How to make paper clay
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Paper mache clay, was a complete game changer! It allowed me to be way more creative with my Halloween creations and allowed me a way to sculpt without spending a ton of money on supplies.
Paper clay ingredients
1 - 2 rolls toilet paper
2 - Hot Water
3 - 2 cups joint compound
4 - 1.5 cups glue (Tightbond II wood glue)
5 - 1 Cup flour
6 - table spoon or so of salt.
We start off by unrolling the toilet paper into a big bowl. Then completely cover the toilet paper with hot water and let stand for at least 30min. After toilet paper has had time to soak, using a hand mixer shred the toilet paper into tiny little pieces. Then strain and squeeze at least 80% of the water out of the toilet paper. Put toilet paper balls into bowl and break apart (the smaller the better). next had 2 cups joint compound, 1.5 cups tightbood II wood glue, 1 cup of flour, and about a table spoon of salt. Using your hand mixer, mix ingredients until smooth and uniform. You should be able to ball the clay up into one big ball. Keep ball of paper clay in a ziplock bag unit ready to use. If clay is kept in something air tight like a ziplock back it should last up to three weeks without going bad.
Awesome tutorial...and I am so happy that you gave credit to the Ultimate Paper Mâché lady. She’s awesome too and a lot of people don’t give her any credit as if they came out with her recipe on their own. I appreciate your tutorials and your clear and easy to follow teaching style. I respect you and I admire your work.
Thank you so much for your kind words.. I give credit where credit is due.. I've never wanted to push anyone else's ideas as if they were my own.
Maria M щ
I started out watching The Ultimate Paper Mache. Johnnie is so fantastic. Her animal sculptures are incredible. I like Unhinged, too. His creations are so unique and wonderful.
@@UnhingedProductions1 ...high 5 brother! You are an awesome example to the rest of us! Bravo!
Thank you so much for talking us through what you're doing and explaining every step no matter how simple it is. Too many CZcamsrs film and toss music onto their videos, then speed it all up, without ever speaking. This can make it difficult to understand what is being done and doesn't give any little hints or tips. So thanks for making this really clear and easy to understand and follow.
Thank you for the kind words.. I try hard to make these easy to understand
You saved me 3 hours of my time by using the mixer on the paper shredding. Thank you!
Lol your welcome
Thank you for this great video. You make it very easy to follow and understand. One thing I think should be mentioned, when you are doing your cleanup, DO NOT pour this stuff down your drain. It can eventually cause pipe problems.
ya it's not the best on drains
Thank you so much for taking the time to give a thorough, well-informed tutorial, so that I don't waste my own time making a lesser-quality homemade clay. Many, many thanks!! I look forward to making many batches!
Any time.. Glad you were able to get use of the video.. There are many other tutorials on my channel that go into detail on making different things such as pumpkins, trick or treat baskets, tombstones and money more
Ive still got half my mix 5 months later, great video.
That’s awesome!
This is the BEST video ever
on this subject...
Using the mixer with the water/toilet paper
is so smart...
Thank YOU for sharing this video...
Your very welcome.. thanks for watching
Going to give this a try!! I am in the middle of making 3 small pumpkins to stack in a pot.. all made the way you showed in your other videos.. I have seen also in others that some use to make their clay corn starch and they wrap it up in plastic wrap first then place it in the bag.
Good Afternoon Mr. Jay just wanted to say Thank you! For Taking the time to Share with Us All your Great Techniques, Creativity and Knowledge. I purchased All the items Last night and hope to Accomplish Not Only this process but mastering the Wicked Pumpkins and Joker you've made. I hope everything goes smoothly. Thank you! Once Again.
Some recommendations - cut the toilet paper roll in half - save time - use a cheap blender rather than mixer - you can mix it wet and dry safely and easily - use a cloth to contain and drain the paper pulp
I wonder how many times I will watch this.
lol
Three
I made some of this . . it was easy to make and easy to work with. I did find it would last much longer in the fridge. But I made sure I took it out an hour or two before I wanted to use it.
Thanks for this video . . . it opened up a whole new world of creativity for me.
You'r welcome.. I'm glad that it has helped you out
I am now wondering how well it would freeze. Have you had any experience with that ?
