Definitely don't use the paint I was using, it was probably craft paint, haha. What type of paint depends a little on what your budget can afford and how much abuse it will get and for how long. I've worked in many shops that use Rosco Off-Broadway or house paints for the floors and have no issues, but I think a very important key to that is the primer used beforehand, and the sealer used on top. Ideally you would get a primer and sealer that are intended for floor use and durability, and give them their proper cure time. Any issues you have with paint adhering would likely start with the primer.
Many of your videos include spattering, which is a very effective technique for adding texture. It works best when you can allow gravity to take your paint drops straight down onto your surface. But what about when you're painting a vertical surface, like a wall, or a step, or a platform? Do you have a recommended technique for spattering against a vertical surface, that doesn't run down with drips thanks to that pesky gravity? Enjoying your videos very much; learning a lot!
Mmm, yes, that is a tricky thing indeed. The best thing to do is thicken the paint, make it as thick as you possibly can and still be able to spatter it. You might have to change your technique a bit, instead of shaking the brush around and letting the spatter fall as it may, you can try hitting the brush against your other hand, or perhaps flicking the bristles against your fingers (I recommend wearing gloves, it's very messy). And have a rag/sponge to catch any drips that happen, which there shouldn't be too many of if you're careful. If messing around with technique and thickness isn't doing it, you might have to reconsider doing spatter at all, and see if you can get a good texture for what you want with just sponging or plastic. Hope that helps! Unfortunately there is no magic easy answer for defying the laws of gravity.
@@BehindtheScenics You have NO idea how much I appreciate your reply. I've never made a youtube video but just today I was thinking about making one, yelling at youtubers who don't understand the actual level of people who are trying to learn by watching their videos. Like... many of us have NEVER done anything like this before in our lives. We need to be set up for success. Give us *specific* instructions on what to do. Brands, colors, tools, whatever. Otherwise we do our best, try to follow the tutorial as best as we can, then fail miserably because we don't have enough experience to even choose colors. We don't have a 'feel' for this stuff because we've *never* tried to do it before. We're like babies. And when we fail, we take it hard. Every time we pick a bad color or our best guess on what a 'wash' is is wrong, we've lost a significant amount of money on materials. We come to accept that WE suck and we quit trying that thing. No. Beginners need one big win to get started. Then we can start to experiment from there. That first win gives us our first taste of success and a solid touchstone to come back to when things get wonky. I've spent the last 30 years of my life working and being a mom. I didn't have any time for me and our resources went into the kids. Now I want to express my creative side, but I'm like a baby. And nobody makes an ELI5 tutorials for people who've never sponged something and who might grab the sponge from their kitchen sink thinking that a sponge is a sponge. (i figured out the hard way that a sea sponge gives you MUCH better results than a kitchen sponge. Dozens of ruined projects before I saw a video that pointed that out.) Then they wonder why they can't make something pretty. Ever. Sorry for venting on you, but this is getting old. I've got more than $1000 worth of craft supplies and a pile of failures stacking up in my shed. Because I can't find *teachers*. One of the best teachers on youtube rocks on technique, but he doesn't explain what colors to use. It took a random video on a totally unrelated subject to show me that there were yellows and oranges in leather. Until that moment I'd never paused to study leather long enough to see that. Mind blown. I'd always thought that I was only seeing brown. This platform is all some of us have as a resource, so it gets hair-pulling frustrating sometimes. Now I know to mix paint with water to make a wash. Now how much paint do I add to how much water? (If you don't mind yet another stupid question.)
I know exactly what you mean. I started this channel due to a frustrating lack of information online for Scenic Artists. I do sometimes struggle to know how much information to include, because I'd like these to be short and snappy, and also so much is up to the person's preferences when it comes to what color to use, but I think I should start including recipes. My recipes aren't the only way to do things, but I can see it would help people who are starting out. I'm also working on some videos to beef up a "Fundamentals" section of my channel. As for how much water to add to make a wash, it honestly depends on how you want it to look. I would start with a 1:1 ratio, test it out on a scrap, or prepare to wipe it away if you think it isn't right. Add more water or paint depending on what you are going for from there. I hope that helps! Let me know if you have more questions or think of topics you'd like covered!
The theatre gods have blessed my feed 😁🎨
this is really helpful, what kind of paint are you using? or better yet, what kind of paint would you suggest for a theatre floor that people walk on?
