for this project i used an old threadbanger episode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x--8bbDFR3U
you should totally check this out.
and then just start making!
1
put on a garbage bag
2
ask a friend to apply duck tape to your body.
try to have 3 of 4 layers
3
cut it open, CAREFULLY!
4
put duck tape on the cut
5
cut strips from the newspapers and start glueing in on your body form. be careful to keep the shape.
6
let it dry...
7
start stuffing it with more newspaper. when your halfway put in on your stand and continue stuffing it
than use some more duck tape to close the bottom and the arm holes.
8
this is optional but you can paint it to look a little bit more finished
and voila!