What do you use for paper mache?

Question

Glue, paste, flour and water mixture (exact recipe?)

What would be best if I'm making a body cast?

Answer 1

simply mix a good bit of flour and water. it should be runny but not too runny. not gooey at all. just runny. i like to use old newspapers (torn into 3 inch wide sections) and then paint them after dry. dipping the paper in the mixture does not work to great. just dip your hand in the bowl and rub it onto the surface and then lay the newspaper strips on it. work with it and gt used to the way it works to be great at it. if you dip the entire strip of newpaper in the mixture it will be too heavy to stay on the surface. i recently made HUGE paper mache projects for a parade and it worked great... so just follow my directions! good luck!

Answer 2

You don't say what size of "body cast" you want to make... a whole body?, or just a face for a mask, etc?

If you use plaster and water (soaked into gauze or fabric, etc.), it will heat up a bit, but will set fairly quickly.
If you use flour or liquid starch, etc. as the adhesive, it will take a long time to dry.
And if you use a thinned permanent white glue (3 pts glue to 1 pt water, or so) liquid for the adhesive, it will also take a long time to dry.
(Those last two may set up enough to be removed carefully then supported while fully drying though)

(Starch isn't very strong though.)

As for the material used as the main fiber, I like to use those blue shop towels on a roll (purchased in auto depts) with thinned white glue... they drape well, are very strong after drying, and the work goes much more quickly than using paper strips, etc..
If you need a papier mache shape with fine details though, you'd probably be better off with paper mash of some kind (or Celluclay or Creative Paperclay, etc.), but again the material you could afford would depend on the sheer size of what you want to mold.

(For, ahem, intimate parts of the body, there are *special* casting materials are sold for that.)


Diane B.

Answer 3

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What do you use for paper mache?
Glue, paste, flour and water mixture (exact recipe?)

What would be best if I'm making a body cast?

Answer 4

I was just going to use newspaper & wallpaper paste---I found they wanted $34 canadian for a pail of wallpaper paste. In the next aisle, there were these bags of paper mache just add water stuff for $7 so I bought some of those. It worked really good & not a bit of hassle. when my project was completed, I had minimal sanding & painting was easy as the mixture was white

Answer 5

I just use (news)paper dipped in wallpaper paste and layered on. If you were making a body cast, you'd have to stand still a long time! For parts of the body, wrap cling film round first or coat with vaseline. I'm in the UK so I don't know what other parts of the world calls cling film.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Hi:

Please do the following when doing a body cast:

1) Use Vaseline on the part of the body your casting so you can remove the cast Do about five layers for each part of the body cast allow Four to five hours for it to dry ( masking tape works the best because -I can instantly remove it after applying five layer on that part of the body - Masking tape is good for starting this, than I use Paper Mache afterward

2) Do small sections at a time This is to allow your body to expell heat - like do one arm at time; not both at once, do the lower chest than - REMOVE IT VERY CAREFULY BY CUTTING IT IN HALF IN SMALL CUTS OR SLITS ALONG THE CAST AND PULL IT APART ALONG THOSE CUTS.
(I use upper case lettering here to warn you not to do the cutting in one stoke - you risk cutting yourself very badly or worse; if your not careful.) remove it in small cuts than do the upper part of the chest ; remove it; than do the neck remove it. Dry it, Over night and join it together and continue paper mache until you have five layers holding together Dry over night. between layers

3) Have a friend or family member there to help you If you feel any discomfort -HAVE THEM REMOVE THE CAST IMMEDIATELY - RIPPING IT APART IF NECESSARY

I'm not trying to scare you from do it -Just want you to be careful when doing a body cast . Have fun.

4) After six days of this you have your body cast

Here are some Recipes:

Paste


1 cup cold water
1 cup flour
2 1/2 cups boiling water
1 T. powdered alum
3/4 tsp. oil of wintergreen

Mix the cold water and flour together, stirring until smooth.
Add the boiling water and mix well. Pour the mixture into the top of a double boiler.
Cook over low heat until smooth. Add the alum and stir.
Remove from heat. When the mixture is cool, add the oil of wintergreen.


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Paper Mache Recipes:

Use one of these 3 Paper Mache Recipes:

Recipe 1/ Ingredients: Flour,water,paper
Stir three parts water into one part flour until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
To make the paste last longer, add a few drops of oil of Wintergreen. (optional) You can buy this oil at a drugstore.
Stir well and the paste is ready to use.
Now you need paper- newspaper works well!
Dip each piece of paper in the liquid mixture and apply it one piece at a time to form your shapes.

Recipe 2/ Ingredients: Wallpaper paste,water,paper
Buy some wallpaper paste at a hardware store.
Mix one part wallpaper paste with three parts water.
Stir well and the paste is ready to use.
Now you need paper- newspaper works well!
Dip each piece of paper in the liquid mixture and apply it one piece at a time to form your shapes.

Recipe 3/ Ingredients: Glue,water,paper
Mix two parts white glue with one part warm water.
Stir well and the Paste is ready to use.
Now you need paper-newspaper works well!
Dip each piece of paper in the liquid mixture and apply it one piece at a time to form your shapes.

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To make the paste:

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups cold water
2 cups boiling water
3 tbsp. sugar

Mix together flour and cold water in a bowl. Add this mixture to the boiling water and allow it to return to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in the sugar. As the mixture cools it will thicken as it does.

