Making My Paper Mache Pumpkin Head! 

I’m glad I could help! It’s always great to hear how I helped others with their projects and thanks so much for watching!

No problem! I’m glad you like the video and thanks for watching!!!

True! I never thought of that one I’ve always used balloons and paper structures, good idea

Thanks I’m glad you like it!

Good recommendation ill have to try that. I also have to try plaster and I might make a plaster helmet this year, not sure yet.

@@peaceseeker2519 no problem! I’m glad you like the project! Thanks for watching!

I'm glad you found the video helpful! Thanks for watching!

I’ve actually heard of that but I haven’t tried it, I will definitely try it out. Thanks for the feedback! And thanks for watching!

Yeah no problem, I’m glad I could help! Good luck on your projects!

That sounds awesome! Good luck!

I wrapped some masking tape around crumpled up newspaper and got the shape I wanted. Then I just paper mached over it.

Means a lot, thank you

That’s a great idea! I also thought about making paper mache pumpkin lanterns. That might be a future video! Thanks for watching!

Oops, we’ll balloons could work too, it just depends the shape you want. Thanks for watching!

Pero el sol lo quema y explota

Puedes secar a la sombra entre capa y capa, el sol de la mañana le ayuda mucho a secar ☺️ yo uso a menudo ese tipo de técnica 😊

​@@karinhernandez7807a mi se me reventó el globo a la sombra sjdjdj

Omm, usa papel kraft, con dos capas ya puedes secarlo y si se revienta durante el secado, no se deforma 😊

That’s a cool technique! I do wanna make more paper machete heads so I’ll have try that in the future! I’m glad I inspired you and you enjoyed my project! Thanks for watching!

Lol np, glad you liked the video

Thanks I’m glad I could help your project! Good luck and thanks for watching!

It does for a little bit but after it airs out it doesn’t smell like that anymore

I think pva glue is wood glue right? I would say stick to the brand Elmer’s glue because if you mix a bit of water it holds together really well. Hope this helped and thanks for watching!

also what did you use to mold the stem? cardboard or clay or something like that?

I didn't use Gesso but I should have. It would have saved me a lot of paint because I had to do multiple coats of orange. The head is still doing well and holding together great. For the stem I used card board and tape to get the shape I wanted. Good luck on your Halloween costume and thanks for watching!

@@ABArtStudios thank you!

@@jjaybbird no problem, glad I could help

Umm I’ve never heard of using flour so I wouldn’t suggest it but I would look up how to paper mache because there are videos that may go deeper into detail

Also I would say just use Elmer’s glue with a little bit of water and cover your strips of newspaper

Glad you enjoyed the video!

No problem, I’m so glad you like the video!

No problem, I’m glad I could help! Good luck!

Yeah I just paper mached over the strings and after the paper was dry I took out the plastic, paper and string. The Velcro, I just used hot glue. Hope this helped!

@@ABArtStudiosthanks yes I’m visiting South America for Halloween and decided to do this last minute and found your video the go to 👍😎🤘 going to a giant Halloween party and can’t wait to show your OG idea off. I’ll give you a shout out when there. Happy Halloween have a good one brother

@@andrewjohnson1253 Glad I helped! Have a good time, good luck!

@@najaii222 no problem! I’m glad you like the video!

Yeah true, spray paint could work, it just gets a bit messy some times.

No problem! Im glad to hear your costume went well! Thanks for watching!

@@ABArtStudios anytime!

No problem! I’m so glad you like it! Good luck on your project

No problem! I’m glad you like my video and thanks for watching!

@@cathyhileman8911 thank you!!

lol that sounds awesome, I’m trying to figure out what to be for Halloween this year, good luck on your project!

@@ABArtStudios Thanks! good luck figuring out your costume!

Thanks I’m glad you like it!!

It’s a fun project so I would suggest it! And it can be relatively cheep so it’s great for cosplay and costumes.

Yeah I've tried it before, basically you need a balloon a bit bigger than the size you want your project, then take some string and tie around the balloon to make the indents in the pumpkin. I would use about 3-4 strings and tie them tight to change the shape of the balloon. You then paper Mache over and let it dry and after the paper Mache is dry you pop the balloon and let the inside dry out. I hope this helped, let me know if you have any more questions, ill try and answer!

@@ABArtStudios that did help a lot ! i was trying to make one with the balloon but it’s a little tricky - for me at least. My anxiety is afraid the right size balloon is going to pop, as well as one with a little less air but enough to make indents - lol. I switched to the bag method and it worked better just gotta make it a little more full - but hey it could be a cool costume or gift for my niece !

@@Breegan sounds awesome! I’m glad I could help and good luck on your project! Thanks for watching!

Hi.

awesome!!! Hope it came out great and thanks for watching!

YW! Your so nice

@@ClNDY2.0 thanks! :)

Glad I helped!

I would just say have fun with it and try your best! If you have any questions I’ll try and help! Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoy my videos!

True, I should have thought about that, thanks for the advice

@@ABArtStudios no worries. Cool project! I may attempt something like this for Halloween

@@FishHeadsIV Yeah this project was a lot of fun so I would totally say try it out for your self and good luck!

Glad you enjoyed the video! Glad I could help!

Thanks! Im glad you like it! Thanks for watching!

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching

Thanks!

Thank you! You too!

Thanks I’m so glad you like the video! Thanks for watching!

@@ABArtStudios 😊 anytime.

Thanks!

It was a lot of fun! I would suggest trying to make a costume, it’s a lot of fun

@@ABArtStudios I might make it for a Halloween costume, but I'm just nervous on how it will turn out. It's been awhile since I've done paper mache.

@@austinrenteria I would just say go for it and worst comes to worst you can say you tried and learn from it. Also it’s not that hard if you have a good structure to your paper mache. Good luck!!

@@ABArtStudios thanks. I'll give it a shot.

No I’m not from RI and I wouldn’t suggest getting paint from ocean state, it’s not the best lol. I’m glad you like the mask!

@@ABArtStudios haha i have bought paint from there, as you said, not the best but it works in a pinch

@@nicholaswalker3200 true it’s works, I prefer the brand basic acrylic paint

You could always use a trash bag and then just cut it down. I would say to try and find a bag about the size you want your helmet / costume and then go slightly larger due to paper mache shrinking.

@@ABArtStudios alright thanks bro!

@@Jor.505. yeah, no problem, good luck!

you can stick paper on a balloon and then pop it

@@esfrvvrn I already have the paper mache made. The problem I'm having is making a circle the same size as my head to cut it open.

@@IamMortui that is a struggle, I had to cut a hole around the size I thought my head was and I kept trying it to see if it fit, then I went back and cut more where I needed. Cut a hole smaller then what you need because you can always cut more, but you can’t really add more paper mache on

@@ABArtStudios I eventually did the same thing lol. Thanks for the response. I tried measuring my head but that didn't result in much.

@@IamMortui Glad you figured it out, good luck on the project!

I use the brand, BASICS acrylic paint and they do just fine. It did take a few coats of paint to cover the print of the newspaper but it works. It does dry matt so there's not much shine when it dry's completely.

@@ABArtStudios Thanks a lot for your instant reply!

@@Fragki No problem! Good luck on your projects and thanks for watching!

Thanks so much!

Sounds awesome, good luck!

Thanks!

Thanks I’m glad you like it!

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Thanks!

Ok….. lmao

No problem I’m glad you like my video! I had to look up what a pika-o-lantern was and it looks cool! Good luck with your project!