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How to Make Masks!: Easy New Way to Make a Mask for Masquerade, Halloween and Dress-Up Fun, With Just Two Layers of Fast-Setting Paper Mache Paperback – January 22, 2012

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This book teaches new techniques that anyone can use to create fabulous masks easily and quickly. Make one of the 12 popular mask styles in the book following the detailed instructions and over 300 step-by-step photos – or use these easy new methods to create your own unique designs. Jonni shows you exactly how to sculpt the features of your masks so they truly represent the character and expression you’re looking for. Then capture that look permanently with just two layers of super-strong, fast-setting paper mache, using the recipes included in the book. Your finished masks can look like they were made from fur or feathers, antique gold, ancient bone, rusted iron, glazed porcelain, and even carved and highly polished African wood. The innovative methods in this book are easy, the materials cost just pennies per mask, and your new creations will be just as much fun to make than they are to wear.

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January 22, 2012
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8.5 x 0.24 x 11 inches
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0974106542
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Jonni Good is obsessed with both animals and art – she is constantly surrounded by her growing menagerie of masks, paper mache animal sculptures, and plenty of real critters, too – her pets sometimes “help” her in her studio.

Jonni started drawing animals back in grade school, which was a very, very long time ago. Doing the research required for her artwork is almost as fun for her as doing the artwork itself, because it allows her to learn so much about history and the natural world. This was particularly true with her latest book, How to Make Masks! because the history of this art form spans at least 35,000 years.

In her “spare” time, she answer questions from fellow paper mache sculptors from all over the world – you’ll find many lively conversations in the comments section on her blog at UltimatePaperMache.com. She is also the author of the book Make Animal Sculptures with Paper Mache Clay.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wet Cat Books (January 22, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 102 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0974106542
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0974106540
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.24 x 11 inches

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Jonni Good is the author of five popular books about sculpting. She's also written two cozy mystery novels that feature an eccentric small-town sculptor who lives a much more exciting life than she does.

She's the host of the popular sculpting website UltimatePaperMache.com, where she shares her innovative sculpting methods and recipes with a world-wide audience. Her goal for the blog (and her art books) is to make sculpting so easy that everyone can have fun doing it.

She lives in a friendly little town in Minnesota with her pets and a house full of animal sculptures. When she's not writing or sculpting she spends her days in her large vegetable garden, fighting the squash borers and mosquitoes and dreaming up her next book or sculpture.

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MM

Good for the price!

Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024

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Love the book can’t wait to read it.

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nona

This is a really good diy book on mask making.

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2018

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I love this book! It gives you the basic instructions & a lot of neat ideas for mask making. Although, somehow the ones i have made by following the paper mache & gesso recipes, have turned out heavier than i had expected, to the point that i really should have added extra straps to hold them onto the head. I think for now, when i use these recipes, i will be making helmets instead of masks until i figure out how to make them lighter. This book made me so excited to get started that i never completely finished reading it. I guess i should finish it, it might tell me what i need to know.

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JM

This is a well illustrated book

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2022

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If you follow Jonni Good's instructions which are explained exceptionally well in this book. You will wind up making a masks. She writes this clearly with step by step instructions . Surprise yourself with the help of an excellent teacher!

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MCR

I knew I would love this book!

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2012

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Recently I searched mask-making and came across a YouTube tutorial posted by Jonni Good. She was so thorough and made her techniques look so easy; I couldn't wait for her to post the next segment of the process. After watching all three YouTube posts on her Panalone mask, I bought this book. Great recipes for gesso and paste that are über easy and inexpensive. The author's explanations in the book are as concise and understandable as her tutorial videos - really, really good stuff! Lots of great photos. I recommend this book for paper mâché artists at any level. I have some experience with mask-making, paper mâché and the history of comedia del arte and I found this book to be a very worthwhile investment.

Aside: Jonni Good seems to be a real animal lover. Her cat is singing (meowing) away in one of the video tutorials. Pretty funny.

