything you want, but newspaper is free and easy to get, so I like to recommend that. When you tear your paper for papier-mâché, it really doesn't matter what shape it is. I do say you should tear it, and...”
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Course summary for: Paper Mache for Beginners: Sculpt a Colorful Character
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Areas
Art Toys, Character Design, Creating with Kids, Toy Design, Traditional illustration
Sarah Hand
A course by Sarah Hand
Sarah Hand is a Virginia-based artist, author, teacher, and paper mache enthusiast. As a self-taught, lifelong maker of things, she has always been creative, but it was a puppet show which first sparked her interest in paper mache. The experience kick-started her career as an artist and has since taught children and adults alike how to express themselves through paper mache.
Sarah currently hosts paper mache workshops at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond and the Virginia Museum, of Fine Arts. Her work has been exhibited at several galleries, and she recently published a book with publishing group Quarto Creates in which she shares her step-by-step guide to using paper mache to create sculptures with personality.
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