Papier Mache Puppet Heads

Papier mache is one of the best known, cheapest and effective media for making things. Rob takes you through the entire process of making a papier mache puppet head

[@rancidcrawfish]

Rob is always a laid back, patient crafter in these kinds of segments. 👍🏼

[@spasticpug5209]

I like to imagine this guy has a bunch of rotting cooked oranges on his floor

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Oh this brings me back to my childhood :D We used to make Piggy Banks like that. We basically just blew air into a balloon till it was big enough for our desired piggy bank size. Then we sealed the vent by making a knot into it and were putting the newspaper pieces and glue onto it, covering it nicely. Then added a few cardboard pieces from old Egg packages (the ones you get your eggs in at the supermarket) and used them for the nose, the ears and the feet. And just like shown here, we used something as a skin afterwards for the ears and nose and feet so they would be seemless with the the rest. And when it all dried we were then painting it and cutting a little slot on the top. It was so much fun to do :)

[@CuriosityShow]

Papier mache must be one of the most under-rated of materials - tremendously versatile for many things - Rob

[@wilson.....]

i just went out and bought all the stuff i need thank you Rob :)

[@CuriosityShow]

My pleasure - Rob

[@Amelia-dh1ot]

This is underrated haha great for my school project as I don't have clay to do it with. Thanks

[@PurgatoryPurgatory]

This is great! I'm gonna try this next weekend. It's been about 23 years since I last did that (in kindergarden) - long overdue!

[@florestista9339]

Amazing technique, thank you

[@CuriosityShow]

My pleasure. Lots more at kzbin.info please spread the word -Rob

[@CuriosityShow]

Hundreds more segments like this at kzbin.info

[@rnichol22]

These are great to watch but now health and safety woukd be crying lol. Bring these back I say

[@majortom4543]

i want those times back. Simpler times, no fucking technology. No fucking cellphone all day and night

[@CuriosityShow]

The trick is to get young children doing these things before technology takes a hold on them. Once they have confidence in being able to use their minds and hands to make and do things, they keep it (and the joy of it) for life - Rob

[@smadaf]

Technology has been around for hundreds of thousands of years. It is the study of tools and of their use.

[@majortom4543]

@@smadaf i think its pretty clear what kind of technology im talking about. Youre either being pedantic or youre just not smart. Perhaps both.

[@steparc]

Hi, it is really commendable video. I would like to know the baking time and temperature in the oven of three stages of the puppet head-with orange, without orange and finally after making the face features

[@CuriosityShow]

Sorry, so long ago that i have forgotten, but i never really kept the records - just worked things out as i went along - Rob

[@EumJeongAe]

Thank you so much!

[@marciacrosby6170]

But what temperature oven?

[@lisajarvis3820]

I just found an easier way to make my Christmas babbles

[@darkforestzombie218]

Babbles lolol

[@darkforestzombie218]

2:26 i just imagine this guy having a heap of useless shrunken oranges on the floor

[@jamied8678]

Of course now Banksia Entertainment would be sued for showing Batman or Robin lol

[@darkforestzombie218]

What is the character wearing blue with green eyes and the orange one with the eyepatch?

[@CuriosityShow]

They were all Punch and Judy characters, Punch, Judy, the doctor, the policeman and Jack Ketch the hangman - Rob

[@darkforestzombie218]

@@CuriosityShow ohhhhhh, the doctor and the hangman.

[@Mrmich5371]

Ahh yes.. The simpler days. Wish I was born in the 70s / 80s

[@arodriguez6567]

I'm planning to make a ball-shaped project and I wanted to find some alternatives besides balloons to put the paper on. Do you think larger fruits like cantaloupes would work as a base?

[@CuriosityShow]

I can't see why not - just don't overheat the oven. You want the paper to dry hard and the fruit to dry slowly inside it and and shrink - too hot, and the fruit boils, ruining the paper - Rob

[@maritanottzmusic]

I was wondering that I think it will

[@smadaf]

The Punch & Judy characters dancing at the end sure made me smile! How did you keep them from fighting?

[@CuriosityShow]

I made them for my three-year old son who, even at that age, was a Punch and Judy expert - Rob

[@jhonny1392]

Thank you *so much !*, man. Your technique is so simple, efficient, easy to make, that I don't know how I didn't think about this before ! ! !. Therefore, it may be because I'm not a genius, but you do !. LOL. Anyway, thank you very much for sharing your method with us. About the Oven, I have a very important question for you: Has you tried with a Microwave Oven ?. I really appreciate you reply, because this would be much easier than using a conventional oven. Thank you so much again and many greetings for you from Chile (South America). Cheers, John.