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Carrie Henry

Great Book!

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2017

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Love this book. I keep it with my paper mache supplies and use the recipes in it all the time! It is detailed and takes you through each step so you can make each mask just like the ones in the pics and then you have all the knowledge to invent your own designs. Love the author and she has a website that you can go and ask questions or show off your work. I included a pic of a luigi mask I made using her techniques, it was a lot of fun and my son loves the mask!

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Terry

get the book and get it messy

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2016

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Jonni is the go to person for all things paper mache related. I don't make masks but I bought this book 1)to support this generous artist who so graciously shares her experience online at ultimatepapermache.com and 2) I wanted to have the step outs and recipes in my studio as I was creating. I have tweaked the recipes to suite my needs but truly appreciate having her wealth of experience right by my side as I am working in the studio. My book is messy now but that just shows how much I have used it. Thank you Jonni!!!

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Keith

Great Book For Learning Advanced Mask Making Techniques

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2012

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I've been a professional sculptor/mold maker for over twenty years and have used various techniques for creating facial pieces. This book helped me in that it was dealing with paper mache techniques that I had never used before. Good's fabrication processes were very helpful for me in translating her techniques into my own while using different materials that she doesn't use. A great book for any sculptor interested in mask making to have on their bookcase.

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Jennifer Kinyon

Good information

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021

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This book is great for getting the information that will make it actually work. If you have tried to make masks before and been unsuccessful, this is what you need. Armature is important.

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Buon libro

Reviewed in Italy on September 5, 2021

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Magdalena Alejandra PIERA

Salve oh! diosa Jonni Good!!!

Reviewed in Spain on February 26, 2019

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Estas son mis primeras máscaras sin usar más que una cabeza para pelucas (sólo una, con lo que tengo que esperar a que se seque una pieza para seguir con la otra) o una cáscara de coco proveniente de un exquisito helado (han leído bien) como base. Tengo ya 3 más en proceso. Qué haré con ellas? Parece que mi marido tiene preparado un cohete a Marte para mis creaciones (no sólo las que se ven y que son más voluminosas), el material que tengo guardado para realizarlas y para mí misma... sin billete de regreso. Un saludo afectuoso.🤪

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Awkword Reader

Interesting and Innovative

Reviewed in Canada on March 24, 2013

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An excellent book for anyone who can't find a commercial version of the mask they want, or who just wants to make creative and economical masks. Jonni Good provides clear, careful, detailed instructions on how to use her extremely clever and innovative techniques.

As well as being amply and beautifully illustrated, the book is logically laid out so the student crafter can follow the steps with no difficulty. The pages are amply large and the binding is supple, so the book is easy to prop open -- extremely helpful for any instructional book. HOW TO MAKE MASKS is a great buy!

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Rachel

Fantastic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2013

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Jonni's book is the best book I've found so far on mask making. Her instructions are easy to follow, well illustrated, and use materials that are easily obtainable even in the UK. The results are durable, sturdy, yet very light, and even better: once you've mastered the method the possibilities are endless and you can make masks as complex as your imagination allows! I've now got a shelf full of venetian-style masks in various stages of completion, and I only bought the book a couple of weeks ago.

I found it via a video on Youtube showing Jonni demonstrating some of the methods from this book, and from there I followed the trail to her website UltimatePaperMache where you can see her current works in progress. She's very generous with advice and showing her methods, so do check it out. I'm delighted with this book, and highly recommend it to anyone who wants to start making papier mache masks.

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Robert K. Maeda

good book

Reviewed in France on June 5, 2013

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Very easy to follow instructions to make paper mache masks. The author's recipes are good and make quite strong masks with only couple of layers of paper mache. The author also gives some nice painting tips and tips on detailing masks. People living outside of the US may have to scrounge around to find good substitutes for some of the ingredients ( like here in France I really could not find equivalently strong paper towels), but in the end eveything works out.

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