I'M A PAPER MACHE PRO after this one. It tested all my skills and ingenuity.

[@donitafichter8298]

Wowwwww. So much more complex to create than I would have ever imagined by looking at the final piece. It’s stunning …and ohhhhh how we onlookers have no clue the amount of skill and creativity that ACTUALLY goes into art. I also watch Jonni Good’s videos as she is simply amazing! With my lack of knowledge, I don’t really understand your process but I’ll keep watching to see if I can figure some of it out as it fascinates me! Thank you for sharing! Have a beautiful day!

[@atelierarenas]

It's my pleasure to share with you. Thank you so much 😊

[@2degucitas]

You have a beautiful finca. Love the surrounding porch. Reminds me of Costa Rica, but made of bricks.🌠

[@2degucitas]

Have you tried brushing a thin resin over the plaster mold surface? It mold might last longer and not stick to the papier maché. Perhaps you intend the plaster to absorb the water from the maché?

[@atelierarenas]

Thank you! 😊 My husband built the whole thing. I wish we’d had internet back then 🙂

[@atelierarenas]

That’s a really good idea! 🤔 Or polyurethane. I’ll try it to see if the water absorption makes a difference. 🙂

[@ChristineARose]

In my climate of the US, I also struggle with humidity issues. I've learned here, that NO pva glue won't become sticky/soggy. Even Elmer's Glue All. I've switched to Tite Bond II and III for layering and for Joni's clays. I also cannot use any Flour in any of the mixes. I know it's cheap, but, the vermin, bugs and mold is intolerable. I eat eggs, so, I use ground egg shells (calcium carbonate). "Marble dust, is pretty close to the same things, just a more expensive art material to buy. In my part of the world. Mardi Gras is a thing, and a whole lot of the floats and other props are made by the Contact Mache method, which is a dry method (after the adhesive dries on the paper, it can stick to other coated dry papers). I'm going to look at more of your videos soon. Thanks for the tips tricks 🥲

[@atelierarenas]

Thank you for this info. I really appreciate it! My oldest pva glue sculpture is now about 10 years old and looks like the day I made it. It lives at a friend’s house, here in Colima. I think our climates are a bit different because Colima has a dramatic dry season. The worst of our wet season lasts about 3 months, with 1 or 2 of those being when I get mold. Those are the months when I have to be very careful. I’ll look up the contact mache method. And thanks for watching!🙂

[@xmobile.]

Yeah, i was going to mention wood glue. I learned about using titebond iii from Unhinged Productions here on KZbin... he does a lot of outdoor props for Halloween like zombies and he said, using wood glue in his mixture, they survive getting rained on. I still make wheatpaste (boiling water with a tbsp of white vinegar, then adding flour + water mixture, while whisking to activate the gluten) but now add in titebond iii to my mixture (be careful, wood glue does not want to release from molds or surfaces!) I haven't had enough time to sculpt and test it outdoors myself, but i can tell the difference. Unhinged Productions also uses SPAR-urethane to coat some projects, which is more flexible and does not crack like poly-urethane. Btw, I'm really glad i found this channel.. i think of paper mache in the same way... that i'd like to show that fine art, emotion, drama, can come from paper, it's not just an elementary school balloon/ face mask material.

[@atelierarenas]

Hahaha, yes, we made a giant orange for a kid's costume a long time ago @xmobile. Fun, but rudimentary. Great art can be made out of any material. But, like you say, more durable is better. Thanks for your thoughts about glue 😃

[@RobertSmith-cc5kk]

Love your work. Have been looking for a new way of making larger art pieces other than clay. This looks like the the way to go. Im so excited. Thank you so much for sharing your tech to be able to do the things for my work. Robb.

[@atelierarenas]

Happy to do it. Thanks for letting me know that it helps you. Keep me posted 😃

[@YardMojo-rt1ww]

Automotive wheel weights (the kind used for balancing wheels during alignments) might be more effective than glueing in all those washers. Just thought that may be of use to you. Thanks for another great video outlining all those bumps in the road. You've given me tons of ideas for my own sculpts.

