How to Paper Mache Clay Skulls

This is how i make my paper mache clay skulls or as i 

call it paper clay for short. 

I make my clay in half batches.

Because i can't use up a full batch up fast enough.

Here is the ingredients for the recipe

Half of a 5 pound bag of cheap flour

Half a gallon of water

Cup of glue i use Glue all

Liquid starch around 1/8 cup more of less

And joint compound maybe a hand full will do

I mix it up kind of looks like pancake batter

but don't eat it 

Then i add GreenFiber cellulose blow-in insulation

R13-R60 cost around 12 bucks for a 40 sq-ft

I mix it into the paste using a drill i like it to where

it doesn't look wet. Wet makes it sticky and i don't like that

but you can be the judge 

Here is so skulls i use but any skull will do nicely

First i take a skull and wrap it in  aluminum foil 

I just use one layer of foil i try to save time and 

money doing so. Sense im making half skulls i use

 Weatherstrip to mark my edges. Here you can see 

that im not going to do the jaw part of the skull 

Here you can see what i did. 

This is when i pulled the clay and foil away 

from the skull

Here is the inside part. the outside was dry 

but the inside was a little wet so you have to

give it some time to dry to

Here i cut out a piece of cardboard for 

the back of my skull and hot glue in place

Then i just clay over to and around the edge

of the skull

The under side of the skull after i clayed t together

As you see the two different color clay where 

i put the back on this is ok when i make my clay 

it some times wont be the exact color every time

Here i trimmed around the nose and eyes 

then i painted it with Gel Stain Cherry wood

All i do is paint it on and wipe off the excess stain

Hope this helps you out if you have any questions just ask