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Step 3Look Sharp!
Once the complete mask had been given a full coat of papier-mache, it was time to throw certain areas into greater relief.
The first step was to cut up an entire issue of The Onion into tiny pieces, then throw them into a pot of rapidly boiling water. I allowed this to disintegrate in the pot for a while, and if my blender wasn't broken I would have also run it through the blender. But for my purposes, this was not strictly necessary.
A word of warning: depending on the newspapers you're using, you could end up with a horrible inky residue on your pot and/or blender! I'm probably not the only one out there who has a "gross pot" that I use for all my crafts and other potentially gross endeavors, but if you don't, GET ONE. Don't boil newspapers in your favorite stock pot!
Once the newspaper was suitably pulped, I wrang it out and dumped it into the bowl of flour-paste, adding some extra white glue to the mix.
Essentially, this creates a hand-moldable sculpting medium that I was able to use to fill in holes and uneven areas, as well as make sharper angles on the skin ridges and strengthen the base of the nails. It was a bit lumpier than would have been ideal, but since it was all going to be papered over anyway it didn't really matter.
Once another coat of paper-mache goes on, the whole head looks much, much better.
The first step was to cut up an entire issue of The Onion into tiny pieces, then throw them into a pot of rapidly boiling water. I allowed this to disintegrate in the pot for a while, and if my blender wasn't broken I would have also run it through the blender. But for my purposes, this was not strictly necessary.
A word of warning: depending on the newspapers you're using, you could end up with a horrible inky residue on your pot and/or blender! I'm probably not the only one out there who has a "gross pot" that I use for all my crafts and other potentially gross endeavors, but if you don't, GET ONE. Don't boil newspapers in your favorite stock pot!
Once the newspaper was suitably pulped, I wrang it out and dumped it into the bowl of flour-paste, adding some extra white glue to the mix.
Essentially, this creates a hand-moldable sculpting medium that I was able to use to fill in holes and uneven areas, as well as make sharper angles on the skin ridges and strengthen the base of the nails. It was a bit lumpier than would have been ideal, but since it was all going to be papered over anyway it didn't really matter.
Once another coat of paper-mache goes on, the whole head looks much, much better.
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