Comments on: How to Make a Paper Mache Dragon

By: Jonni

Jonni — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:57:01 +0000

When you say “much larger scale,” how much larger, exactly? That sounds intriguing. And can you tell us just a bit about the photo you sent? You have me curious.

By: Carly Swartz

Carly Swartz — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:02:37 +0000

Im a BFA sculpture student @ the University of Kentucky, and im loving your material! I am currently working at a much larger scale with the material

By: Victoria

Victoria — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:48:20 +0000

PIcture is coming up pretty soon!!

By: Jonni

Jonni — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:39:40 +0000

It looks like you found it.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:55:41 +0000

Do you know where I can find that other post that I made? I can’t seem to find it. And thank you. I think the grid and cardborad would work perfectly. Your sculptures are amazing and look so realistic. I will be sure to post a picture of my eagle when I’m done.
Thanks for all your help!

By: Jonni

Jonni — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:43:31 +0000

Hi Victoria. I mentioned on your other comment that you might want to take a look at my tutorial about how to make a cardboard armature for a snowy owl. I know you want your eagle to have a different pose, but you can use the basic technique for your armature. Then you can finish it with the paper strips and paste, like the dragon, which will probably dry faster if you only use a few layers. I think I added one final layer of paste to the dragon to smooth it out, but I would skip that step if I was in a hurry. Gesso dries faster, and it’s less likely to crack. It can also be sanded nice and smooth, and makes a great base for your paint.

Good luck. Be sure to let us see your eagle when it’s done.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:45:16 +0000

Hi Jonni. My name is Victoria, and I am 14 and I am in 9th grade. I’m creating a school project based on Americans. I figured a Bald Eagle could represent freedom. I want to do it out of paper mache and blow my teacher away. But this is a big project and I obly have ’till at least the 11th. I fear I won’t have enough time, but I’m confident I can do it. Its a bit of a challenge, and I have had very little experience with paper mache. The bald eagle will be at the most 2 feet tall, perched on the ground, wings spread open. I would probably round up newspapers and tape them like you did with the dragon. But I am not sure how to do details and if I should do your home-made paper mache clay, or just use paper strips and paste? I think the clay will have much more work to make then just strips. But I wanna get an opinion from an expert. Thank you for any infromation or websites or advice you can give me.

By: Jonni

Jonni — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:10:20 +0000

I’m the wrong person to ask, because I don’t actually sell my work. I live too far away from anywhere, and shipping is too expensive. You might be able to get some ideas for pricing from a local artist.

By: lme

lme — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:35:39 +0000

hi im making a bigger 1 than u did and i was wondering if u had to what would u price it.

By: Jonni

Jonni — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:53:03 +0000

I’m sorry, Jessica. I don’t take commissions. Maybe you could get together with some friends and make him – it will mean so much more to you if you make him yourself, even if the first one doesn’t come out quite the way you wanted him to.

Be sure to watch my videos about making a dragon with a pattern – the series starts here. There’s a pattern for the dragon below the video.