A Paper Mache Dark Butterfly- begin assembly
So I'm going to start putting her together. Now just between you and me, I have more of the face and head finished than I want to show you. I know that those photos should follow the last ones I posted of the jaws. But the face is just kind of disturbing. I'd rather wait. I'll come back to it later after the body takes shape.
I put together two of the paper mache balls. Remember, everything is really rough right now. I'll sculpt all of this a lot more later. Here are the two paper mache legs I made.
Below on the left you can see that I cut the knee and bent it. For the dillionth time, I love wire clothes hangers inside my paper mache appendages. They keep the knees in the position I want until I can fill them in. On the right is the basic body with the two legs added.
She will be hanging on a wall and I want her to lean out a bit. So I cut her in the back and bent her forward (on the left, below). I added arms, and although it's hard to see, I gave her a six pack belly. She is starting to take shape isn't she?
I cut another of the smaller paper mache balls into two pieces and pulled out the wad of paper in the middle. I added these as cheeks and I also added her tail.
Here she is on her back.
More to come. I'm so excited to be working on this piece again. It's been a long time and I missed her.
Have a nice Thanksgiving out there.
Here she is on her back.
More to come. I'm so excited to be working on this piece again. It's been a long time and I missed her.
Have a nice Thanksgiving out there.
Posted by Dan the Monster-man at 11/22/2011 10:14 PM 
Categories: Paper Mache Dark Butterfly
Tags: paper mache papier mache sculpture butterfly insect lizard beautiful woman dark matter
Categories: Paper Mache Dark Butterfly
Tags: paper mache papier mache sculpture butterfly insect lizard beautiful woman dark matter
OMG!!! She is so perfect, I really can't wait to see this one!! You make it look so smooth and easy, dam you are good. I really want to try this one!
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Hi Suz,
Thank you! You are always so supportive. This one is hard because I'm putting a human body on her. I can't stray too far from what that should look like. I've spent a few nights just making pieces for the wings. Every time I go to start putting them together, I decide I need more pieces. I think I have them all now. These will be somewhat complicated so far as draping is concerned. Anyway, thanks for watching.
See you
Dan
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looking sexy.
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Hi Kris,
You won't say that once you see the face. Yikes. I'll post photos of that soon.
Dan
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I'm quite intrigued by this one, Dan. Thank you so much for sharing your process with us. I can't wait to see her face now.
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Thank you Willow.
I think you'll like the face. Actually, one of the reasons it looks bad right now is the same reason they all look bad before the cloth. It's how our own faces would look without skin, eyes wide open, all teeth exposed, etc. The cloth will make it look a lot better. In fact, I'll say that it will look great with skin.
Thank you for checking in. I look forward to seeing your new project as well.
See you
Dan
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I have parts of my face that would look better with a little less skin
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You are too funny!
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I am waiting to see the finished piece.
I wish you and your kitties a wonderful Turkey day.
Monique
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Hi Monique,
Thank you for the well-wishes. Same to you and your family. Max and Eddie and I are going to work on art for 4 days straight. Now that's something to be thankful for! (well, and family and friends and health and nature too)
Take care
Dan
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Hay Dan cant wait to see this one take shape, I dont think I,ve seen you do any figures, or human figures anyway, nice. gotta go walking dead is back on talk to you later
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no figures .... except for the spawn and the budda figures (awsome) and whetever else im forgetting I,ve been kinda out of touch, good to be back take care.
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Hey Rick,
It's really nice to hear from you! I'm glad to see that you are doing some paper mache again. I hope all is well with you. Yes, this is kind of a new direction for one project, using a proportioned human form. I'll see how it goes. Thanks as always for your support and encouragement.
Take care
Dan
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i am 13 years old kind from austria and i think that is so cool please please can you learn me that.
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Hello Jeremy from Austria. You can learn my techniques by watching my videos and following the steps on my projects on my blog. Then you just need to make something, anything, although a monster is always a nice place to start I think.
Good luck to you. Thank you for the nice complement.
Dan
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