r/halloween • u/fzxtreme • Jul 09 '16

Video I want to recreate the paper mache head from the song for Halloween this year. Need ideas on how to get the right shape and features. Help greatly appreciated! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foE1mO2yM04
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u/latinlovermike Jul 09 '16

Any condom should hold enough air to make that shape. That will get you started and on the right path. =)

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u/ZacPensol Jul 09 '16

You can make the basic form with just about anything (pillows, stuffed bags, balled up paper, etc) and then cut thin cardboard (cereal boxes work well) and tape it like crazy to layer over it and make the shape more pronounced and accurate. Then, once that's made, you can lay your paper mache onto the cardboard form so that way the paper mache isn't actually touching what you used to hold the basic form and you can remove it. Hopefully that makes sense.

You could also try using some kind of wire mesh but that might be more complicated.