After working in 2D a lot, drawing, painting etc., I fell the need to work in a 3D environment So as a total newbie in this form of art, I started looking for a way to create rather complex forms and structures.

Therefore I started out with papiermache recently. First I created the basic forms with this chicken fence wire stuff (what's that in english ), with many round forms and curves. After this i used the basic 'newspaper strokes with wallpaperglue technique' to cover the frames.

Everything worked out nice so far. When finished with the first steps, I put the 'sculptures' away to let them dry. But then ... after the drying, the paper got a bit 'bubbly'. To put it in another way, the nice smooth surface I created, wasn't anymore :cry:

I want to carry on working on this piece so what I want to know, is how I can create a nice smooth surface, which stays that way after drying. And with smooth i mean, as smooth as possible 8)

What i was thinking, is to use the 'boiled paper pulp with glue technique' and cover the existing piece up with a nice smooth pulp, let it dry and after that to sand and polish the whole thing. But i don't know if that's the right way to create a smooth surface, or if it's possible at all to do this.
I was also thinking that it might be possible to use some kind of plaster or putty wich is used for walls etc. But then the result might become very fragile, which is not an option.

So please, if you have experience, ideas or some other form of input; let me know