[@CuriosityShow]

+jhonny1392 Sorry to be late in my reply, but i have been travelling in USA and Canada - great trip. I wouldn't think a microwave would work, as it is likely simply to boil the water in the orange and paste and blow the thing apart. Using dry heat in a convebntional oven (less than boiling point) dries everything, making it hard without distorting it. - Rob

[@jhonny1392]

+CuriosityShow Aha !. This is a very good point I didn't take in count and you're absolutely right about that !. Thank you so much for your reply, and about this travel you've been doing can only say that I envy you, in the best sense of the word, because one of my dreams since I was a kid is pay a visit to USA one day, but now I realize the only way I could make this dream come true would be wining the Lottery !. Lol, which as you know is a little hard to win !. Thanks again and many greetings from Chile, John.

[@CuriosityShow]

+jhonny1392 Lovely Chile! How I would love to get back there. If I could I would do a trip down the entire length of your fabulous country, from the Atacama desert up north down to the subAntarctic at the bottom. I loved it there, and didn't have enough time. Rob

[@jhonny1392]

CuriosityShow Thanks a lot for your kind words about my country, mister. Well, if you don't have time right now, I'm sure you'll have it in the future. So, is just a matter of time and patience for now and I'm sure you'll be back if you really want it. If some day you decide to come again, I strongly recommend to visit the South of Chile in deep. There you'll find one of the most beautiful places in the whole world, but for discover that, you have to leave main highway and go into the branch and more country side roads. Here is where the real beauty is waiting for ... And then, you'll discover that is not necessary go so far into our south territory, because the best part is very far from our south border. Cheers again, and many, many thanks for your commentary. Sincerely, John from Viña del Mar, Chile.

[@PARALLELPEOPLEAKSHAYB]

That was awesome...

[@CuriosityShow]

Many thanks - lots more at kzbin.info - new stuff each week for subscribers - Rob

[@Astrobiologica]

paper paste is good but I think wear gloves as paste often contains fungicide with mercury in it.

[@CuriosityShow]

Wallpaper paste is quite OK, especially this cellulose paste, but you easily make your own from flour and water - lots of recipes on line - Rob

[@rain321zhang]

Where did you get the wallpaper paste from? I searched online and cannot find the same product you recommended. thank you!

[@CuriosityShow]

In Australia, Selley's wallpaper paste, but most hardware/painting/wallpaper? shops should have cellulose wallpaper paste - Rob

[@alexandrawessel4717]

Hi any chance you could advise the temperature and time how long to bake? Have them in the oven for 2 hours and no change 🙈😂

[@CuriosityShow]

I don't know which part of it you mean. I put the whole thing in for a while, which dried the outer papier mache and shrank the orange inside. I then cut the paper, took out the orange, sealed up the paper and then back in the oven for a short while.-Rob

[@alexandrawessel4717]

Thanks for getting back to me. I left them in the oven overnight at 50 degree Celsius. I did mean what temperature and time for the first time baking. Well and I guess I will need rough times for the other times as well. Thank you Rob for getting back. Stay safe. Alex

[@alexandrawessel4717]

Sorry meant to say left overnight and they are still wet and soft

[@smadaf]

@@alexandrawessel4717 , try something more like 90°C. If you get above 100°C, you'll boil the water in the orange, which won't help. But 50°C, which is just like a very hot day, or the temperature in a closed car on a warm, sunny day, will hasten spoiling faster than it will *dry* and *shrink* the orange.

[@alexandrawessel4717]

@@smadaf thank you very much.

[@fatguyanimation4741]

What was the approximate oven temp and time utilized to "dry" the piece?

[@CuriosityShow]

I can't remember, but probably around 100 degrees C - you don't want to boil the water in the paste - Rob

[@humanoidy]

Any ideas on how to make these without wasting food?

[@CuriosityShow]

I am sure that you could then squeeze the orange, or use it in compost as I do - Rob

[@yuzugrove]

Another round object like a christmas ornament would probably work. Or a ball made with plasticine.

[@yematosan8837]

Incaretabl show

[@polakzpolaka]

can i use watermelon?

[@darkforestzombie218]

How do you make the rest of the puppet ?

[@CuriosityShow]

Various ways - mostly by sewing simple felt back-and-front pieces - Rob

[@darkforestzombie218]

@@CuriosityShow ok thank you rob

[@darkforestzombie218]

@@CuriosityShow are the hands paper mache or not ?

[@hadleyroberts5090]

How did they create the clothes and attach them on? Thanks,

[@CuriosityShow]

Hadley Roberts I made an entire Punch and Judy set for my young son. In short, the neck is made from a cardboard tube. Roll and stick card into a tube; this is the neck. Cut "turrets" at one end of this neck, flare them out and stick the tabs to the bottom of the head (continuing the hole by cutting out the papier mache head inside the tube if your finger is long enough to reach through the neck). Then stick an extra "collar' of card around the bottom of the neck. This stops cloths falling off the neck. Make clothes however you like - sticking felt together, sewing etc, but with a drawstring at the top. this goes over the neck's collar and is drawn tight and knotted.

[@darkforestzombie218]

@@CuriosityShow you made an entire Punch and Judy set for your son? Your a cool dad

[@justyngaleana1786]

No 77

[@darkforestzombie218]

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