So for the opera (Hansel and Gretel) the designer want 17 council houses ... mine and Jude task - pebble dash them! It was fun, and it was messy but most importantly we learned how to use vermiculite to create a pebble dash effect. Oh and we were able to use our colour mixing skills more confidently after our class we had with Jamie. After painting the houses a grey colour, we also got taught how to create a splatter effect on the houses to give them a less flat look and to add some more tones.
It was really rewarding when I moved on from scenic into props, as I got to work on the houses again, and this was to add all the twiddly finishing touches! Not going to lie, at times I thought I was going to cry - I kept on burning my hands on the glue gun, it was really rather monotonous and there was a point when I thought what am I really learning by doing this, I mean anyone can glue on some wood that they painted white and then stick some see-through plastic behind it! However, now looking back it was great to see something that I had worked on from start to finish and the work did really pay off. The task showed me at points in my career I'm going to have to do work that is boring, and maybe not that tasking but i'm an applied artist and have to create the work that the designer desires!
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