One of the students was asked, whilst the making of the Trees was taking place, to research stage tree scenery, to give inspiration on how we could paint our Calico Trees.
The above picture shows the tabs sewn onto the top of the tree and also our scaled drawing that we originally worked from, coloured in, to show how the final piece was going to look.
The research pictures that were to inspire us.
The Calico Trees were finally painted by our Tutor. Due to their size they were laid out on the theatre floor on top of plastic sheeting, which was taped down, to secure it to the floor. Obviously the plastic sheeting was laid onto the floor to protect it from the paint being used.
Once painted they were hung in place with a note pinned to them as they did need another coat of paint and we didn't want the drama students thinking they were finished. It also gave us an opportunity to see how they were to look.
We did not use the Header, that we had drawn out from a scaled drawing, to hang between the 2 trees.
To hang the trees in the Theatre, the scaffold tower was used. The tabs on the trees were secured onto the truss.
Once the trees were dry from the first coat of paint, they were once again laid out onto the theatre floor upon plastic sheeting, and more detail shading was applied, again by the Tutor. (See picture below).
After the Theatre was used for painting the Trees, the floor was painted black so it would look fresh for the Production. Apparently it gets a coat of paint on a regular basis. The paint is applied by a team of workers (students and tutor) by roller brushes on long handles.
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