"Old" Paint tecnique

Magyar13

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Aug 3, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/3/96

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Greetings.

I know there's an additive to paint that will make it crack when it dries,
simulating old, sun-baked paint. I have seen this technique several
times, but have long forgotten the 'secret ingredient.' Any and all
suggestions are welcome.

Thanks,

Bill Martinak (Magy...@aol.com)

Steven E. Eyrse

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Aug 4, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/4/96

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Various ways to do it. Use shellac over the base color then any latex
paint with sodium silicate mixed in at about 30%. It causes to top layer
to slide when it is drying. OR use "LaPage" glue as the coat over the
base color and then the top paint will Crack. Top color should be Casine
or some of Roscos stage paint. Latex will work. OR use gum arabic,
costly but it works. For big hulking cracks that will flake off use a
under layer of corn starch, this is very good for plaster that is falling
apart.

for more: http://www.eskimo.com/~airs/resume.htm

Roger and Kerry Rosvold

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Aug 5, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/5/96

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I've heard that you can do this by laying saran wrap on the surface
before painting, but haven't tried it myself.

R Roscold

SRolandF

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Sep 8, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/8/96

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Having been both and actor and a techie (I make my living as a tech
director) two of the things I love most about having experienced our side
of the theatre, that actors miss out on, are the headset chatter during
performances (the sarcastic wit of ridicule offset by often insightful and
intelligent criticism) and the shop graffiti. I'd like to share a few of
my favorites and ask for you all to send in yours.

(from California at a campus overlooking a surf break)
Doing a good job around here is like peeing in your wetsuit, it gives you
a nice warm feeling, but nobody notices.

(in chalk on the firewall between shop and stage, many levels of irony
here!)
Money's nice, but I'm above it,
I'm a techie 'cause I love it.
Money means nothing to me.

(on a poster of corollaries to Murphey's Law)
When you blow into your goggles to clear them, you will get something in
your eye.

I'm sure you all have some good ones to share. Let's post 'em.

Roland "Dirty hands make a clean dollar" Frantz

Doug Dulmage

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Sep 8, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/8/96

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>I'm sure you all have some good ones to share. Let's post 'em.
>

Well, here's one of my favorites, although not for the kiddies..
It's from the hallway wall of the "Whisky" on Sunset in LA..

"If it burns, smoke it"
"if it's wet, drink it"
"if it moves, screw it"
"if it don't do anything, it goes in the truck"

Eric Bardes

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Sep 11, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/11/96

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> Having been both and actor and a techie (I make my living as a tech
> director) two of the things I love most about having
experienced our side
> of the theatre, that actors miss out on, are the headset chatter during
> performances (the sarcastic wit of ridicule offset by often
> insightful and intelligent criticism) and the shop graffiti.
I'd like to
> share a few of my favorites and ask for you all to send in yours.

Hmm... two come to mind

according to some previous poster about two years ago ...

"Be back in a moment. Wait for me.
- Godot"

One of may favorite headset dialogs went something like this:

Someone on stage was singing a difficult song. This song crossed his
"lift point" the point where he had to switch between head and
chest voice.
The Stage Manager was saying that she like the tonal quality of
voice. It was
quite clear that she was not refering to his ability to effortlessly
switch between head and chest voice. Well the Assistant Stage
Manager said
"I'd give my left nut to be able to sing this song." Like all the best
headset humor, I said spontainously, without missing a beat, "So
would he."
I'm sure it loses something in this forum, but the ASM mysteriously
"disappeared" for ten minutes before he turned his mic back on.

Kdowe7321

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Sep 15, 1996, 3:00:00 AM9/15/96

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On the back of a flat in West Side Story:

Give it up, Maria...
Tony's gay.