Painting Faux Wood for Theater - Scenic Art
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- There are sooooo many ways to paint faux wood! And as scenic artists, it seems that all we do is paint wood to look like wood. So here are the basics for quick and easy techniques that can get you started with any variety of wood.
The techniques in this video are best suited for theater, because they can be viewed from a distance. The goal isn't high levels of realism, but to convey the impression of wood.
The techniques in the video are:
1. Brushed
2. Dragged
3. Graining tools
4. Bare wood glaze
5. Old wood
For this video I used Rosco Off-Broadway paints and sealed with a Varathane brand gloss sealer.
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This was what I needed. Not how to paint ON wood, but how to make it look LIKE wood.
And.......... you just saved my life and a buuuuuuunch of time in try-and-fail experiments! Thank you!
I wish I had found these videos ***before*** I completed my scenic painting unit! They are fantastic. I often struggle to explain how I do what I do. I will definitely be citing these videos from here on out.
Congratulations Tessa, great to see you've got your first video posted! It's always great to see new videos dedicated to our craft. Good luck with the channel. 👌👍❤️🎬🎥
Hi what type of paint eg oil, acrylic, watercolor do you use most including this painting please?
Amazing Ma sha Allah ❤
absolutely amazing, and really convincing.
Awesome! Can I ask if you wouldn’t mind explaining your glaze? Is it store bought or did you make it yourself? If so, how? Thank you!
sure! I think for this video I recall I used Rosco paints thinned with water and added a little Plastic Varnish sealer to it to add a little more binder back into it. But for other woods I've done different sheens of sealer with either tint or paint mixed in, no water. I've also done just paint and water, haha.
Wow.I am glad I found this when I did.Here I was thinking that I needed to get spray paint when I have a bunch of acrylic paint.Acrylic can work right? I have a gloss that I have not yet used.
Acrylic works for this technique, yes. I used acrylic paint in this video. However, it does depend on what surface you are painting on. Paint doesn't stick too well to plastics, for instance.
@@BehindtheScenics Thank you so much for replying so quickly.I appreciate that.
Can I paint these techniques onto materials like foam core board, cardboard, or super thin plywood?
You can, yes, but I wouldn't recommend cardboard. It is too much like paper and has a tendency to buckle and bubble and warp.
Hello! can you explain what material you are painting on? Is it canvas, gessoed wood panels or raw wood panels? TY!
Hi! These are primed wood boards. I think it was luan.
What were the paint color shades used here?
Hi can we use oil paint for this? And should i prime the wood when using oil paint?
Hello! The techniques for oil paint are a bit different, but you can use oil paint for faux wood. In general it is a good idea to prime wood because it is so absorbent.
How about over a rough stucco surface? Would these same techniques apply?
The techniques would work, but the paint won't be able to hide the fact that it is indeed on stucco.
Does the brushing technique withstand touching and minor attrition?
How well a paint treatment lasts depends on the sealer you use, but if it is only going to get minor use and abuse, pretty much any sealer would do nicely.
Awesome
Anyone know if you can paint over this? I feel like yeah.
Like with acrylic? Then use a sealant.
Is your question if you can paint over a painted faux wood? You definitely can, but you would have to be mindful of the brush strokes from the faux wood. The grain would likely still show through unless you sand it a bit or do several layers on top of the faux wood.
What do u mean by adding texture is it the paint or the water ?
You are referring to the end of the "old wood" section, right? That texture is thick paint that is blocked on with a piece of wood that you lightly skim across the surface. There is a balance: too much paint and it will be blobby, too little and you won't be applying anything. Let me know if you have any other questions or have a video idea you would like to see! :)
What the color to become like that?
Are the materials listed somewhere?
Hi! In the video description I have some information about the products I used.
This was god awful to watch