Introduction | Materials | Steps | Uses | Example #1 | Example #2

1. Blow up the balloon to face size and tie it off.
2. Wedge it into the shoe box to form an oval shape.
3. Cover the top surface with petroleum jelly. |
4. Add three layers of papier mache (strips of newspaper and tissue paper dipped in white glue deleted with 50 percent water).
5. Allow to dry.
6. Draw the face on the shape (see your notes or the masks in the next section for ideas).
7. Build up the features with folded and glued papier mache. Add three more layers over the raised features and allow to dry.
8. When dry, ease the mask off the balloon and neaten the edges with more papier mache.
9. Paint the mask with Gesso for a clean white surface.
10. Re-draw the designs and paint with poster paint or acrylics.
11. Varnish.