Fast Paper Mache with Foil and Hot Glue Armatures

[@mollyderren7195]

I can't tell you how much I admire your work and especially YOU!!!!

[@UltimatePaperMache]

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[@alanm3438]

That is what I love about you, you are willing to learn from others. What great experiment for teaching and learning. I still have not built up the courage to try paper Mache yet but your videos sure are great. Keep up the good work.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Alan, go ahead and try doing something with paper mache - one of the best things about this way of sculpting is that we get to make up our own rules, and there's really no way to do it wrong. You'll have fun! 😀

[@alanm3438]

@@UltimatePaperMache I think that I will but I have a quilt to finish first. Thanks!!!!😁

[@ruthinmanart4063]

do it! It's really fun!

[@pollycravy270]

Using your tutorial, I created a wonderful little mouse. She is pink with white polka dots.I used a pipe cleaner wrapped in floral tape painted with chalk paint. Her name is Celeste! I made her to stand beside a much larger paper mache cat. I have worked in p.m. for many years, but have learned so many better techniques from you. Thank you for sharing your expertise. Polly

[@dandiedin]

Nice to hear about using the oven for drying.

[@paj2013carib]

Hi Jonni. I am so glad the foil tape worked. Thank you for testing it so we now know for sure that it works. Happy New Year.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Same to you! 😀

[@andicacciatore9279]

I’ve used that tape to hold cardboard together for props, but never thought to use it with paper mâché! Thank you for the demo!

[@UltimatePaperMache]

You are so welcome! After I made this video, I found out it makes great fish fins, too. 😀 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHjRopJqhJijnpY

[@GrandmaSandy]

Thanks for sharing how you put this little cat face together oh it was so cute you’re such a wonderful creator

[@UltimatePaperMache]

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[@isatoro77]

Just discovered this channel. This lady is fantastic! I love how personal she explains. Love it

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Glad you enjoy the channel. Welcome! 😊

[@mamemckee2190]

Hey, Jonni! Subscribed art teacher in Vermont. I built projects around your methods for my students several times over the last few years. They have loved your material and made super things! Currently I'm teaching virtually and have created a course called Playing with Paper which will use 140 lb weight watercolor paper to paint, build models, wall hangings and what ever else I can dream up! Thanks for sharing my lunch break today and filling my head with all kinds of ideas for my coming classes!

[@UltimatePaperMache]

That is awesome! Will your new class be online, and can anyone join? Or will it just be for your local students?

[@Truffle25569]

You are so talented. I can’t stop watching your videos. WoW keep up your awesomeness

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Gosh - thanks! 😊

[@lzrd8460]

This is a brilliant idea! I've been wanting to make some little birds to put into my collection of old bird cages but never got around to it. But now, this will work out perfectly so I have no excuse not to make my birds this year! The funny thing is that I use this aluminium tape all the time for embossing but never thought to use it for any other art projects. Thanks so much to Caribe Queen for sharing with all of us. Happy New Year to all!

[@UltimatePaperMache]

That's a great idea! I'd love to see those little birds when they're done. Have you made any videos that show how you use the tape for embossing? I've never heard of that craft before.

[@EKA201-j7f]

Embossing?! Sounds like an idea ... .

[@jannavales8434]

I LOVE your utube videos..I learn so much....thank you for sharing.. You are making my creative life so much more enjoyable...

[@UltimatePaperMache]

You are so welcome! 😀

[@deborah879]

Thank you so much for finding some new techniques that we all can use in the future. I sure will try that soon.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Have fun! 😀

[@daryafichshukova1401]

Oh you are so cuuute! Your face is very cute. Thank you for the tutorial 🧡

[@UltimatePaperMache]

😊 thank you

[@MirandaSavage29]

Thanks for doing these experiments. I always learn so much from you.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Glad you like them! 😀

[@dawngale3457]

I just came across you on KZbin and feel in love you and work is amazing and when I can get the supplies I be trying to making stuff and I sent information to my sister and first was Puffer Fish and I by the Gulf of Mexico for 4 years and fell in with the 4 element but from different point a view. And the 5th because there on the beach I felt closer to God as was going threw things and no family or friends there. So you also gave me ideas to try. Will be buy your book and can't wait. So happy your art work looks prefect and then you talk people threw it and so kind so they at less want to try. I did frog and skunk but didn't COMPUTER or CELL PHONE they were not great but made people look twice. I have made my own patterns and sewed some birds out felt. I have have ADHD and panic about things I am doing and judge my self more then anyone and others that do just to put me in my place. But I love watching you and what do.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

I'm glad you enjoy the channel! 😀

[@joehopfield]

You've kept popping up as a reference related to projects I'm working on ... you're the real deal, not (in any way!) trying to push your or other's products, just trying to help fellow creators. You're something special - I think of you as being in the Maker community, even though your work is really gorgeous and not just nerdy/techie (sorry, nerd friends).

