Fake `portraits'
Phil Reynolds
Living which requires a prop `portrait' of the female lead. We've used
photo manipulation software to render a photograph of the actress with
an `oil painting' look and then enlarged it to A2. Does anyone know of
a suitable treatment that can now be applied to the enlarged print to
give it more of the texture and light reflection properties of an oil
painting?
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Philip Lewis
>Does anyone know of a suitable treatment that can now be applied to
>the enlarged print to give it more of the texture and light
>reflection properties of an oil painting?
I'd try using white glue or "modge podge" and either a brush or a
putty knife. Shellac or polyu might work to... I'd apply, wait a bit,
then dry brush to give it some texture.
I plan on doing a similar technique for a show we're doing (Princess
Ida - In Pittsburgh April 12-28) only i think i was going to actually
try and use paint, like a paint by number, vrs a clear coat.
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Peter Herman
surface and then over glaze it with the sort of glaze used on oils. You
might need to put a light spray of clear krylon on first to prevent runs
(which, on thinking about it, might all you need to get the oil painting
look)
Peter
Frank Wood
>photo manipulation software to render a photograph of the actress with
>an `oil painting' look and then enlarged it to A2. Does anyone know of
>a suitable treatment that can now be applied to the enlarged print to
>give it more of the texture and light reflection properties of an oil
>painting?
My immediate reaction would be to varnish it.
Frank Wood
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Paul Keogan
I have just finished a show where a similar prop was used and we gave the
surface of the paper a light coating of spary mount adhesive and lightly
scattered granulated white sugar onto the spray mount, allowed it to dry and
painted a thin matt glaze on top.
HTH
Paul
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David Lee
show (even the Rembrant self portrait!) we've had someone paint it. Ours
are usually convincing close up as well but from 30 feet the workmanship
doesn't have to be perfect.
David
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Paul Keogan
>Maybe we've been lucky so far but each time we've needed a painting for a
>show (even the Rembrant self portrait!) we've had someone paint it. Ours
>are usually convincing close up as well but from 30 feet the workmanship
>doesn't have to be perfect.
>
>David
It is great to have that kind of budget, and also to have scenic artists who
can devote the
amount of time required to produce work of that quality - you are lucky
Regards
Paul
David Lee
house by the resident amateur company) and painted for free by competent
artists in their spare time. The Rembrant and a couple of other "Old
Masters" painted for the same art gallery scene were so good that the local
press made a feature of them in a piece about the upcoming show. When
they asked the artist if he thought he could pass them off as originals he
treated them to a tutorial about the differences in brushwork before saying
that being painted in acrylic may be a bit of a giveaway!
Some pieces painted for other productions are not as well finished and can
look a bit grotty close up but they are still perfectly convincing from the
audience. In fact a good scenic artist will only do as much as is
necessary to achieve the effect and can turn out the goods extremely
quickly.
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