Make a Paper Mache Lop-Eared Bunny

🐰 This paper mache lop-eared bunny wasn't made the way I usually sculpt with paper mache, but it can be a lot of fun. I do use clay under paper mache a lot when I make masks, because it's easy to to get the clay out of a mask after the paper mache is dry. With a complete sculpture, it can be a little more challenging, though. But this little bunny's shapes are so simple that it wasn't a problem this time. I'll be using this same method, but with slightly different materials, when I start making outdoor sculptures with the paper cement clay.

If you'd like to see how I made another lop-eared rabbit, years ago, using an armature made with crumpled paper and masking tape, click here: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/paper-mache-bunny-sculpture

This video shows how I make the cooked flour and water paste: https://youtu.be/K0w82bQcnMU

And you can see my book, where I explain how to use a pattern inside an animal sculpture, here: http://amzn.to/1nMUO3a

If you'd like to see a mask made with clay covered with paper mache, click here: https://youtu.be/BBqBnrtAwUQ

The clay I'm using in the video is WED clay, available here: https://amzn.to/3ZB8AYI

And the Sargent Plastilina, an oil-based modeling clay that you could use instead, is available here: https://amzn.to/3mH2APH

If you'd like to see the patterns for the masks and sculptures behind me in the video, click here: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/patterns

🐑 I'm working on a lamb pattern now - it should show up on that page in a few weeks, so be sure to watch for it.

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