paper-maché

There a many ways to make paper-maché. Below are those that are tried and true!

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Favorite Recipe Ingredients:

Flour, wallpaper paste water, salt, paper

Mix 1 part flour with 1/2 part wallpaper paste with a whisk. Gradually add water using whisk until it is the consistency of heavy cream or runny pudding. Add a little salt to keep it from spoiling. Rip newspaper or other paper into strips. Dip in to paste making sure paper is thoroughly wet. Place onto armature or other form. Run first two fingers alongside both sides of strips to get rid of excess solution and apply to object. Use fan for faster drying. Paint. For details, last coats, and complicated areas – soak small pieces of paper in water overnight. Drain off water and add paper to paste.

Papier Maché 1

3/4 cup flour 6 cups of water divided in two 4-1/2 tablespoons sugar Heat half of water (3 cups) in a medium/large saucepan to boil. Mix flour and other half of water (3 cups) in a medium bowl. Carefully add flour mixture to water in pan and stir gently. Bring to boil again. Remove from heat and add the sugar. Let cool. Once cooled and thickened it is ready to use.

Papier Maché 2

1/3 cup White Glue 1/3 cup Water Mix glue and water. Tear newspaper into one by five inch strips. Brush the glue on, then place paper strip. Smooth strip with fingers. Continue laying down 3-4 layers of strips. Let dry for 2-3 days.

Papier Maché 3

Liquid Starch Use undiluted liquid starch with tissue paper for a transparent quality.

Papier Maché Pulp 4 (smooth, for more complicated or final coats)

Tools: Electric Blender Pulp (make ahead) Tear newspaper into small pieces to pack a small 1 quart jar. Cover with water, let soak over night. 2 cups water 1/2 cups flour 1 tbsp. white glue 1 cup of pulp above with excess water removed Instructions: Fill Blender with water, flour, glue and pulp. Blend well. Cover object with this mixture as necessary. Allow to dry overnight. Paint.

Bonus: Paper Paste (a modeling paste/finger paint, that hardens and holds texture)

3 cups boiling water 1 ½ cups cold water 1 ½ cups corn starch Pour and stir like crazy Mix with white glue, 2 parts corn starch mix, 1 part glue. Stiffness can also be achieved by adding wheat paste to the mix. Mix the white glue (Weldbond) with water to a consistency of Half & Half. Then add wheat paste to bring it to the consistency of sour cream. Use an old mixer and add a bit of bleach and salt to retard spoilage. Use tempera paint to color.

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