Shaping Up

A Papier Maché Adventure, Part IV

My papier maché masks are no longer sightless! I took to them with a scalpel and gave them life. They now have not only eyes, but nostrils – and suddenly so much character. I also trimmed the girl mask on the sides of her face, although she still looks a little square. Hopefully she’ll paint up prettier than she looks now. And my goateed little man had some surgery to his mouth to correct its off-centre position.

The next step will be the application of another slimy layer of tissue paper to smooth over the incisions, then a nice white basecoat of gesso before their faces go on. I’m still debating whether they should be attached to beribboned handles, or tied on with satin ribbons.

Read about the previous step here.