How To Make a Beautiful Paper Mache Starfish
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- čas přidán 23. 09. 2015
- You will learn how to form recycled newspaper into a starfish, cover with paper mache, paint, and protect.
This paper mache project is super easy, cheap, and great for someone wanting to learn the awesome art of paper mache.
We hope to be a spring board to get you started and encourage you to tweak, change the starfish up all you want.
Because of the limited space CZcams gives here hop over to our website for article with photos: whimsypapermache.blogspot.com/...
Stuff List
Recycled Newspaper
Masking Tape
Paper Mache Paste
Paints and Paint Brushes
Paper Clay (Optional)
H20 and Rags
Steps to Make Your Starfish Sculpture
1 Build Your Starfish Armature
Begin by rolling up recycled newspaper into 3 long rolls.
To give shape and bulk to the body wad up newspaper then straighten back out to wrap around the body giving the center of your starfish bulk. Shape with lots of mashing tape.
Wrap the newspaper between the legs tapering to the end of the leg, giving good definition and separation. Refer to pictures on Google for Starfish Ideals.
Give your legs a curve for a natural look starfish shape; anything goes it's your fish.
2 Paper Mache and Paper Clay
1st Session
Cover the starfish armature with 3 to 4 layers of newspaper using your hands soaked in paper mache paste. Lay your paper flat onto your starfish and work out all air bubbles. As you continue to apply layers of paper onto your armature your starfish will begin to take shape before your eyes.
Once you have covered your starfish with paper mache they must completely dry. Lay them out in the sun if you can for faster drying, they will take at least 24 hours to dry depending on the size of your fish.
Paper Clay or Paper Mache You Choose
2nd Session
For this session you have two choices; paper clay or paper mache. Both mediums are wonderful and will render a perfect starfish sculpture. The 2 best benefits to using the paper clay vs. paper mache are time and toughness. Both recipes are on the channel; please do check them out.
Paper Mache: Cover with 4 to 5 more layers of paper mache all at one time. Let it completely dry before moving on. If your starfish does not seem tough enough add more paper mache. After each session of paper mache your sculpture must completely dry before moving to your next step. Awesome, guys get excited to see your starfish take shape.
Quick Link to Paper Mache Paste Recipe: goo.gl/BH5lgM
Paper Clay: Cover the entire starfish with about 1/4 to 1/2 inch layer of paper clay, doing one side at a time and letting that completely dry. Apply the #paperclay with your hands and smooth with paper mache paste, butter knife, etc. You can let your paper clay dry for about 6 or more hours and then smooth more with paste.
The size of your starfish will determine how long it will take to dry. A large starfish will take 3 to 4 days to dry. You can use a fan, the sun, and the oven on the lowest temperature it will allow. If you heat your clay to fast it can turn dark brown.
Paper Clay Recipe: goo.gl/xoTFbJ
You can lightly sand with sandpaper and wipe off before painting.
3. Paint Your Starfish Sculpture
Paint a white coat of primer paint on your starfish to give you a white canvas for painting on. We use white flat interior house paint to prime the surface our sculptures.
Once the primer coat as dried paint with acrylics anyway you like.
Let all you paint completely dry before sealing with varnish.
Varnishing (Protecting)
You must seal your paper mache pieces with varnish for protection against moisture. Brush on 3 to 4 coats or varnish and let it completely dry. We use Polycrylic Minwax at the studio to varnish all our art.
Starfish Wrap Up
This is just one way to make a starfish hope you will use it to create your own starfish sculpture and of course share with the studio.
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We are going to do something like this to make a pterodactyl for my child's school project. Thanks for the video.
oooh i loooove this one and it is sooooo easy.....i am going to create an aquarium coz of you......love your talent!!!
+Abriti Menon I remember your working on octopus tentacles and the starfish will be a great addition. I am excited about your aquarium. Good to see you at the studio. Have a nice weekend.
+Charisse Eaves (whimsypapermache) Checking it out
Lovely and easily followed
thank you so much.
It's beautiful. .....really helped me
awesome this helped me with my science project
Great to hear, thank you.
Very interesting and beautiful! And I painted a starfish on the plate
Thank you M. art
This may be my new favorite. I love the color too :) I am mezmerrize through the entire process of the video. At first I always think how is this going to work and midway through it strts taking shape literally and out comes this amazing product. Love your creativity girlfriend...dee
+DeeLightful Co Oh, Dee sure wish you lived close, hope all is well. Thank you so much girlfriend. Inspired with your help, Madison and I have started a new board on Pinterest www.pinterest.com/whimsyartist/creative-spring-board/...Charisse
I like it 😘😘 and awesome video
Thank you.
quick question- was the clay and plasctic bag reaally nessasary? like could i make it without those things?
Yes you can use paper mache paste and paper...it will be great
your amazing at this stuff do you think about this on your own or ideas from other people or website
+Danny Meow we thank you so much for supporting the studio I hope you have subscribed to keep intouch. To answer your question our ideals come from around us and of course from other artist on and off the net. We see beautiful things that we like, admire, want, and then come back to the studio to create our own rendition. Our goal is to be truly unique while continuing to learn from others and expand our creative experiences. Cool you are apart of the studio.
+Charisse Eaves (whimsypapermache) well ive been subed since you made the flour water and salt dough video and keep up the great work i love it!!!!
+Danny Meow You're awesome! Thanks so much!
Can u tell how to make star fish costume with chart paper for fancy dress😓😓😓waiting for rpl😩😩😩😩
what if you don't have paper clay
+Cliff John you can use paper mache paste and newspaper to create your starfish. Paper mache paste is flour, water, and a dash of salt. It is really easy to use and very flexible. Hope this helps you creating, have a nice week.
It's beautiful. .....really helped me
what if you don't have paper clay
Cliff John 🗼🗼🎠gffffvgffggggyt