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Thanks!

[@jamieflanagan5029]

I think you're just wonderful. I love watching your videos!

[@GrandmaSandy]

Hi my sweet friend thank you so much for another great video full of inspiration you always do such a great job with everything you do.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

So kind of you to say. 😊

[@AbbeyOnAtkins]

I just bought a roll of that tape to repair my dryer vent (which I ended up replacing). So yay!

[@UltimatePaperMache]

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[@Rafaela20242]

Great work!!! Thank you very much for sharing every step. I can watch your videos for hours and hours. They are very entertaining. 🤗 I like listening to your voice too. 😊 Your creativity inspires me ☺️ thank you 🙏😊

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you like the videos. 😊

[@AnnesreborndollsandfunW]

Happy new year !!! I have been hear along time ... I love your work .

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Happy new year to you, too! 😀

[@juliehenderson1672]

Thank you!

[@UltimatePaperMache]

You're welcome. 😄

[@shellibabick]

Happy New Year! God bless you always!

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Same to you! 😀

[@nancymalon8574]

I loved this video. Thank you. A few years ago I tried making paper mache dog with the wire armature and paper mache over it. It took me weeks and then I didn't like the end product much. This appears to be so much easier.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Have fun with it.

[@taniaklutts1197]

thank you so much for another alternative to filling/shaping the armature!

[@UltimatePaperMache]

You are so welcome! 😀

[@remkojerphanion4686]

Excellent! I really appreciate how inventive you are, and I like the way you explain things, so I subbed!

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Thanks! 😃

[@davidhill1220]

Thank you Jonni Always love your tutorials ❤️ Gotta try this! Patricia

[@corinnaakin2651]

thank u for helping us all be better and more open to new ways I love paper mache but they can be a long job this will help us no so patient artist out love your work as well as your daughters

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Yes, it really speeds things up. I'm not always as patient as I should be, and this helps. 😀

[@jamesrivera5961]

Happy new year, god bless.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Happy new year to you, too! 😀

[@GrandmaSandy]

Some great tips also

[@UltimatePaperMache]

I'm glad you like the video. 😊

[@vernabohnert635]

These are awesome, you are an artist! Can’t wait to try! Thanks for sharing!😋

[@UltimatePaperMache]

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[@dm4859]

You may not see this as it is a year later, but can you spray an animal made with the PM clay with some kind of matte protectant that would allow it to be outdoors in the weather? Thanks for your videos. They popped up again today. "Somebody" must have been listening because my adult son and I talked about this subject today.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

I haven't had much luck myself with waterproofing experiments, but there is a guest post on my blog by Linda Bunnell, and she uses Rustoleum LeakSeal. I bought some but I haven't tried it yet. You can see her post here: www.ultimatepapermache.com/make-a-waterproof-paper-mache-mushroom

[@melynda63]

Gracias por compartir, tengo que usar el diccionario para poder entender algunas partes; pero vale la pena, he aprendido mucho con usted, feliz año ❤

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Happy new year to you, too! 😀

[@rebeccasetareh1025]

Without oven since my size might be large any other ideas for speeding up and does one Still use the foil tape?

[@UltimatePaperMache]

If you aren't putting your sculpture in the oven, there's no need for the foil tape. It was just to keep the melting glue from ending up on the oven floor. The best way to dry a larger paper mache sculpture is to put it in front of a fan.

[@tonifine5355]

Sooo excited about this…as a fairly spontaneous creative, I love the idea of speeding up drying time. I am in the UK and wondering if there is another name for dry wall jointing compound as I don’t want to buy huge tub. NB I JUST FOUND YOUR EXCELLENT OTHER COUNTRIES LIST ON YOUR GREAT WEBSITE…. But mainly I want to know if the foil method will work with pm paper strips as opposed to pm clay. And thank you for your enthusiasm and great teaching.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Yes, you can use foil under paper strips and paste, but I cover it with masking tape first. The paper mache clay fits into the little holes in crumpled foil and holds on that way. Paper strips and paste tend to just slide off unless the foil is covered.

[@tonifine5355]

@@UltimatePaperMache helpful. Thank you. So I guess what I’m really asking is whether the ability to “bake” a piece (with or without foil over glue) works effectively with pm strips as opposed to pm clay. And mainly, will it make it dry enough to work on quickly?

[@UltimatePaperMache]

@@tonifine5355 You can dry paper strips and paste in the oven, but you need to watch the corners and edges of the paper to make sure they don't curl up - that can happen if they aren't drying evenly. You can also just put the paper strips and paste in front of a fan, which seems to work just as fast - and you don't have to worry about them getting too hot and turning brown.

