Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:34:31 -0500
From: "Branden Byers" <byersbs-AT-gmail.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Paper Mache Strenght Test


Mathieu,

Online workshop? Does this mean you will be posting a video of your process?

Only recently have I started using paper mache for masks and have to
admit I was immediately surprised of the strength. I've been
experimenting with it some more and have rather violently attacked my
masks as well with no visible damage.

How long will PVA and kraft paper paper mache masks/puppets last? When
will they begin to deteriorate noticeably?

Branden

On 3/28/08, Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca> wrote:
> Sorry........I got into these emails late.........what type of paper
>  again was used in the test Mathieu did?
>
>  conrad
>
> -----------
>
>
>  I vaguely mentionned thin Kraft paper,
>  but to be more complete, the monkey head has about two layers of white
>  office paper, and both pieces have coffee filters as finishing layers. The
>  Office paper is often used to help count layers, but I like it less, as it
>  is weaker and has a different texture, so I use it less now.
>
>  The monkey was an unfinished head without enough layers for my personal
>  criterias, but I still added a finishing layer (of coffee filters) because I
>  used the monkey as a demo piece in one of my paper mache workshops.
>
>  The only glue I used for those is regular white glue (pva), diluted enough
>  to increase flow and prevent it from sticking to my brush and fingers.
>
>  Rubbing each finished layer with a smooth metal tool also helps add strenght
>  and integrity to the piece, because it makes it more compact and eliminates
>  air pockets between layers.
>
>  My average amount of layers for the kraft paper heads and mask used to be 6
>  to 8.
>  Now I'll increase to maybe 10 to 12, just because I'm crazy about
>  unnecessary extra strenght.
>  Always give them more!
>
>  It is extremely easy and quick to do paper mache strips the way I do them,
>  but it's a system of various techniques I developped from many sources,
>  adding my own touch. On the same piece, I may apply 5 types of paper mache
>  strips (structure, extra volume, detail, texture, finishing).
>
>  I can explain until my fingers burn from all the typing, but it's only
>  obvious when I show people, step by step.
>  Should some of you be interested, I can offer an online workshop. It would
>  be great to have a few Puptcritters working together across frontiers, and
>  then share the results with the rest of the mailing list.
>
>
>
>
>
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