The backstage weekly

This week: Painting a bridge! The process starts with the carpenters who built the construction. It arrives as fresh, natural wood and my assignment is to make it look weathered.

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First layer is to give it a light grey prime color coat.

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Second coat is a mix of washed out paints in burnt sienna, ochre, moss, dark grey.

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Darkening the shaded areas, giving highlights to the lighted areas.

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Seen from above. It took some time to get all the dark shades in between the separate boards…

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And from the front with half of the mountain, which is also in the process of getting paint. Neither of the pieces are completely done yet, but it´s´nice to see it coming together.

 

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