I've never tried to Freeze it, but I would think when it thawed it would become very sloppy
Thank you. This is the best and most precise tutorial I've found.
thank you.... I'm glad it has helped out
I just made a batch, and am so impressed already. The body of the clay seems wonderful. I'm pretty sure this is a great proportion. And no oil? I have tried many different similar paper clay recipes in the past 40 years. (Yes. Remember library books with instructions?) {smiley}. I can't wait to see how this batch sculpts. With a flour composite, I am letting it rest to absorb the gluten. btw. The tool you are using is a mixer. A blender will make your smoothie, or margarita...the upright hopper with blades at the bottom. Thanks for the great vid!
Great video, thank you. I've just made 'Dobby' and he's 3 foot tall! I made him with latex and was wondering how to make his skin smoother. Now I know, thanks to you! X
YES FINALLY! I watched this video a few years ago and haven't been able to find it since, now I have. This is my favorite paper mache recipe btw
awesome .. thanks
Who else is here from 2020 and screaming “noooo don’t waist that toilet paper your going to need it!” Lol 😆 great videos though love being creative!
Loved that you gave credit to the site that gave you the recipe! Seeing it in video format is incredibly helpful for people like me. Thanks so much for documenting and sharing your secrets and tips... You're crazy talented and I can't wait to try my hand of this! Hope this Halloween is extra spooky!
Thank you. And thanks for watching
@@UnhingedProductions1
Great video....I used a piece of stainless steel screen to break up the to balls after squeezing water out. I just rubbed them through screen
great idea
I like the use of toilet paper instead of new paper . Great video !
Awesome tutorial !! I watched so many looking for a recipe that works for what I do and yours is THE BEST !! Thank you
Thank you!! I hope it works well for you
Thanks so much! Love this video!
This definitely helped me. And I like that your recipe didn't call for linseed oil.
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Thank you for this brilliant tutorial! I’ve been using a baking silicone/rubber spatula to scrape the bowl clean - it’s amazing how much you get! Thought you might want to know - I agree about wanting to get the most from every batch! Thank you again :)
Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching
I find myself going back to your paperclay video year after year. It was on my other youtube channel (this is my new one). Great video and thank you for sharing all of them with us.
My cat would be more than happy to help you pull the TP off the roll.
LOL Mine is the same way
Thank you for showing the process.
Your welcome.. Thanks for watching
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I’m excited to use it this Halloween!
Thank you so much! Definitely I'll try to make it. I like do some DIY and it awesome chance to test something new! You explained understandingly all. I live in Russia and I understand all that you say :) It's helpful! Thanks!
Thanks for sharing I love that your batch is bigger ,and your words of encouragement to keep creating !! Thanks for the video
Thanks Mr Unhinged. That looks like fun!!!!
Awesome video! I just picked up the stuff to try this tonight. Thanks for the info. I look forward to try using this for large projects.
good luck. I hope it all goes great
Looks orsome I will give it a go as soon as I get the compound I have everything else great tutorial thanks 😊
Thank you and thanks for watching
Hey if you use water base acrylic paint ( any color house paint works well ) instead of the glue...
1st, you don't need to add salt or flour
2nd if keeper in a air tight container or zip lock baggy it will last a very long time, I have some I made over 1 year ago and it's still good.
3rd, it won't mold either at all.
( see the flour is what molds )
4th, you can use any color paint
And it holds it's color
Just thought it would help you
I use wood glue in this because my projects go outside and the wood glue helps with weather protection. I’ve made it with and without flour for the most part left in a ziplock bag it doesn’t mold either way. I have tended it with acrylic paint before but found for most my projects that is just a waste of paint. I have used latex paint in the past and that causes the clay to be rubbery. I totally appreciate the help. I should probably update this video at some point in time.
...excellent instruction!
Thank you for all the info you share with us!
Thank you so much for this video Jay. I love the tip about the wood glue. I can't wait to make up a batch. I really enjoy your videos. I watched the others last night now I want to go watch them all again and comment on them! Thank you for sharing.
bransonhauntedhills Lol Thanks Mary
Thank you for that great tutorial! I'll give it a try soon.
