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Papier Mache

I remember doing this kind of stuff as a kid so when I needed to make a water buffalo head as a prop for a play, I was ready to try it again. I didn't think to photograph the buffalo as I was doing it so for this project I made sure to document the process. I needed to make a large prop trophy fish so I decided on a sailfish for pure dramatic effect. It measures 5 feet from the tip to the tail and was constructed by layering corrugated cardboard for the base.

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This picture shows the layered corrugated, glued and taped together to make the basic shape.

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sail3.jpg (25879 bytes) I built up layers of old newspapers using a basic flour/water paste mix.
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Here is the completed fish. I painted it using standard spray paint (rattle cans) so it doesn't have the detail of an airbrushed  model but it was done in about 2 hours so I am happy. When it is hung up on the wall, it is far enough away that you can't really see it too close anyway so it will be just fine!

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