[@atelierarenas]

Great idea! Thank you and enjoy sculpting ‼️

[@robertbart60]

Just found your videos. Your work is technical in nature while also being natural in form. Love it.

[@atelierarenas]

Thank you. Very sweet of you and you got me pegged, haha. 😃

[@RobertSmith-cc5kk]

Good for you❤Robb

[@atelierarenas]

Yay‼️ Thank you 🙂

[@mumziam]

Very interesting! Lovely piece and great to see your process .. Im exactly the same in that I don't know what Im making until it kind of takes on a life of its own and Im inspired to work with it! Unfinished work too.. that rarely gets done!, liked and subscribed..

[@atelierarenas]

Thank you! Hahaha. Starting is so much fun. 😁😊

[@GingerBisek]

These videos are just so damn good. And you are so damn cute. And your sculptures are so damn excellent. Love! 🍸(I couldn't find the shooting star. So a cocktail will have to do.)

[@atelierarenas]

That means so much to me coming from you, Ginger. 😊 Looking forward to having a real cocktail with you.❤️❤️❤️

[@eggandchips4t]

💫 beautiful work, thanks for sharing your process. Xxx

[@atelierarenas]

Thank you! It’s my pleasure 😃

[@locoroco197]

💫 Que buen video Diane , felicidades cada ves mejor!!!!

[@atelierarenas]

Aaaw. 😊 Muchísimas gracias Rogelio ❤️

[@williajohnson1851]

🌠🌠🌠

[@atelierarenas]

Cool 😎. Thanks😊

[@alexihigh5190]

Such a great process!

[@atelierarenas]

So much fun, right? 😃

[@giftedpixie]

💫

[@atelierarenas]

Aw, thank you 😊

[@nataconly8685]

👏👏👏💫❤️‍🔥🔥❤️‍🔥💫

[@atelierarenas]

Cool, cool, cool‼️Thanks😃

[@lyndaholloway5469]

Yes paper mache is a lot of work, but it is so fun. Best to you. shooting stare ?

[@atelierarenas]

Thank you! The trade off seems to be the amount of work and time spent but yes, so worth it. 😃

[@AstridSouthSea]

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[@atelierarenas]

Thanks for letting me know‼️❤️

[@danibeata2435]

🌠

[@atelierarenas]

You are a shooting star‼️

[@kyststudio-epicartadventure]

🌠Did you use kraft paper from the beginning or did you eventually come to it?

[@atelierarenas]

Hi. I saw a video about authentic venetian mask making where they used craft paper, and that's what I did, right from the beginning 😃 I only made mine in 3D instead of one sided.

[@atelierarenas]

Thanks for watching all the way through ‼️

[@almafrisius7358]

🎉

[@atelierarenas]

Thank you ‼️

[@janaathanand3243]

💫🌠 hi very interesting to see your videos, I am new subscriber. I have a doubt, whether you make the full sculpture in clay or plasticine and then you cut them into different parts like legs, hands for creating the molds ? Or you will make each parts separately and assemble them as a paper mache parts . Are the plaster molds durable? I have seen that the plaster of Paris will be easy to damage or it will be powdery when we scratch it

[@atelierarenas]

Hi. Welcome! I do both. Sometimes I make the entire sculpture and cut it up to make molds, and sometimes I make individual pieces and make molds. I find it better to make the entire sculpture first. I plan to make a video about this.

[@atelierarenas]

Plaster molds can be extremely durable when done well. I've been using the same molds to make 20 pieces. I also can repair them if they break. I have a recent video about repairing a plaster mold.

[@janaathanand3243]

@@atelierarenas thankyou for your response...hope we will get further tutorial videos on this craft.

[@bonniehollingsworth1996]

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[@atelierarenas]

Thank you Bonnie! 😊