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Me and My Girl - Page one |
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This is my diary of painting one of the cloths... Sort of a "Paint Along With Brian" | ||
Now all I have to do is paint it! This
is a brand new canvas so I am about to seal it with a mixture of white
emulsion paint, PVA glue, a little water. And just a tad of red (light
pink once diluted) - so that I know what I have covered. There is a lip of wood all around the edge of the rostrum to stop the ladders falling off, and brakes on all four castors too. |
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HAREFORD HALL EXTERIOR. Once I have eventually sketched out what I want on the cloth, I then draw it out to scale on paper. (I use 1cm:1 ft.) . The colours are not significant. I just fill in the various sections with any old colour to help me when it comes to transferring the outlines onto the backcloth. The cloth is 26 feet long but I have only drawn out 22 feet and will shuffle it about during the transfer, adding trees/grass on either side. Hopefully the edges will be hidden by wing flats. | ||
Transfer completed . I hijacked a young member of the cast to stand in front for scale. Transferring is a very laborious job. I listen on headphones to music as I work. | ||
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