So last night I thought I would do some art. I got a huge paper mache lion's face coming right out of the canvas roaring... But now upon waking up today I have no idea what to do with it!!
What should I put around the lions face? I was thinking maybe a rainbow coloured mane but I would need to put something at the bottom to fill up some space.
P.S. Can you blowdry paper mache to make it dry faster? The lion's face has been drying for 12 hours already and it is still wet.
2006-11-12 04:45:47 · 3 answers · asked by . 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
Sounds cool.
I'd use curled paper to create a mane around the lion's head and lacquer it, stick a tube through his mouth and use it as a small fountain for Christmas.
Yes you can blow-dry but do it really slowly and on a very cool setting to prevent warping and cracking.
2006-11-12 04:51:48 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who or what is the Lion in your life? Sounds like a happy force, if you want to put a rainbow mane on him!
I"m an amateur at this, but I've been stuck too many times!
Could be the lion's body, could be a hoop of fire, could be the jungle, could be a mask...could be a parody of http://www.mgm.com/. Things that go under these follow easily.
On a more general note, one good shape below a human (dunno about a lion's) head is basically triangular, to feel in that dead space and lead the eye to the head. So, for example, the lion's legs could be spalyed with more weight on one leg than the other--supporting the head and giving the picture motion by putting the implied weight off-balance. Unless you have a circular frame like MGM. If a rectangular frame, try positioning the head in the design using the Rule of Thirds (see source) so it isn't dead center. If this is a sculpture, and I'm no expert on that, but a spiral form seems to work from all sides.
No idea about blow-drying. It will be on the Web somewhere, I suspect.
If you are a professional, just lookng for ideas, I'm sorry if you know all this already.
2006-11-12 05:30:21 · answer #2 · answered by Artist48 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blow dry on low heat to keep from cracking. After you've been working on drying it for a while you'll naturally get back the idea you had when you started the piece and be able to finish it your own way.
2006-11-13 05:24:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