Create a head bust (maybe plaster or paper mache)

cafe_carl

I got a new headset for Christmas and got the idea to create a holder for it. I was thinking of a bust, on which I can put my headset. I sculpted the bust in the 3D program Blender: Now there are a few questions open for me, because I never sculpted in real life before. How can I create this cheaply, and without requiring experience? What materials could I use? What would be a proper workflow? Thanks in advance, Marc.

Originally asked by Marc Teuber on Stack Exchange (crafts) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Decide which media you desire to use. A good choice for a beginner would be the inexpensive medium of Papier-mâché , a composite material of paper pulp and binder. One can use newspaper, shredded office paper, cardboard, just about anything cellulose. As the link suggests, you can create using the strip method, but for your sculpture, you'd want an armature (structure) on which to base the primary form. Additionally, it's advantageous to use chopped pulp to build up the design shape before applying the strips. Think of molding clay over an inverted funnel. The funnel reduces the amount you have to "fill" while providing a basic shape. The chopped pulp would be the clay that shapes the...

Full answer by fred_dot_u: https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/7829 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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