Definitely don't use the paint I was using, it was probably craft paint, haha. What type of paint depends a little on what your budget can afford and how much abuse it will get and for how long. I've worked in many shops that use Rosco Off-Broadway or house paints for the floors and have no issues, but I think a very important key to that is the primer used beforehand, and the sealer used on top. Ideally you would get a primer and sealer that are intended for floor use and durability, and give them their proper cure time. Any issues you have with paint adhering would likely start with the primer.
Many of your videos include spattering, which is a very effective technique for adding texture. It works best when you can allow gravity to take your paint drops straight down onto your surface. But what about when you're painting a vertical surface, like a wall, or a step, or a platform? Do you have a recommended technique for spattering against a vertical surface, that doesn't run down with drips thanks to that pesky gravity?
Enjoying your videos very much; learning a lot!
Mmm, yes, that is a tricky thing indeed. The best thing to do is thicken the paint, make it as thick as you possibly can and still be able to spatter it. You might have to change your technique a bit, instead of shaking the brush around and letting the spatter fall as it may, you can try hitting the brush against your other hand, or perhaps flicking the bristles against your fingers (I recommend wearing gloves, it's very messy). And have a rag/sponge to catch any drips that happen, which there shouldn't be too many of if you're careful. If messing around with technique and thickness isn't doing it, you might have to reconsider doing spatter at all, and see if you can get a good texture for what you want with just sponging or plastic. Hope that helps! Unfortunately there is no magic easy answer for defying the laws of gravity.
Great, is there a normal speed version？
I do have the original footage. Is there a specific part you'd like to see at regular speed? If you send me an email, I can send it to you.
Can you tell me if you are using your sponge wet or dry?
The sponge is wet! Though squeezed out so that it is not dripping.
It is almost like Pollock at times.
What's an 'aging wash'? Do you make it or buy it?
Seriously, ELI5
You make it! It is just really watered down paint, any dirt or dark gray colors.
@@BehindtheScenics You have NO idea how much I appreciate your reply.
I've never made a youtube video but just today I was thinking about making one, yelling at youtubers who don't understand the actual level of people who are trying to learn by watching their videos. Like... many of us have NEVER done anything like this before in our lives.
We need to be set up for success. Give us *specific* instructions on what to do. Brands, colors, tools, whatever.
Otherwise we do our best, try to follow the tutorial as best as we can, then fail miserably because we don't have enough experience to even choose colors. We don't have a 'feel' for this stuff because we've *never* tried to do it before. We're like babies.
And when we fail, we take it hard. Every time we pick a bad color or our best guess on what a 'wash' is is wrong, we've lost a significant amount of money on materials.
We come to accept that WE suck and we quit trying that thing.
No. Beginners need one big win to get started. Then we can start to experiment from there. That first win gives us our first taste of success and a solid touchstone to come back to when things get wonky.
I've spent the last 30 years of my life working and being a mom. I didn't have any time for me and our resources went into the kids. Now I want to express my creative side, but I'm like a baby.
And nobody makes an ELI5 tutorials for people who've never sponged something and who might grab the sponge from their kitchen sink thinking that a sponge is a sponge. (i figured out the hard way that a sea sponge gives you MUCH better results than a kitchen sponge. Dozens of ruined projects before I saw a video that pointed that out.)
Then they wonder why they can't make something pretty. Ever.
Sorry for venting on you, but this is getting old. I've got more than $1000 worth of craft supplies and a pile of failures stacking up in my shed.
Because I can't find *teachers*.
One of the best teachers on youtube rocks on technique, but he doesn't explain what colors to use. It took a random video on a totally unrelated subject to show me that there were yellows and oranges in leather. Until that moment I'd never paused to study leather long enough to see that. Mind blown. I'd always thought that I was only seeing brown.
This platform is all some of us have as a resource, so it gets hair-pulling frustrating sometimes.
Now I know to mix paint with water to make a wash. Now how much paint do I add to how much water? (If you don't mind yet another stupid question.)
I know exactly what you mean. I started this channel due to a frustrating lack of information online for Scenic Artists. I do sometimes struggle to know how much information to include, because I'd like these to be short and snappy, and also so much is up to the person's preferences when it comes to what color to use, but I think I should start including recipes. My recipes aren't the only way to do things, but I can see it would help people who are starting out. I'm also working on some videos to beef up a "Fundamentals" section of my channel.
As for how much water to add to make a wash, it honestly depends on how you want it to look. I would start with a 1:1 ratio, test it out on a scrap, or prepare to wipe it away if you think it isn't right. Add more water or paint depending on what you are going for from there. I hope that helps! Let me know if you have more questions or think of topics you'd like covered!
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Looks nuhin like concrete