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How to Make Masks: Easy New Way to Make a Mask for Masquerade, Halloween and Dress-Up Fun, With Just Two Layers of Fast-Setting Paper Mache Kindle Edition

by Jonni Good (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Learn how to make paper mache masks easily and quickly with these new techniques and over 300 step-by-step photos.

Make one of the 12 popular mask styles in the book. Once you learn these methods, you can use them to create your own unique designs for a play, Halloween, Mardi Gras - or just for fun.

Start out with a simple mask form and oil-based clay, and sculpt the features of your masks. The author shows you how. Then cover your sculpture with just two layers of super-strong, fast-setting paper mache, using the recipes included in the book. The clay can be used over and over again, and each mask you make will be a one-of-a-kind original.

When the paper mache is dry, use an easy painting method to make your sculpted mask look like it's made out of fur or feathers, antique gold, ancient bone, rusted iron, glazed porcelain, or carved and highly polished wood.

The innovative methods in this book are easy, the materials cost just pennies per mask, and your new creations will be even more fun to make than they are to wear. This book takes the art of paper mache masks to a whole new level.

Middle school students can make a mask using the ideas in the book. The book has also been used as a starting point for many amateur theater groups, by high school drama classes, and by adults of all ages looking for a new craft or hobby.

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Jonni Good is obsessed with both animals and art – she is constantly surrounded by her growing menagerie of masks, paper mache animal sculptures, and plenty of real critters, too – her pets sometimes “help” her in her studio. Jonni started drawing animals back in grade school, which was a very, very long time ago. Doing the research required for her artwork is almost as fun for her as doing the artwork itself, because it allows her to learn so much about history and the natural world. This was particularly true with her latest book, How to Make Masks! because the history of this art form spans at least 35,000 years. In her “spare” time, she answer questions from fellow paper mache sculptors from all over the world – you’ll find many lively conversations in the comments section on her blog at UltimatePaperMache.com. She is also the author of the book Make Animal Sculptures with Paper Mache Clay.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01BB1ZS2G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wet Cat Books (Jan. 30 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 14.5 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 104 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0974106542
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Jonni Good is the author of five popular books about sculpting. She's also written two cozy mystery novels that feature an eccentric small-town sculptor who lives a much more exciting life than she does.

She's the host of the popular sculpting website UltimatePaperMache.com, where she shares her innovative sculpting methods and recipes with a world-wide audience. Her goal for the blog (and her art books) is to make sculpting so easy that everyone can have fun doing it.

She lives in a friendly little town in Minnesota with her pets and a house full of animal sculptures. When she's not writing or sculpting she spends her days in her large vegetable garden, fighting the squash borers and mosquitoes and dreaming up her next book or sculpture.

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  • Awkword Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and Innovative
    Reviewed in Canada on March 24, 2013
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    An excellent book for anyone who can't find a commercial version of the mask they want, or who just wants to make creative and economical masks. Jonni Good provides clear, careful, detailed instructions on how to use her extremely clever and innovative techniques.

    As well as being amply and beautifully illustrated, the book is logically laid out so the student crafter can follow the steps with no difficulty. The pages are amply large and the binding is supple, so the book is easy to prop open -- extremely helpful for any instructional book. HOW TO MAKE MASKS is a great buy!
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  • Tamster
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the beginner!
    Reviewed in Canada on October 21, 2013
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    Love this book! It is full of wonderful photos and easy to follow instructions. This book provides the know how and with your imagination the sky is the limit. I really like that I can also contact the author with any questions I might have.
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  • Tim
    5.0 out of 5 stars What an excellent book. I was able to follow her directions ...
    Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2016
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    What an excellent book. I was able to follow her directions and make some awesome masks. Well done!
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  • Helena Allison
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for paper mâche mask making!
    Reviewed in Canada on August 11, 2015
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    I'm an Art teacher and am working on making headdresses for a Lion King play. Jonni's techniques and detailed explanations made my work in creating the animal masks so much easier. A great resource!
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  • Lorysa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great!!!
    Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2013
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    Super easy to follow instructions, lots of step by step pictures! First time making a mask and had no problems with the help of this book. Love this product!!
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  • Roxana
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on October 13, 2017
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    Great book. Very helpful, loved it.
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  • Alex
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book from a great teacher.
    Reviewed in Germany on November 28, 2024
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    Jonni is a master at paper-mache sculpting and she is a great teacher. I have been watching her videos for years and learning a lot. This book drills down into mask making and is a useful goto book.
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  • Cliente Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Buon libro
    Reviewed in Italy on September 5, 2021
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  • Magdalena Alejandra PIERA
    5.0 out of 5 stars Salve oh! diosa Jonni Good!!!
    Reviewed in Spain on February 26, 2019
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    Estas son mis primeras máscaras sin usar más que una cabeza para pelucas (sólo una, con lo que tengo que esperar a que se seque una pieza para seguir con la otra) o una cáscara de coco proveniente de un exquisito helado (han leído bien) como base. Tengo ya 3 más en proceso. Qué haré con ellas? Parece que mi marido tiene preparado un cohete a Marte para mis creaciones (no sólo las que se ven y que son más voluminosas), el material que tengo guardado para realizarlas y para mí misma... sin billete de regreso. Un saludo afectuoso.🤪
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    Magdalena Alejandra PIERA
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    Salve oh! diosa Jonni Good!!!

    Reviewed in Spain on February 26, 2019
    Estas son mis primeras máscaras sin usar más que una cabeza para pelucas (sólo una, con lo que tengo que esperar a que se seque una pieza para seguir con la otra) o una cáscara de coco proveniente de un exquisito helado (han leído bien) como base. Tengo ya 3 más en proceso. Qué haré con ellas? Parece que mi marido tiene preparado un cohete a Marte para mis creaciones (no sólo las que se ven y que son más voluminosas), el material que tengo guardado para realizarlas y para mí misma... sin billete de regreso. Un saludo afectuoso.🤪
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  • MCR
    5.0 out of 5 stars I knew I would love this book!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2012
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    Recently I searched mask-making and came across a YouTube tutorial posted by Jonni Good. She was so thorough and made her techniques look so easy; I couldn't wait for her to post the next segment of the process. After watching all three YouTube posts on her Panalone mask, I bought this book. Great recipes for gesso and paste that are über easy and inexpensive. The author's explanations in the book are as concise and understandable as her tutorial videos - really, really good stuff! Lots of great photos. I recommend this book for paper mâché artists at any level. I have some experience with mask-making, paper mâché and the history of comedia del arte and I found this book to be a very worthwhile investment.

    Aside: Jonni Good seems to be a real animal lover. Her cat is singing (meowing) away in one of the video tutorials. Pretty funny.
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  • Rachel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2013
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    Jonni's book is the best book I've found so far on mask making. Her instructions are easy to follow, well illustrated, and use materials that are easily obtainable even in the UK. The results are durable, sturdy, yet very light, and even better: once you've mastered the method the possibilities are endless and you can make masks as complex as your imagination allows! I've now got a shelf full of venetian-style masks in various stages of completion, and I only bought the book a couple of weeks ago.

    I found it via a video on Youtube showing Jonni demonstrating some of the methods from this book, and from there I followed the trail to her website UltimatePaperMache where you can see her current works in progress. She's very generous with advice and showing her methods, so do check it out. I'm delighted with this book, and highly recommend it to anyone who wants to start making papier mache masks.
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