AMBER MEYERS
Scenic Design - THA 340
Concept:
Our final design; We were paired into groups to recreate any room that we wanted on a 4x4 foot flat.
My group members;
River Podjasek and Connor Pangburn
Our roles;
River and Connor did all the drafting, and building, and I was in charge of painting and set design.
Our concept is to make a well used, and loved greenhouse. We want to make a homey, cluttered greenhouse that gives the feeling of a well-cared for environment that maybe isn't the cleanest. The set should look well worn, with the wood showing wear on it, and the glass walls being dirty and having condensation on them. we want to have a moderately accurate greenhouse space so we will paint it to make it appear as windows and wood, and use plants around to decorate. We will have some hanging lights to give atmosphere and add fresh dirt to tray and make it smell realistic.
Base layer of white on the panels (left)
Layer of blues, teals, and whites smudged together to show a window-like texture (right).
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Color Palette and Inspiration:
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Walls; both walls will be painted to look like a foggy window, using a wet sponge technique. A possible base coat will be needed of a light gray depending on existing.
- Painting will be grays, greens, and some brown tones
- Walls will have luan strips to act as window panes, roughly 1 ½” wide strips
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Roof, a slanted roof connected to a beam post kiddy corner to the corners of the wall
- Roof will be painted and lined with luan same as the walls
- The support beam will be unpainted, unless ugly, then it will be painted to look like wood
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Floor; will be a traditional wood patterning, with wood going in a row slightly alternating as they go across the ground.
- wood panels themselves will be painted with varying shades of browns, shades of brown for highlight and low light
- Periodic dry brushing will be done with dark browns, and green to look like moss and dirt
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Props;
- Green desk/ shelf from bin 3, 1’6” x 2’6”, height 5’6”
- Brown metal shelf from bin 3, 9 ½” x 30”, height 3’
- Stool, options found in storage bin 2, possibly metal or wood, TBD
- Possible use of different shelf, a wooden and metal one from bin 3
- Lots of fake plants. Both potted and unpotted, with some vines in use
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Lights; hanging bulbs, likely 3, giving light to the room. Likely standard or globe bulbs
- Possible use of fairy lights/string lights to decorate the beam
The Design Plan:
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The Painting Process:
For the flooring I painted a base layer of light brown. I then dry brushed a medium brown over it for each plank before lining it with a darker brown and adding the streaks.
For the post I used a watered down paint mixture to act as a staining.
This is a photo showing the roof. It is a piece of plywood supported by the 2x4 post.
We also had added lauan strips painted dark gray to act as the panels of the window.
A muted green/gray was used in corners to add a look of water damage to the panels of window.
I used an orange to add a look of rust to some of the overlapping panel lauan, concentrating on the bottom, and where water would naturally settle.
Once the lauan was stapled up I used a wet sponge to apply a medium gray to the corners of the paneling over the blue layer.
As a final touch I used real dirt and mud to have it look more used. I added dirt in the seams of the paneling, and hand prints on the 'windows', the floor, and the post.
I also hit into the post with a bucket and a hammer to attempt to make it look worn in.
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