DIY SCULPTURE | CHICKEN WIRE AND PAPER MACHE

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9 жыл бұрын

I made a giant bison head out of chicken wire and paper mache (among other things) for my new apartments and it is officially the most ridiculous art project I've ever done. Here's how I did it. (His name is Winston.)
Fun game: count how many times my cat appears in the video.
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All music in this video is used under the Creative Commons License. The artist is Podington Bear and the songs are titled Bit Rio and Climbing the Mountain, respectively, off of the Bon Voyage album.
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@doghairdontcarelindaniel7531 10 ай бұрын

2023 nice video. That bison head is awesome. Houston here. Getting ready for Halloween.

@joeeeee256 7 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed turning my Daily Mail into mush. Just what it deserves.

@TealCheetah 8 жыл бұрын

Kitty is supervising. No project is complete without Feline Supervision.

@richdillon4035 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful job, Alison!

@vivienneriggio9993 3 ай бұрын

Excellent, you reinforced exactly how I would do this, thanks!

@villagemonsterdrakulu 2 жыл бұрын

this is so cool, nice music and thanks for sharing

@lojolane 8 жыл бұрын

What a great tutorial! Your final bison head is so cool! Thank you for making this :)

@alisonschwebach 8 жыл бұрын

+lonnie lane I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you so much for watching!

@samuelpurpledude 5 жыл бұрын

beautiful bison :-)

@teegee6832 5 жыл бұрын

Fabulous!

@julieann6585 7 жыл бұрын

I love the project and how your kitty keeps tabs on you!

@amyjuliabecker4430 3 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful

@joannelobotsky8997 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great tutorial! I love the humor too. One question: how necessary is the interference of the cat to the final outcome? Because I will have to borrow one, if needed. lol

@Olimpo360 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 amé al gatito felicitaciones por la artesanía 🙏 gracias

@kimolson8517 8 жыл бұрын

You are soooooo talented Als!!!!

@alisonschwebach 8 жыл бұрын

+Kim Olson thanks Kim!

@jinghui84 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial! I guess it gonna help me a lot in my project. There's a question from me. Do you have any idea on how to make the product formed more stable? Cause I'll be doing a giant decorative monkey which have be in a stand position.

@alisonschwebach 8 жыл бұрын

+JingHui Tai Thanks for watching, I'm glad it will be helpful for your project! The bison head I ended up with is pretty sturdy, but to make it more stable I would try maybe reinforcing the chicken wire frame with more wire interwoven or pick out a heavier gauged chicken wire to begin with. This will end up making the final sculpture heavier, though. If you have any other questions just let me know!

@jinghui84 8 жыл бұрын

+Alison Schwebach Thank you for your answer. You are so kind and talented! I might ask you more questions when I start doing it. Thanks in advance :)

@LaReynaLagarto 5 жыл бұрын

The head could have been done with two empty gallons of milk and to save money you can use a mixture of flour and water cook in low temp that's what I use for my crafts and it dries perfect and hard

@marthaskelly1449 5 жыл бұрын

So helpful thank you! Love the cat appearance too 😊 I'm making masks that size to be wearable for actors in a play. Any tips on how to have a human head sit comfortably and securely inside that and see out?

@alisonschwebach 5 жыл бұрын

Martha Skelly sounds fun! I’m not sure if the chicken wire would be very comfortable for a wearable mask, but you may want to line the inside with felt for fabric so it won’t scratch the people wearing it! Also using foam around where it would sit on the crown of the head would make it more comfortable to wear

@marthaskelly1449 5 жыл бұрын

Alison Schwebach thank you so much 💕 I'll keep those tips in mind as I try the first one out!

@marthaskelly1449 5 жыл бұрын

Alison Schwebach thank you so much 💕 I'll keep those tips in mind as I try the first one out!

@hannaheye 7 жыл бұрын

Oh never mind - got it! :)

@1snico1 7 жыл бұрын

any advice on making a simple wireframe model and have the paper translucent? ive made a small microcontroller with rgb led that i want to use as a nightlight for my son, and i want to put it inside a paper mache dinosaur.. i dont want to use chicken wire though, i only want lines on the vertices to create a blocky look, so some sort of copper wire is what ill have to use. as for the paper, i have no idea...

@alisonschwebach 7 жыл бұрын

I'd recommend trying out tissue paper that you can find in the gift wrapping section at most stores, I think when the glue is applied should become somewhat translucent (although complete transparency might be difficult to achieve). The biggest problem is that any paper that is thin enough to be translucent will be a bit tricky to work with and will be more prone to tearing so you'll just have to have some extra patience with it. I hope that helps, good luck on the night light it sounds like it'll be really cool!

@julieo219 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, where did you buy the chicken wire from? What is in the paper mache paste?

@clubfishersd 7 жыл бұрын

Hiya, love this Buffalo! Nice work. Does the newspaper paper mache cling to the chicken wire? Is the glue mixture really enough? I'm making a giant half Moon and worry it's not going to stick.

@alisonschwebach 7 жыл бұрын

Sorry for such a late response! The paper mache did cling to the chicken wire, but it took some patience. If I were to do it again I would definitely wrap more of the chicken wire with the masking tape to give the wet paper mache something to stick to easier. And the glue mixture held up pretty well for me. Hope that helps, best of luck on your project!

@clubfishersd 7 жыл бұрын

Alison Schwebach what I wound up doing was first using tissue paper full sheets. These dipped into the chicken wire form and the newspaper strips clung easily to that. I appreciate the response! Life is busy for creators! Take care.

@jakaradavenport8778 7 жыл бұрын

I did a paper mache out of wheat paste, paper towel, and newspaper and a balloon along with paint

@allencrown 4 жыл бұрын

Could you use the same method to make a mask?

@hannaheye 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! What kind of air dry clay did you use? Is it a special kind?

@anonymousperson560 7 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIISSS

@SoupsSB 7 жыл бұрын

How heavy is it? Would it make a good helmet?

@alisonschwebach 7 жыл бұрын

It's not too heavy, I was able to hang it with some command hooks. But I don't think it would make a very good helmet, the chicken wire probably wouldn't be too comfy

@Nhernandez7 8 жыл бұрын

this is soo cool, have you tried making other things outta chicken wire??

@alisonschwebach 8 жыл бұрын

I haven't! That was my first time trying it!

@leewenxuan 5 жыл бұрын

Hello! Thanks for the tutorial! I have to make this for a school project and I can't help but worry on how to mold it into bison head.. Any tips?

@rebecca-diablo Жыл бұрын

How long did this take you from start to finish? Including drying time? Thanks!

@alisonschwebach Жыл бұрын

I want to say the project took at least three days total with the drying time!

@sallyf1252 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this! :) Great tutorial which helped me with my own chicken wire project. My cats have also been interfering

@alisonschwebach 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful! :)

@AnaMagana1990 5 жыл бұрын

My new piñata for children over 6. It looks more durable, so the older kids will not break it so easily.

@alisonschwebach 4 жыл бұрын

That would definitely be a bit more challenging to break open! Haha

@lauraswan8647 5 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏

@StephenBanham 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Just what I needed to make my wolf! Thanks for posting this!

@hughdalbey7292 8 жыл бұрын

How long will this take

@alisonschwebach 7 жыл бұрын

It took me about two days total, mostly due to the time it took to dry inbetween layers.

@starrburstkisses 7 жыл бұрын

Very informative but sometimes thebwords were displayed too fast across the screen.

@kalena9999 3 жыл бұрын

like for kitty

@lovelycars1 5 жыл бұрын

If u have cat thryy will harass u funny