Lessons Learned: Making a Giant Paper Mache Dragon
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- Опубликовано: 29 фев 2024
- It's time to take another look at the giant paper mache dragon I made eleven years ago. (I can't believe it's been that long!)
In this video, I share my honest thoughts on what went right - and what I would do differently if I made something like this again. Are you thinking about making a sculpture with paper mache that's bigger than you are? Be sure to watch this video first - I've learned some valuable lessons after all this time. 😊
Links mentioned in the video:
The original Giant Dragon playlist: • Paper Mache Clay Dragon
My Book, Make Animal Sculptures with Paper Mache Clay: amzn.to/1nMUO3a (affiliate link, of course. 😊)
Dragon head wall sculpture pattern: www.ultimatepapermache.com/dr...
Dragon mask pattern: www.ultimatepapermache.com/dr...
How to use paper mache over wet clay: • How to Make a Mask - (...
How to make flat internal patterns for animal sculptures: • Paper Mache Animals - ...
You can see all my latest mask and sculpture patterns here: www.ultimatepapermache.com/pa...
If I forgot any links, please let me know. And if you can think of any more things I should do differently when I make another "life-sized" paper mache dragon, let us all know in the comments below. 😊 
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🦁 See all of my patterns for paper mache masks and sculptures here: www.ultimatepapermache.com/patterns
Art is a constant learning experience isn't it? Making a giant dragon is my ultimate goal in my paper mache journey. I think he looks wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
It's so helpful to learn what you would do differently. Projects teach us so much. Which is why doing is the best learning.
That is so true! 😊
I love your dragon!!!
Also about the restore, I, not long ago, need a roasting pan to dye paper. So I walked into the goodwill jungle, went to the roasting pan section, and there it was exactly what I envisioned!! I love it when it works out like that!!
Wow, that was a big project. He does look neat. Whenever I make a art project I always feel like I could do it better or different. I have made dragons out of steel. For the skin I used a disc shape or a diamond shape that I punched out on a big machine at work. I start out with some steel rod to make the shape of the dragon and then add the skin. The skin is made of hundreds of pieces and takes a long time to make. Thanks for the video. You are always learning and teaching. Love the dragon.
I believe this was an amazing labor of love. Perhaps, like most of us artsy types, that’s how we learn and move forward. He is incredibly awesome❣️❤️😍❤️👍❤️
I love your videos even from 11 years ago. Wonderful how you work it out on camera. The dragon is great! Would love to see the remake video.
I just wanted to say I used skills I learned in your videos to make a Pumpkin-head to cosplay the headless horse man, it was fun, My friends liked the costume, thank you for inspiring people to make new things :D !
That sounds great! 😊
I'm in love with a dragon lol
Love my local Habitat for Humanity Restore in Canada. Always something interesting to find. Had to stop going because I kept buying too much.
That is beautiful !
Hi ! Your work are great I want to learn more thank you for sharing your skills
You're the coolest, I'm gonna learn a lot from your videos, I haven't seen all your videos, I'm hoping to see if you got videos on marionettes, I love the masks and your techniques. I like the way you do the videos
I use p.v.c. pipe for the "skeleton." Lightweight, strong, & can be bent (carefully fill with sand, tape both ends shut, use a heat gun. Should be done outside & with a respirator!)
There's a prop maker called "Spider Hill Prop Works" who make movable joints for p.v.c. The joints can be made stationery as well.
You don't need movable joints for most things, but do use a book on anatomy & plan accordingly! P.V.C. was meant for plumbing, not Art, so creativity is needed.
It's a pleasure to watch this video, it was a lot of work but the result is amazing! Good health in achieving other wonderful things.
Thank you!😊
incredibly insightful video, thank you so much!
Fabulous teacher
Woah😮
tricky project. amazing
Well we Live and Learn. He does look great.🌹👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I love that dragon! I like you revisiting your sculptures, it's inspiring. I want to sculpt a small dragon eventually using a pattern I have made. Love your book, it really opened my eyes on a fun way to sculpt animals =)
Hola puede ser en castellano x q me gusta todo lo q hace ,gracias !!
you are so inspiring, thank you for sharing your amazing progress :-)
Sou apaixonada seu trabalho, sua ART ! Parabéns! Brazil .!
Obrigado! 😊
You are wonderful
Gosh - thanks. 😊
Wonderful dragon! 🐉 How much enthusiasm! This is great!!! ✨ I had a similar experience with a bear - to heavy because of to much plaster cloth inside and 6 pounds of Diving lead 😂 in order to make him stay upright. 🙈 As well I tried on the poor guy different clays, adding stone meal and marble meal. It's a never ending journey - but i enjoy the ride. 😅
Since I model intuitively, I can't use your ingenious patterns. I somehow have to do it blind every time. 🤗 But I found for myself through your inspiration another solution. I make a thinn layer of paper clay between to sheets of paper - so I can model them in the way I want them to be. By using tinfoil and paper modelled in the form I need, I let the paper-clay-paper-layer dry upon. When they are dry I glue them together with paperclay and strips of paper.
You are a great inspiration and your experience helps a lot! 🙏✨💖
👍👍👍👍👍
Personally I think this is something for outdoor than indoor. If you ever do one again use your concrete formula to put it outside as a theme like George and the dragon or something.
Anyhow wish you well.
My granddaughter wants to make a dinosaur any ideas? I made one when I was 12 I’m 72 so I don’t remember what I did
I'm sorry it took so long to get back to you. There's a guest post on my blog, if your granddaughter is still interested in making a dinosaur. You can find it here: www.ultimatepapermache.com/how-to-make-a-paper-mache-dinosaur
Is it heavy? Sorry for the late comment
Yes, it was really heavy. It took two people to take it out of my house. Fortunately, I did measure the doorway before making it, so it fit, but I couldn't move it on my own. You'd want to use lighter materials if the weight would matter. Something like bubble wrap or even crumpled foil inside instead of crumpled paper.
@@UltimatePaperMache thank you so much for the reply 🙂
Yf😂