[@scenicview9482]

Would i be able to use normal masking tape if it’s air drying?

[@UltimatePaperMache]

You would only need the special tape I used in this video if you also use hot glue and want to speed things up in the oven. If you're making a sculpture that is air drying, the normal masking tape works just fine.

[@zmzmzn2000]

FYI aluminum tape is made to withstand a fairly good amount of heat.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Yes, the brand I bought can go up to 250F. 😀

[@darleenwohlfeil815]

Hello! I was very interested in your wise men. Do you hace patterns for them?

[@UltimatePaperMache]

No, there was no pattern - they were sculpted 'on the fly.' Did you see the videos? They start here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJzZlnmsa8lgn9E

[@rebeccasetareh1025]

How do you start the armature is something under the foil how do you shape the foil??

[@UltimatePaperMache]

This was just a ball of foil with some ears added, but when I'm making a real sculpture I use a pattern inside. I show how to do that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6i5mqyunMeDi8k

[@Shuvah2Him]

THANK YOU FOR EXPERIMENTING!!!

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Thanks for watching! Learning something new helps me stay excited about art. 😀

[@stacykroll7875]

I am new to your channel and I am hooked! Oh MY GOOODNES you are amazing and everything I want in a teacher!

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Wow, thank you! 😄

[@bugzpudding]

Very inspiring and helpful thank you

[@UltimatePaperMache]

You're welcome - I'm glad you like the video. 😀

[@VacationHacker]

Is it possible to glue hair onto a sculpture

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Yes, it's possible, but I haven't really done it much myself, and I don't know how to make it look natural or what kind of glue you'd use. Someone else might know.

[@gracamaria.5316]

Amo o que você faz! Nao tenho habilidade mas sei admirar quem o as tem! Parabéns! Moro no Brazil.!.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

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[@ruthinman6921]

is it mandatory to bake the item with your paper mache clay on it? I'm making a beak to attach to a paper mache head of a bird... im hoping to use hot glue (?) to attach it but I dont want to bake it as i have already painted the head.>>>??

[@UltimatePaperMache]

No, you don't have to bake the paper mache clay. I only do it when I'm in a hurry to get a video done. This video is for people who are always in a hurry. 😀 Work that dries naturally isjust as hard as it is when baked.

[@ruthinmanart4063]

@@UltimatePaperMache Thank you, another question?... I made the clay according to your recipe and Im wondering if i just needed to mix it longer... it still had some fibers of paper sticking out here and there. Does it need longer mixing or does the hot water really make the difference? I didnt have hot water available, had to use cold. Thanks, it did spread somewhat...just had a lot more sanding to do...

[@UltimatePaperMache]

@@ruthinmanart4063 Yes, it does sound like you need to mix it longer. Just keep going until you can't see the separate fibers, or clumps of paper in the mix.

[@miroslavacastillo452]

happy new year ,my friends

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Same to you! 😀

[@roberthanus207]

Hi Judy , due to the Holidays my project was on hold ... using your recipe the first one On Charlie Chaplin. It’s doing great thanks, The armature arms are separate helps to work on body When not in the way... PS. The link you sent me didn’t work to share pictures... If you ca n send it again to me...thanks

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Hi Robert. I'm sorry I sent you the wrong link. We'd love to see how your project is coming along. The Daily Sculptors page on my site is where you can share pictures. Click on the big yellow button on the top. www.ultimatepapermache.com/daily-sculptors-group-page

[@kaurs26]

Hi Jonni ! First of all Happy New Year ! And this technique, foil tape is amazzing. I will definitely going to use it.. Thank you for sharing.. it will help lot.. God bless you ❤️❤️

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Happy new year to you, too! I just found a new use for the tape - fish fins. Be sure to check out my latest video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHjRopJqhJijnpY

[@kaurs26]

@@UltimatePaperMache I will definitely watch !! Thank you so much Jonni ! 😊

[@jeannemarie555]

I think I would use parchment paper instead of a paper towel. Perhaps the paper mache would not stick...just a suggestion

[@UltimatePaperMache]

It might work. Have you tried it?

[@jeannemarie555]

@@UltimatePaperMache I haven't tried it yet. I think I made the suggestion to use parchment paper because I bake my own bread and never had the dough stick to parchment paper. Since you mentioned the paper mache stuck to the paper towel while it was in the oven. I thought parchment paper might be a solution.

