Tutorials

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Natural ''Plant Dough'' Tree Bark Faces

This 4 page PDF document includes:

• A fun and simple craft technique using natural and biodegradable materials

• Basic instructions to make cornstarch bioplastic 

Basic Burlap Mask-Making: Part 1

This 7 page PDF document includes:

• How to create a form to build your mask over, with common materials

• Detailed instructions to make and use cornstarch bioplastic

• Step-by-step directions to hand-form simple masks from burlap and bioplastic

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Basic Burlap Mask-Making: Part 2

This 6 page PDF document includes:

• How to make burlap and bioplastic masks over a sculpted clay base

• How to make a flexible burlap headdress base

Make flexible natural paint for flexible burlap masks


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Paper Mache Magpie Mask

Step by step documentation of how I created this paper mache bird mask in 2020, using recycled paper, biodegradable paste, and natural pigments. Includes time-lapse video clips of the paper mache process.


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Mask-making face form using nursery pot and oil clay

You need a face-form as a base for building a burlap and bioplastic mask. Here is a method to sculpt one from easy to find materials.


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Make a mask with paper mache & a plastic bottle

This 5 page PDF document includes:

• A simple mask-making technique using recycled materials

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Starch-based Bioplastic Instructions

The original recipe at the heart of my burlap + bioplastic mask-making process:

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Bio-plastics
by Jordan Stack