You can also just make a quicky paste by putting flour in a bowl and adding water until you have kind of a soupy paste.

If you're planning to make something you want to last for years and years, be aware that flour paste can get moldy, especially in humid environments. You might want to try using powdered wall paper non-pourous adhesive (Note: please read waring on carton) mixed with water. It comes in milk carton type containers and you can find it anywhere wallpaper is sold.

Be sure to cover your work area with lots of newspaper or wax paper - papier mache can get very messy!

To make your shape:

Tear (don't cut) narrow strips of newspaper or newsprint. Narrower strips work best when using a rounded mold... for flat or rectangular surfaces, larger strips are ok. Dip the strips into the paste, coating completely. As you lift the strip out, run it between your thumb and forefinger to squeeze out excess paste. Then drape the strip across your mold. Overlap strips slightly as you go - the torn edges will blend together and your final product will have a smoother finish. You may need more than one layer of paper. It's best to allow each layer to dry before putting another on - this means some projects could take several days!

Here are some website and books on the subject along with my favorite Paper Mache recipe :

Here are some websites :


http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Visual_Arts/Sc...

http://www.geocities.com/toddlermoms/pap...

http://home.eol.ca/~props/recipes.html.....

http://kids.creativity-portal.com/d/reci...

http://www.make-stuff.com/kids/papier_ma...

http://www.planetpals.com/papermache.htm...

http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/paperma...

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/...

http://www.homeschoolzone.com/pp/crafts/...

http://www.recipestogo.com/childsticky/c...

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,pa...

http://www.thatsmyhome.com/recipes-for-k...


http://www.kinderart.com/kitchen/machepu...

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http://www.geocities.com/toddlermoms/pap...

http://www.planetpals.com/papermache.htm...

http://www.make-stuff.com/kids/papier_ma...

http://www.abcteach.com/babysit/joann/pa...

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/pape...

http://www.fakefruit.com/Projects/Fre...

http://www.papiermache.co.uk

http://www.kidsturncentral.com/crafts...

http://www.fakefruit.com

http://www.avesstudio.com/Products/Pa...

http://www.creativepapermache.com/pro...

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad...

http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/pape...

http://www.kids-fun-and-games.com/pap...

http://www.deltacrafts.com/Projects/Craf...

http://www.michaels.com/art/online/pr...

http://www.creativepapermache.com

http://www.craftbits.com/viewArticle....


for tv craft website that got this :

http://www.hgtv.com/ - type paper mache in there search box

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/crafts... tpe paper mache in the search box

http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/paperma...

Here one I got off the net:

Paste


1 cup cold water
1 cup flour
2 1/2 cups boiling water
1 T. powdered alum
3/4 tsp. oil of wintergreen

Mix the cold water and flour together, stirring until smooth.
Add the boiling water and mix well. Pour the mixture into the top of a double boiler.
Cook over low heat until smooth. Add the alum and stir.
Remove from heat. When the mixture is cool, add the oil of wintergreen.

Here some books on it that you can pick up at any bookstore or library:

Papier Mache
by Deri Robins

Papel Mache
by Juliet Bawden, Diane James, Juliet Bawden, Jon Barnes (Photographer), Diane James

Paper Crafts: 50 Extraordinary Gifts and Projects, Step by Step
by Gillian Souter, Gillian Souter


Creating with Papier-Mache
by Victoria Seix, Victoria Seix, Victoria Seix

Papier Mache: An Introduction to the Art of Modeling in Paper
by Peter Rush

The Papier Mache
by Ray Gibson, Cheryl Evans (Editor), Fiona Watt (Editor)

Papercraft: Paper-Making and Paper-Mache
by Lynette Silver

Paper Mache
by Dorling Kindersley Publishing

Dollmaking with Papier MâChé and Paper Clay
by Doris Rockwell Rockwell Gottilly

Contemporary Craft of Paper Mache: Techniques - Projects - Inspirations
by Helga Meyer, Carol Taylor (Editor)

Paper and Fabric Mache: 100 Imaginative and Ingeneous Projects to Make
by Dawn Cusick

Paper Mache
by Miranda Innes - An execellent book on the subject

Papier Mache Fun
by Irene Lassus, Marie-Anne Voituriez

Papier-Mache
by Renee F. Schwarz, Renee F. Schwarz (Illustrator)

The Complete Book of Papercrafts: 26 Step-by-Step Projects to Make from Paper
by Susan Penny, Martin Penny (Editor), Martin Penny

Fanciful Paper Projects: Making Your Own Posh Little Follies
by Sandra Evertson

Arnold Grummer's Complete Guide to Paper Casting
by Arnold Grummer, Mabel Grummer

Paper Mache
by Alex

125 Papercrafts Projects: Step-by-Step Papier Mache, Decoupage, Paper Cutting, Collage, Decorative Effects and Paper Construction
by Lucy Painter (Editor)

Papier Mache
by Judy Balchin

Papier-Mache (Let's Create! Series)
by Dorothy L. Gibbs (Editor), Parramon's Editorial Team Staff (Photographer)

Crafts from Papier-Mache
by Violaine Lamerand

The Michaels Book of Paper Crafts
by Lark Books, Megan Kirby (Editor), Lark Books (Manufactured by)

Papier-Mache for Kids
by Sheila McGraw