Hello:)
I received a lot of feedback that the video was too fast, so a description was made and the video can also be viewed in slow motion at the following link:
Description:
• Buy a paper cylinder/box.
• Stick thicker cardboard or several thinner ones in the middle. This will give the curve of the barrel.
• Layering papier mache. Coat newspaper (not colored, not shiny) with glue. (Each sheet separately and put on top of each other. I worked with 4 layers. Recipe below, but I will also make a video.)
• Tear it into strips and coat the cylinder with it in at least 2 layers to cover each other. (In the video, 1 layer is 4 sheets of newspaper.) The more paper you use, the harder the object will be after drying.
• Let it dry for about 1-2 days.
• I covered it with paper plastic after drying. (This is more complicated to mix in, and I’ll come back to it in a video. But its contents: Shredded paper, glue, oil, flour, salt, plaster or p