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Paper Mache Animals - Easy Armature Patterns Extended Tutorial

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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: https://www.UltimatePaperMache.com/pa... 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: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/pa... 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: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/ho... 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  …...more
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make an armature for an animal sculpture using a pattern

0:04

sets the outline

0:46

put it on a letter size paper

2:39

draw around the outside edges of the body

4:14

draw around the front and the back legs

5:20

trace around the front and back legs

5:35

divide that number by the number of squares

7:07

make two inch squares on my grid on the cardboard

7:19

covering the cardboard pattern

7:45

make marks along the edges

8:41

get the relative space between the legs correct

11:36

some aluminum foil and some hot glue

12:33

attach my aluminum foil

13:25

push it outwards just a little bit

13:37

tighten it up with more aluminum clips

16:04

fill it in with the aluminum foil

16:23

make a pattern

17:27

adding the padding to this armature

17:46

using a pattern on the inside of an animal sculpture

18:29
Paper Mache Animals - Easy Armature Patterns Extended Tutorial
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2019Feb 13
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: https://www.UltimatePaperMache.com/pa... 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: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/pa... 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: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/ho... 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." https://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. https://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: https://amzn.to/2WYlC2E To see my sculpting books: Fast Faces - Unleash Your Creativity... https://amzn.to/2DSNXfG Make Animal Sculptures: http://amzn.to/1nMUO3a How to Make Masks: http://amzn.to/2obUDmq Make Tiny Paper Mache Dogs: http://amzn.to/1KXd9zg Those are affiliate links, of course. :) Download your free copy of "5 Best Recipes for Paper Mache" here: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/lp... And be sure to come visit me at https://www.UltimatePaperMache.com DISCLAIMER: This video and description may contain affiliate links. If it does then it means that if you click on any of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support my channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this one. Thanks in advance for your support!

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Ultimate Paper Mache

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