Step 4: Remove Mask & Build Up Shape

Making some slits on the top and side of the face (and having used a butter knife to try and ease the mask away from the clay), I was able to remove the paper mache mask and retrieve my modelling clay. I then filled the cavities inside the mask with balled up tinfoil before sliding it back onto the wighead and taping it in place.

I used toilet paper rolls and plastic bags to "flesh out the body" (neck/collar bones, chest, shoulders). Simply tape them to your form, even one on top of the other.

If you don't have a good idea of what this should look like, search online for an anatomy website - something that shows the human form and our bones/muscles. Look for protruding shapes (don't be sassy now) like muscles and tendons in the neck. You can even look in the mirror at yourself. Note the divots in your collarbone, the width and shape of your shoulders. Imitate and exaggerate these shapes with your creature.