My Paper Mache Instructional Videos
Just a quick note before I continue with my newest dragon build. I didn't know that my blog posts automatically disappear after a year. So the paper mache instructional videos I posted are gone. In order to avoid this problem in the future I've decided to put them on my Gourmet Paper Mache site. I know that these videos are something of a sore spot for some people. I only got through lesson three. I fully intended to add more of these videos, but just haven't ever gotten back to it. Still, they do explain the process through the paper mache stage and a little of the assembly stage. If you need to see more then subscribe to this blog. I think you will see pretty much everything you need to see by watching me build these projects. Of course if you really want to the inside scoop on my paper mache techniques, buy one of my books .
To see my Paper Mache Instructional Videos, click here .
Posted by Dan the Monster-man at 2/17/2011 3:21 PM 
Categories: Paper Mache Instructional Videos
Tags: paper mache papier mache sculpture arts and crafts howto dragons monsters paper mache recipes paper mache instructions
Categories: Paper Mache Instructional Videos
Tags: paper mache papier mache sculpture arts and crafts howto dragons monsters paper mache recipes paper mache instructions
Dan can you pleas exsplane how too make the scubs or the corner scubs on the dragon bt cloting. I look it up in the monster book. But i can't find it in the monster book. Thanks Dan !!
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Hi Miriam,
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Hai Dan, sorry form my bad English., yes I mean the scales. How do you make them ??
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Hi again Miriam,
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Dan on the Dragon pair. You have make them on November 2010. You use other scales. Van you exsplan them to ?? Thanks again !!!
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Hi again MIriam,
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Thanks Dan, I saw the scales in your book. Iwill try it. Thanks for your help Dan !!
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I'm glad you found it Miriam. The photos make it much more clear than trying to explain it this way. Good luck!
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I love your book, its great as a quick reference...But I sooooo love the video's! Again, thank you so very much for sharing your amazing talent and methods, you are so generous and I know many of us appreciate that totally!
Thanks Dan!!
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Hi shoe monster Suz,
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Oh I'm sure it is!...I never have enough time, no one seems to these days. I don't know how the heck you work full time AND do all this. Our lives are certainly flying by fast, I know I'll never live long enough to do even 1/4 of the things I have on my "wish I could do" list! Thanks so much for doing what you CAN squeeze in!! I'm going to send in my Giraffe and fish shoe pics, don't think you have seen those... Thanks Dan!
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Hey Dan.Glad to see you address the issue of the instructional video series you started way back when. It has been a somewhat sore spot with me when you stopped right in mid build. I have the book and agree it is helpful in most areas but there are times I found the videos in real time more useful when I reached a sticking point. For instance seeing how you made fingers and toes was more informative than the same instructions in the book. If you ever continue this project I would love to see how you built up the face after the jaws were attached. On a high note I love the talent you have and are willing to share. Thanks for letting me have my say Dan and have a great weekend.
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Hi Don,
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Dan,
I was wondering where you get your eyes. I've looked online and it's a mixed bag of results. Is there an eye source you would recommend?
Thanks,
Jeremy
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Hi Jeremy,
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LOST OLDER POSTS: Most forums or blog sites automatically store older posts as part of an attached accessable archive. Which is totally accessable both from the home page or hyperlinked internal pages too. Certainly the blog providers i use do. Some of my posts go back some 3 years now & can still be fully accessed with on site video posts directly uploaded from my PC or other sourced video post links such as Picassa, Flicker, PhotoBucket etc. It would appear that if your provider is doing the same you may have missed the option to display older posts more than a year old?
Is the 'Tag Cloud' perhaps not the link to the archived posts? You could try renaming the links there to match the older posts & videos to see if this brings them up onsite?
If this is not the case then it may be that the provider is not capable of providing long term storage though i find this hard to understand & therefore simply deletes the older posts once they reach a 1+ year time frame.
