HOW TO MAKE PAPIER-

MCH ANIMAL HEADS

For your wall
 BEAUTIFUL PAPIER-MCH
PAPER BIRDS

Colorado Art
Standard:

Relate & Connect to

Transfer.
 PAPIER-MCH ANIMAL
HEADS

Value:

The lightness
and darkness of
an object or how
much light a
surface reflects.
 PAPIER-MCH DEER HEAD

Emphasis:

Choosing to make
one part of a design
or picture more
important than
another, usually by
making a focal
point.
 PAPIER-MCH HORSE

Contrast:

Is using opposites to
create a difference,
adding interest to the
work.
PAPIER-MCH AFRICAN
HEADS
PAPIER-MCH ANIMAL
HEADS
PAPIER-MCH HORSE
HEAD
NICELY PAINTED HEADS
PAINT MAKES A
DIFFERENCE
 WHAT IF YOU USED A PATTERNED
PAPER TO DECORATE YOUR ANIMAL
HEAD?
UNPAINTED HEADS
YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY
ANIMAL
WHAT ABOUT A PERSON?
 WHIMSICAL

playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and

amusing way.
WHIMSICAL ANIMAL
SCULPTURES
A PAPER MACHE PUPPET
A LARGE DISPLAY OF HIGH SCHOOL
ART PAPER MACHE ANIMALS
 WHAT IS PAPIER-MCH ?

When it comes to fun and whimsy and making

something out of nothing, does it get any better than
Papier-mch? I think not.

French for 'chewed paper', Papier-mch is a composite

material consisting of paper pieces or pulp, sometimes
reinforced with textiles, bound with an adhesive, such as
glue, starch or wallpaper paste.
 HOW TO MAKE PAPIER-
MCH

The traditional method of making papier-mch paste is to use a

mixture of water and flour or other starch, or simply glue (like
Elmers), mixed to the consistency of heavy cream. You can cut paper
into strips or use paper pulp if you like, and soak it in the paste until
saturated. Then, start creating!

The strips may be placed on an armature, or skeleton, often of wire

mesh over a structural frame, or they can be placed on an object to
create a cast. If you want to make some kind of rounded object a
common thing to do is to lay the strips or to pat the pulp around a
balloon.

Once dried, the resulting material can be cut, sanded and painted.
 WHY IS PAPIER-MCH SO
GREAT?

The great thing about papier-mch is that its totally non

toxic, and you can also make some pretty big things with it,
since its so easy to manipulate and its so lightweight.