[@mariadocarmoregorodrigues3829]

Jonni, Happy New Year

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Happy new year to you, too! 😀

[@anitaharris8687]

Wonderful idea. I’m going to try that thanks for sharing 😁🌹

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Have fun! 😀

[@cyng8497]

Perfect 🤩 I can’t wait to try this in 2021 🐬

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Let us know what you think after you've had a chance to try it! 😀

[@JanineMKartist]

Yes the foil tape is good.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

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[@deancampbell8856]

You know, use the stretchy form of sculpture mesh, and it will work GREAT, if you fill it up with the paper cache!!!

[@UltimatePaperMache]

That sounds great. Thanks for the tip.

[@sunnywilker3841]

Hi! Thank you for your great videos and helpful information. Questions: Can you mosaic over paper mache clay? Tin foil armature, paper mache clay, then start to adhere tiles? Also do do you always need to bake the paper mache clay, or was that for speed of the video? Any clarification you can offer would be helpful! Thanks again.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Hi Sunny. I just threw my little cat in the oven to prove that you can do that, even when using hot glue in the armature, if you cover it with the foil tape. I don't usually bake my sculptures unless I'm in a hurry. The paper mache clay will dry very hard without baking. I don't know about mosaics, though. You'd need to try a small test batch to see if they stick. Unlike a cement-based grout, the paper mache clay will shrink slightly. I don't know if that will matter or not, so you'll have to try it and see. Have fun with it!

[@sunnywilker3841]

@@UltimatePaperMache thank you from one Minnesotan to another!! I will try, and when I do, I’d love to let you know! I have your book- it’s wonderful and your videos hit the mark every time! Again thank you.🤍

[@cndbrn7975]

Nice! I really like the idea of starting and finishing a project the same day; Question: Have you ever used "Sand" as a form/armature for paper mache or concrete?

[@UltimatePaperMache]

No, I don't believe I have. It would work as a form if you put it inside a plastic bag, but I don't know if you could put paper mache directly on sand and make it work.

[@patriciaanne1631]

I'm going to use your recipe and sculpt some lizards for my raised flower beds...since I'm in the Southwest...and some cactus...

[@UltimatePaperMache]

That sounds fun. You will want to bring them inside when it threatens to rain, though, if you're using paper mache clay. It isn't waterproof.

[@patriciaanne1631]

@@UltimatePaperMache I think they'll be ok with marine varnish??...I was going to add jewels and airbrush paint....then varnish...your thoughts? BTW..I love your videos..!!

[@UltimatePaperMache]

@@patriciaanne1631 ​ Be sure to do a small test piece first. When I lived in sunny Eastern Oregon, I made a turtle and put it under a rhubarb leaf. It was fine in the shade, even when it rained. The leaf got too big so I moved it into the sun. The sun cracked the varnish, and the next time it rained the paper mache clay got wet and soft. Have you seen my two videos about my garden gnome? There's no paper inside, and he's been outside for more than a year with no issues at all. You can see the first video here: www.ultimatepapermache.com/gnome

[@joanbennettnyc]

Fun! and great to know.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😀

[@juancarloslimachicruz7380]

Congratulations...Happy new year2021

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Same to you! 😀

[@mstexasg6243]

I bought two rolls of this 5 YEARS ago never knowing what to do with it...well now I do

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Have fun! 😀

[@kuchcreativity]

You're great ❤️

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Ah - thanks! 😀

[@bernadettehirtle340]

I am looking to make a snowman that will last forever

[@UltimatePaperMache]

You might want to try this recipe: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnvdm3yQi9GGmpo

[@deancampbell8856]

If you use Magic Smooth, two part Epoxy, you dont have to put it in the oven, at all.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

That's true - I was just in a hurry. But I haven't heard of that brand. I'll check it out. Is it about the same as Apoxie Sculpt?

[@donnabray8289]

Do not use foil tape if you're going to put it in the oven. Some rolls have a warning, you can't even use it on exhaust pipes. Perfect if you are not putting it in the oven. Some tapes are rated differently, be very careful with this.

[@UltimatePaperMache]

Donna, you might be thinking about a different kind of tape. This isn't duct tape. The 3M Metal Repair foil tape I'm using is rated from -30F to 250F. You can see the company's description of the tape on their amazon listing here: amzn.to/387kukI They do have some that withstand even hotter temperatures, but they aren't needed for something like an armature for paper mache.

[@donnabray8289]

@@UltimatePaperMache thank you. I was greatly concerned that someone would buy the duct work metal tape. We sell four different metal tapes where I work and none of those are rated for what you're doing. Thank you.

[@JLowe-uu8lr]

Cool !=8)

[@UltimatePaperMache]

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[@adrianavalente7905]

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[@UltimatePaperMache]

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[@harpprah]

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[@UltimatePaperMache]

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[@mariadocarmoregorodrigues3829]

I' for Brazil

[@RayRay-yi1bj]

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