Hi I’m new to your channel and I’m so happy I came across to your page. Thank you for sharing this recipe and I’m planning to make a nice bowl for my coffee table. This so neat. Will be watching for your video with egg cardboard, how to work with its. Thank you so much.🙋♀️
Thank you for watching!! I hope you find all the videos helpful
Thank you so much for sharing this!! I’m excited to try out your recipie;)) Cheers~
Thanks for watching. I hope the information helps
Thanks! This will save me money.
Great video man! Interesting recipe, can't wait to try it out!
Best recipe by far and the music not bad either many thanks
Thanks
I just made some of this, but I think my tp was double rolls or something... so just added a little extra everything. Thank you for all the videos
Your Welcome. Glad the videos help.
Thank you. I'm blessed by your genius.
l have to add how much l enjoy watching your videos!!! Your joker is amazing. l am going to build one like it, your step by step shows your viewers the how to to the point it looks easy. But of course it's not, but l think l can do it, thanks to your videos. Your efforts are very much appreciated by this Canuck, lol
Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad the videos have helped out, one of the main things i'v tried to do was produce a video that shows anyone, That they can do this. Thanks for commenting I enjoy hearing from everyone.
Brilliant! Thank you so much, this is the best paper clay video I have seen, so doing this with my art club!
Great video and instructions.
Awesome! I hope it helped
l use Walmart cheapest brand Price First toilet paper. 5 cups flour. 3/4 cup homemade liquid cornstarch, 3/4 cup white glue, 1/4 cup febreze and 4 cups water. Once you have mixed these ingredients you can add 3/4 cup drywall compound. Add 9 rolls kleenex that has been soaked in cold or warm water, your choice. l break up the kleenex by stirring with my hands. This type breaks apart nicely without much work but stirring helps avoid clumping. This recipe is approximate for me, consistency depends on how well you sqeeze out the water from the kleenex before you add it to mixture. l use my drill and a mixing wand l buy at Home depot to mix it up.
Thanks for sharing... Always like to hear other ways to make clay and other items.. I'll give this a try in the future
Thanks for sharing your recipe with us Jay, I cant wait to try it!
Deathworkz Haunt Hope it works well for you
love the tutorial clear easy to follow & interesting! Hope you are still working with paper clay!
Yes all the time
Thank you very much for sharing!
Really like your paper clay recipe did a batch put 1/4 cup vinegar it kept good on my work table for 2 months just something handy thought everyone would like to know.
Dorothia Diaz Thank you for this useful tip - I will do this too :)
I'll have to try that. I like that you use wood glue. Your tutorials are great. Excellent detail. Thanks and beautiful pumpkins and other sculptures.
I’m glad you enjoy the videos and find them useful.. thanks for watching
Thanks. just went and got my supplies for it.
Awesome!! Have fun with it
I will.
Thank you for making a very informative video. Interesting point about the salt. I shall have a try at making this soon. Perhaps labelling the bag with day & date would be a good idea too?
Thanks love it this is the easiest recipe yet I’m going to try it today!
This is so useful thank you for sharing it
Can you use dry plaster of Paris instead of flour? It wont mold
I’m don’t think that would work, but I’ve never tried it
Hi, I came back to your recipe because I like how you explained and show all the ingredients and this is so helpful and me and the rest of the teams hear since to be very happy of your recipe, making a clay of paper mache. Now Would this work if I wanted make a bowl for my coffee table! With this recipe, or do I need to add more of something? Please let me know. Thank you, and have a fantastic Tuesday afternoon.🙋♀️
I believe it would work for a bowl. However I don't believe you would want to hold water in the bowl.
@@UnhingedProductions1 thank you and thank you, I just wanted to be a decorations for my coffee table….. thank you again and you have a fabulous evening…🤗
Just a suggestion, since you add water to the final paste... maybe not squeezing the TP so hard, leaving it moist, would lessen the amount of time needed to break it up afterwards. Then you wouldn't need as much water at the end either... Just a suggestion. Great video, really cool projects too. You got skills. If too thin, you could add some more flour or powdered joint compound to thicken it up.
Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to start slinging shit all over the shop. I'm not as neat as you Jay.
lol
Please put a piece of rubber shelf liner under your bowl to keep the bowl from sliding around and keep your hands away from the beaters. I'm guessing you are using your hand to keep the mixture from flying out of the bowl. It would be a lot safer to use a piece of cardboard or plastic with two holes poked in it to thread your beaters through thus saving you from a broken finger or two, Every time I see you stick your hand in there, I cringe.