If i were you Dan i'd consider using another forum/log provider. There are many out there & as i say the one i use 'Blogspot.com' (free) has given me little to no reason to change to a better option as yet. Granted it is not the most proficient when it comes to pre-post editing features. Though to be fair they have improved dramtically recently. Essentially it does what it says on the tin which serves my needs perfectly lol.
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Hey Jonty,
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Lol i know how you feel & i am only 48 lol. Mind you having 6 children makes it feel much more lol. Take care young man lol. Catch you soon.
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Was so happy to find your site...I am an artist - but an oil painter. My paper mache days were when the children were small and birthday piniatas were the extent. A dear friend has asked for help-a gift -a large 3 dimensional ganesh has some breaks and needs repair. Appears to have been built on a board (30 x 40 by 6 inches deep at the most dimensional point and heavy) and then framed. There is NO access from the back. I told my friend that I would try and would probably have to repaint her when finished.ANY advice would be appreciated - especially attaching new to old material. Will go on the hunt for your book immediately, am intrigued. Thanking you in advance....Kate
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Hi Kate,
You didn't mention what material was used for the Ganesh. I'm not sure if you are gluing arms and legs etc back on to a broken piece or just fixing cracks. If it's really heavy it might be plaster. If you give me more information I might be able to offer some advice.
Dan
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I was looking for eyes for my monsters, and dragons where is the best place to get them ???
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Hi Rick,
I use taxidermy companies. If you google, "glass eyes taxidermy" you can find a list. They all pretty much sell the same eyes and they all sell online.
Dan
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Hi Dan,
I was browsing in Fuego, a store at Alderwood mall, and discovered your monster book. I was SO happy to see it and bought it immediately. I have been wanting to make paper mache monsters for about 20 years now but didn't have time, didn't know where to start, had to raise a bunch of kids, blah, blah, blah.
Over the last three weeks, I dedicated several days to monster making and followed your directions to a T. I have a lovely little monster named Inga. Everyone loves her, even the 3-year-old down the street. When I brought it outside to show her she said with huge eyes, "why would you make a monster?" But she really liked it anyway. I am now on my second little monster and I have some questions. I'm thinking you must have a trick when you're creating the tongue and gluing that thing in the mouth! It's so difficult. Glue everywhere! Hands too sticky to smooth stuff down. May I ask - Do you water down your glue? Do you wash your hands constantly? Do you have a little trick to dealing with the tiny pieces of cloth and trying to smooth them down? Or should I add the tongue after the bottom jaw is dry? Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the world and especially me. I love making monsters!!
By the way, I live in Edmonds and would love to see your work if you have some displayed some place close by. Or if you offer workshops, I would come. Or, if you need help with a monster project, I would do that too. I feel there is so much more to learn here.
Sincerely,
-Andrea
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Hello Andrea,
It's very nice to meet you! I'm glad you were able to find my book. Thanks for the plug! Sounds like you've been busy already. Good for you. I can tell you have the bug.
I'll try to answer your questions here since many people ask the same ones. Sometimes I wrap the tongue and while it's wet, lay it into a bottom jaw that has just been cloth mached. That way it sticks inside the mouth when it all dries. But often I make the tongue and the jaws separately. Then, when I'm ready to put it all together I squirt a bunch of hot glue in the back and put the end of the tongue in it. That will hold the tongue in place very well. I don't dilute the white glue. And I tear my cloth into strips and then cut them into various sized pieces. That way the edges are more likely to stay down. I wash my hands after a couple hours. The best way is to use an old wash rag. When your hands are wet use the wash rag to get the glue off your hands. Then rinse the wash rag out. You can use the rag many times. It gets a bit stiff in between washings but not enough to not use it.
I actually have 11 projects on display right now in the International District downtown (next to a park on Maynard and King streets). They are only there until the end of this month though. It's part of Storefront Seattle.
Thank you for your enthusiastic comment. Keep in touch. I'd love to post photos of your monsters on my site if you are interested. Just email them to me at dan@gourmetpapermache.com.
Talk to you later
Dan
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