Thread: B.Y.O.B.: Paper Mache Skeleton

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Originally Posted by Uruk-Hai

This is a great tutorial - so many uses beyond just a whole skeleton. I'm going to follow your instructions to make a bunch of bones for a bone chandelier I want to make. Thanks!

I very much would like to see that project!

I'll be putting these techniques for less than full skellies into a Yaga Baba bone fence as well next year. I foresee many a ribcage being made for any number of things, actually.

Forgive me if this seems a gullible question, but are those REAL teeth???

You'll have to ask my dentist...


(no, they're denture samples he had stuffed in a drawer)

Well, I got home last night to discover one of our cats decided the pelvis would make a good bed.

Since it wasn't fully dry before that, one side tore a bit, and the rest dried a bit lopsided.

I fixed what I could, but it's a little lopsided still. Ah well, these things happen...

I need to make some more paste tonight, will try to get to the second part of the pelvis and snap some pics.

Ok, so the now-lopsided pelvis.







Ready for step 2 of the pelvis?

We need two little strips, 3/4" wide 7" long. DEFINATELY want to go with the soda-box cardboard here, not the corregated.



I'm not sure how to describe how to attach them, so I'll show....





Then, go to town with the mache.



Looks like I need to prop that left side up just a bit while it dries...

LOL Bad kitty!! Seriously though, this is truly amazing. Even w/ the tutorial I wouldn't even attempt it. Maybe in a couple years. I'm loving seeing your new posts.

Originally Posted by Dragonomine

LOL Bad kitty!! Seriously though, this is truly amazing. Even w/ the tutorial I wouldn't even attempt it. Maybe in a couple years. I'm loving seeing your new posts.

I've been debating whether this is good or not...perhaps my tutorial is not simple enough...

Really, TRUST ME. If I can do it, you can as well. It's not so complicated as it is tedious. I do thank you for the kind words, they do make things go easier.

Anyhow. The mache was dry this morning, so time for the hip joints.

Again with the hanger wire in a joint that you should recognize from the shoulder. However, I'm going to mold in the little socket around it as well.

I have no good reason not to mache this in place, and sculpt the thing with the clay other than I'm lazy, I suck, and the power grab was ready to go. So, I'm using power grab to sculpt this section, but it could easily be done with clay.



A little water on the finger, and smooth it out...



These should be dry by this evening, so I should be able to apply the humerus and build my tibia.

The obvious step of adding the Femur.



Attaching much the same way as the shoulder mentioned above.

"Back" limit on the hip articulation:



Forward limit on hip articulation:



I did manage to get 2 tibia done as well, so we can keep going. Measurements are above.



Not pictured are the pelvis and 2 femurs for the original Bob.

Hope to build some feet tonight.

Don't forget the laundry in the background!!

Now you did it... too busy doing laundry!!
Actually, I have my eye on the project and don't even notice such things.
Forget the laundry I don't care!!