He's a grown man who's clearly been doing this a long time. It's fine to tell children safety tips, but it's insulting to tell an adult how to do something he's been doing for ages. If he breaks his fingers, he'll learn the hard way. It's not as if the concept of getting his fingers stuck in the beaters hasn't occurred to him.
@@SmittenKitten. THANK YOU for stealing my thunder. Well said.
Nanny ninnies populate CZcams. 😡🤯
Your work is truly amazing! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe. :)
I'm going to definitely use wood glue thanks for the tip
Halloweenville sure thing
Judelyn Cubillas: I used about two liters of water basically its just enough to cover the TP
Can the FLOUR BE OMITTED? Great step by step with no frills and plenty of giving credit to others. I subscribed.
Yes I have omitted flour before and it still works
@@UnhingedProductions1 I'll initially be using egg cartons-glue-joint compound.
Well this is just great! Paper clay came out great but I just didn't think ahead. Sitting here waiting for the wife to get back from the store with some toilet paper and my butt is getting sore......
LOL!!
Your info was really helpful, thank you
I LOVE THIS CHANNEL
*A HUGE QUESTION*
So When I made this Clay I used a Bowl and a Blender that we also use to make food. *Could the chemicals in the Joint Compound stay on these Trays and make the food toxic?* It may sound silly, but I just want to make sure...
I wouldn’t think so, but I’m not an expert on things like that.. best bet is to have utensils that you only use for mache
The experts say to use your craft items only for craft, and not food, as well. If it was a coated ceramic bowl, and stainless beaters? I don't see contamination happening if washed well. I WOULD NOT suggest the same with plastics, or porous surfaces that might not wash off, (nor the "fume films" from cooking plastics in an oven (like shrinky dinks and other crafty kitchen shares) that might not completely wash off.) This is my opinion. Use your judgement.
Thanks
thanks,amazing
thank you I need a more waterproof clay.. appreciate the recipe
I usually waterproof all my projects once they are dry and ready for paint.. I seal the clay with a spar urethane then paint.. All my creations set out in the weather for 30 days during October and they have all held up fine
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Did you hear me screaming "Watch your fingers" about 3 times? I don't think I have ever seen someone put their hands in beaters like that! Eeeek!😬😱🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️😂
Lol I’ve had a few people say that
Thank you im going to try this tommorow I made a vase with newspaper but it's not looking smooth how can I make it more smooth for me to paint on and which paints are good to use many thanks love to see same of your work👍❣
If you use this recipe for the clay, just use the back of a nice smooth rounded spoon handle dipped in a little water. You will be able to get a nice smooth finish with it. As far as paints go, just about any will work.. I usually us acrylics on my projects
Thank you for sharing your clay recipe with us. (Please don't get your finger caught in that mixer.)
I love your videos.
How about replacing salt with vinegar to prevent molds? I have been making cold porcelain clay and used vinegar to preserve it. Thank you
That may work.. I’ve never tried
I did your recipe but added vinegar instead of salt and it turned out ok. Thank you for your recipe
Your welcome
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this recipe! New subscriber here! Have been binge watching your videos. :-)
Thanks for such excellent explanations and professional photography! I have lots of 1 sided printed paper, how would I prepare it? Thanks for any help
Thanks for this. I am going to try it. Do you ever add paint to tint your clay?
The reason i ask when ive made salt dough after it sits the flour changes the texture of it. And its hard to work with. I always make a fresh batch when im going to do a project.
What is salt dough?
About how many cups of paper does the two roll of TP end up being after you soak it and squeeze it and shred it?
Honestly I don’t know I’ve never measured it..
Thanks, anyway. I Made my very first batch of paper clay using your recipe. Despite having my mixer break down just as I was adding in the last bits of paper, it still cam out OK. I had to knead it by hand like crazy. I also blended in some shredded and emulsified tissue paper. It is my first adventure into paper mache. And so far I am having fun. My first piece looks exactly like a tortilla. And the two pieces I made today are still drying. I rolled out the clay like pie dough and draped it over a form; making it into a fluted bowl. One is square and the other is circular. Thanks for the inspiration!
ok so if i substitute the tp for the green fiber, like you mentioned in a more recent video..how much do you use?
