SNOWBALL GIRL

by Anne Antonia Beltane
(Teynham, Kent uk)

I wanted to make a 3D cartoon character and then thought about doing one for each season.

So here is the 1st one, just finished 2 days ago, and she's called 'Sarah Snow'.

I made a basic body shape from modelling wire, appx 22cm tall, padded out the torso with card, and used a screwed up piece of (previously used :)) tin foil for the head. I used thinner bits of wire for the fingers.

I used a piece of modelling wire (the neck) to attach the head to the card body. I attached & covered everything using good ole masking tape! (useful stuff!)

I covered it all in a thin layer of paper mache, then added a 2nd layer where I wanted more thickness.

It wasn't as smooth as I wanted it, so I added a thin layer of soft air-drying clay all over and then added ears and the nose and hair. And snowballs!
(So I understand if you don't wanna use this as it's not entirely paper mache)

I painted about 5 coats of slightly watered-down PVA glue all over, to give it added strength.

When she was completely dry, I painted her with acrylic paints and added a felt purple skirt to match her top. Done!