Hey there,
I just stummbled upon this cool board and I figured i'd give it a chance and see if anyone out there has ever made a paper machet mannequin before. If so, can you please give me a quick summary of the process. The model i saw was made of paper machet. It was really durable and firm, but i couldn't see under the fabric to see how it was made. i can't imagine it would just be flour,newspaper,and water. Are there professional paper machet materials? Anyone know?
Thanks alot,
-Sophia
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There are many commercial paper mache products and many more home recipes for making your own. There are also many methods for forming the material as well as different constancies and methods of plying.
Some of the readily available commercial mixes that allow form sculpture are:
Sculptamold by AMACO..A material that combines features of clay, plaster and paper mache that can be shaped over armatures or forms. Sculptamold has almost zero shrink when dry...sets up in 30 minutes.
Pourable Paper Mache by Activa, which allows for molding forms in plaster molds, as are ceramics molded.
Blick's Mix from Dick Blick, an instant paper mache.
Celluclay......A fine pulp paper mache that handles like clay and dries hard.
Carve and Cast.....Another Dick Blick product that does not shrink and may be molded, shaped and formed.
The best method to prepare a mannequin from paper is to first sculpt a form and then prepare a sectioned plaster mold from the model. After the plaster is sealed with potter's soap and wax, paper squares may then be saturated in paste and applied to each segment. The formed parts are then assembled with more paper and glue to form a mannequin. Pourable Paper Mache may be simply poured into a mold and allowed to set up for the specified period, the center contents dumped out and the casting removed after drying. The process creates a hollow form, much like casting hobby ceramics. In fact, hobby molds may be used with the product to produce decorative items.
Wow that was really helpful! Thank you so much. I'll start this thing tomorrow.
-sophia
I have an art project due and my idea was to cast a human body. I tried plaster of paris and newspaper, but it cracked and It had to be thrown away. I wrapped the model in saran wrap, maybe that was a wrong IDEA. I would like to know the correct way to cast a human body. I was also thinking of glue/H20 and paper? I need help, please e-mail me back at your earliest convience.
Thank-you,
Suzy Petersen
Try searching the net with the spelling paper mache. Great results!