My clay looks lumpy when I apply it,what might the problem be?too little mixing?too little glue? I need it for outdoor use,and we have a lot of Summer rain here
It has a small lumpy texture to it usually. I use a spoon handle and water to smooth it after I apply it. Adding more joint compound may help
Hi Unhinged.. thanks for the info video....my clay is kinda sticky tacky!! is this how its supposed to be?
It will be at times, you can either use some more tp to dry it out a bit or some flour. Normally I’ll keep a bowl of water on hand and keep my hands a bit wet and just work with it
If you find a non-edible replacement for the flour, would mold no longer be a concern?
You could still have mold issues just due to the joint compound. You just have to make sure it dries completely and you don’t store your projects in a damp dark place
Should you use good toilet paper or less expensive. I can't wait to try this
OMG your awesome...I was trying to find someone that did this easy for me to do and yours is top notch. this is gonna help me 💯% thank you for sharing. Will be using this for my halloween stuff I do each year 😎
Thanks.. I'm glad you found these useful
Very cool tutorial. I do have a question though. Is using two rolls of toilet paper make enough clay to do a fairly sizable project? Can you add more toilet paper or should you just make another batch all together with the same measurements?
Anytime I need bigger batches, I either double or triple the recipe. You have to increase all the ingredients.
@@UnhingedProductions1 That is what I was thinking as well. Thanks for your help. I am ready to give this a try. I make stuff with sculptcrete and cement but sculptcrete is so expensive. Cement is so caustic and really want a better option.
get your build on...
for sure will try out wood glue next time...
amazing job
Thanks
after squeezing the water out of the paper, could pass the paper in the coffee grinder or chop on a kitchen robot.....
I think that sounds like a great idea make it even finer
when you have the blender/mixer why do you have your free hand close to the mixers? I couldn't tell what was going on.And why does it have to be hot water...and what if I left it in the water longer than 10 minutes...is there a point where it will become too broken down? Also, I don't have a mixer...what if I used a potato masher? but I may go to goodwill or salvation army and see if they have a cheap used blender or hand mixer. Sorry, I so excited about doing some projects with paper clay that I'm full of questions. I live in a studio apt.. which means I don't have a garage or regular place to make this stuff and this has been the only video on this that I seen so far that doesn't need to go outside because it's so messy. Thank you so much for this video. And you explained it very well.
I keep my had close at times to keep the clay from crawling up onto the mixer. I use Hot water because it breaks down the fibers faster. You can let the TP soak for more than 10 min, I try to say let it soak for at least 10 min. You would have to let the tp soak for days before it ever reached a point that you couldn't use it. If you don't have a mixer the potato masher would work, also just using your hands will work as well. The mixer just gets the job done faster. I hope this helps..
I plan on using my drill and a paint mixer attachment.
Love the pumpkin in the intro to this tutorial. How did you make it and can you do a tutorial on it?
Why use a mixer instead of a blender to break up the tp? just wondering. I am just starting out.
Either one will work, I don’t have a blender that I’ve dedicated to crafting, so I just use a mixer
I hv no idea what premix joint compound but I'll check the hardware store
If you go to the hardware store just talk to one of the workers, they will know what you want. It's called both joint compound and drywall mud
Hello. I've noticed that you haven't posted in a few months but hoping you can answer this...
Would using one of those hand blenders help the toilet paper shredding along a bit or would that be overkill ?
I'm finally going to try this. Thanks for the tutorial. :)
yes it sure will.. thanks for reaching out.
Love the finished product, how much does this make, how thick do I use? 1/4'', 1/2''?
BTW- That's called a hand mixer not blender, I almost turned you off cause I'm not putting joint compound in my blender.Lol
never really measured out how much it makes. you can build it up a 1/2 thick or more.. I have done so many times
nice work
How long does it usually take to dry? Waiting is killer sometimes when you're wanting to make stuff!
Will the clay shrink after complete dry ?
It does shrink, so keep that in mind. I usually exaggerate features so when it shrinks it’s actually at the size I want
@@UnhingedProductions1 thanks to your advice