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A Paper Mache Dark Butterfly- Begin Assembly

By Danmonsterman @danmonsterman

So I'm going to start putting her together.  Now just between you and me, I have more of the face and head finished than I want to show you.   I know that those photos should follow the last ones I posted of the jaws.  But  the face is just kind of disturbing.  I'd rather wait.   I'll come back to it later after the body takes shape.


I put together two of the paper mache balls.  Remember, everything is really rough right now.   I'll sculpt all of this a lot  more later.   Here are the two paper mache legs I made.
A Paper Mache Dark Butterfly- begin assembly A Paper Mache Dark Butterfly- begin assembly
Below on the left you can see that I cut the knee and bent it.   For the dillionth time, I love wire clothes hangers inside my paper mache appendages.   They keep the knees in the position I want until I can fill them in.   On the right is the basic body with the two legs added.
A Paper Mache Dark Butterfly- begin assembly A Paper Mache Dark Butterfly- begin assembly
She will be hanging on a wall and I want her to lean out a bit.   So I cut her in the back and bent her forward (on the left, below).  I added arms, and although it's hard to see, I gave her a six pack belly.  She is starting to take shape isn't she?
A Paper Mache Dark Butterfly- begin assembly A Paper Mache Dark Butterfly- begin assembly
I cut another of the smaller paper mache balls into two pieces and pulled out the wad of paper in the middle.   I added these as cheeks and I also added her tail.  
A Paper Mache Dark Butterfly- begin assembly A Paper Mache Dark Butterfly- begin assembly
Here she is on her back.
A Paper Mache Dark Butterfly- begin assembly
More to come.  I'm so excited to be working on this piece again.  It's been a long time and I missed her.
Have a nice Thanksgiving out there.


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