Plaster bandage art ideas

Here's how to make an interesting bronze-effect sculpture using . It's a great hands on messy project perfect for older kids - or to make as a joint project with a younger child.

Do you know the work of Giacometti ? He was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printer. His trademark are the stretched statues that l...

My 9 year-old step-grandson has been bugging me to do an art project with him. I suggested an old favorite project of mine, making a direct cast of the face. So today he was dropped off at my house for two hours, giving us ample time to make the mask cast, to cast his fist in two parts and reassemble them, to eat a bowlful of melon, and even time for him to harass the cat! We started by tying a covering over his hair. A shower cap is a good alternative. Then we greased up his face with…

Kids love to do masks I have discovered, and the crazier the better. I came up with this lesson for one of my summer classes and have done ...

Making your own plaster bandages is a great way to save money. Plaster bandages can be used for medical purposes or for casting body parts for art. Getting the consistency for the plaster correct can take a few tries, but once you get it down, the process is easy.

The advantage of plaster of Paris bandages to create a body cast are: · its light weight, · rapid setting characteristics, · the degr...

Step 6: Applying Plaster Bandages | How to Make a Full Head Mold with Body Double®

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that I love papier-mache, but the truth is, I also adore plaster bandage. While there are similarities (use them both as a final 'skin' over an armature) there are many differences as well that make one material or the other better for certain projects. For example, there's the smooth texture of papier-mache vs the rougher texture of the plaster bandage gauze. The big bonus about plaster bandage is that it sets quickly, whereas papier-mache…

Casts in cool colors or covered in your friends' get well messages are great, but some people take things a step further and turn the pile of plaster and bandages into a wearable piece of art.