![]() ![]() I attached two plastic hands at the end of the arms. Space in the shop is a luxury these days. I attached the arms to the torso with some temporary screws, later replaced with lag bolts with washers and wing nuts for strength, durability and so that he can be disassembled for storage. Once I found the pose, I added a few more screws to lock them into place. It’s subtle but a few inches make a lot of difference. I put screws where I wanted the joint bends to be, so I could pose the arms like a skeleton until I found the right amount of character to give him that ominous touch. His arms were created from mostly scrap 1”X 3” and 1”X 2”. I tried to add as many touches of Jack Pierce’s make-up effects as I could fit without overdoing it. The pose is universal and instantly recognizable, and my way of paying homage to Karloff’s portrayal of the monster in the 1931 version of Frankenstein. I wanted to incorporate motion to help bring him to life, even as a static prop. I didn’t want just a clunky prop for the yard. I had that classic monster/zombie pose in my head as far as what I wanted his posture to be. There is nothing like following a problem down the rabbit hole and seeing where you come out on the other side. It is a very organic process, one that I enjoy very much. I have learned through trial and error to leave myself as much room to play around with as I can, to give me more options when I get into the details and mechanics later on. I added some cross bracing for additional strength. ![]() I wasn’t sure exactly what he would become at this point, so the first few steps to any build are really just me eyeballing, cutting/re-cutting and tacking a frame together until I have a rough outline I’m happy with. I chose them because they gave me the strength I needed for the frame and for their light weight. The Build:įrank’s torso began with a few scrap pieces of 1”X 6” cedar fencing boards rough cut to size to form a basic rectangle shape. My friend Frank started like many versions of the good doctor Frankenstein’s infamous experiments often do with a curiosity. Intro: I am honored that Jonni asked me to write a guest post about how I brought my Paper Mache Monster “Frank” to life and to be able to share my work with this community and be amongst this caliber of Artists. 22.How I made my Paper Mache Monster, Frank!. ![]() Piranha Plant basket pattern- view the tutorial tentacle neck pillow page 1 and tentacle neck pillow page 2- view the tutorial changeable fabric headband pattern- view the tutorial fingerless monster gloves – all sizes AND fingerless monster gloves – spikes & faces - view the tutorial simple fabric spheres - view the tutorial Assassin’s Creed 3 hood PART 1and Assassin’s Creed 3 hood PART 2 - view the tutorial monster/dinosaur hat spikes pattern - view the tutorial bulging swamp monster eyeballs pattern - view the tutorial basic fleece hat pattern - view the tutorial penguin doll pattern- view the tutorial (portions of this pattern can also be used for the derpy penguin bag project) tiger ears & tummy templates - view the tutorial beady eyed fish pattern - view the tutorial phoenix mask template - view the tutorial sad panda mask template - view the tutorial Cthulhu pop-up card – print on greenand Cthulhu pop-up card – print on blue - view the tutorial birthday cake box template- view the tutorial paper Piranha Plant flowers - view the tutorial 18. zombie valentine template (4 options): zombie LOVE valentine – 2 per page or zombie LOVE valentine – 4 per page or zombie LIKE valentine – 2 per page or zombie LIKE valentine – 4 per page - view the tutorial.Fire Flowers template- view the tutorial pooping paper bunny basket - view the tutorial bunny napkin rings template- view the tutorial paper pie gift box template- view the tutorial paper monster wine charms- view the tutorial paper pillow box – large, paper pillow box- medium, paper pillow box – small & tiny - view the tutorial toilet paper tube dolls - view the tutorial cardboard hockey player marionette - view the tutorial paper planter insert - view the tutorial open-ended paper heart box - view the tutorial paper orchid template - view the tutorial page corner bookmark monsters - view the tutorial paper pumpkin template - view the tutorial ![]() cassette tape notebooks- view the tutorial If you’ve found some of my patterns useful and would like to donate a few dollars for them, I’d be most grateful! Patterns, even the simple ones, can take a surprising amount of work to put together and pretty-up for other people’s use. ![]()
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