The best in hints, tips, tricks, and advice for tech theater needs such as painting, scenery, design, carpentry, lighting and much more! http://theaterhelper.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:31:11 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/134/38/ Sonotube is a name brand of round tubes usually used for pouring concrete footings or making concrete columns in the construction world. They are made of a very dense “rain-resistant” paper, and come in a wide variety of sizes. In the... Scenery - Scenery Materials Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:16:01 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/133/38/ Carved foam is used in a variety of ways in theater. Once it’s carved, it probably needs to be painted. Here are four options forpreparing your foam scenery for painting. Scenery - Scenic Painting Process Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:49:18 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/132/38/ After years of packing up a cacophony of beat up paint cans with little bits of paint in the bottom, I got some great advice on how to better pack for the road. Scenery - Scenic Painting Process Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:23:42 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/130/38/ Recently I was in charge of the paint treatments for a production of Dracula at a local community college. There were painted castle blocks EVERYWHERE on this set, so the technique used needed to be fast, easy for new... Scenery - Scenic Painting Process Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:24:33 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/129/9/ More time lapse production work. Very interesting. TH Blog - Sites of Interest Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:37:39 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/128/38/ This article will discuss primarily the painting method used to paint some faux rusty/ grimy pipe, but also address some of the basics concerning the construction of the unit. Scenery - Scenic Painting Process Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:00:00 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/126/9/ I found this video facinating to watch TH Blog - Sites of Interest Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:00:00 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/127/9/ Those of you who had once been loyal and regular readers of this site may have noticed that it has been a little while since anything happened here. Well, we’re back now, and here is an explanation. Site Info - Legal Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:03:33 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/125/9/ A fun exercise in color and using theater to bend the rules. TH Blog - Sites of Interest Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:29:04 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/124/46/ A theater I work for recently bought a bunch of PAR Cans that are run with LEDs rather than traditional lamps. It’s always fun to play with new technology, so play we have. Here are some of my... Lighting - Electrics Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:14:35 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/123/38/ Why would or wouldn't you want to wear kneepads while building scenery? Scenery - Tools for Building Scenery Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:27:53 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/120/9/ This month I’m highlighting Julian Beevers, sidewalk chalk artist. TH Blog - Sites of Interest Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:34:11 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/119/9/ The Scenic Artists Forum I belong to recently asked members who had blogs. It was very exciting for me to visit them all and see what other people are up to, so this month I’m sharing them with you... TH Blog - Sites of Interest Sat, 03 Nov 2007 13:00:28 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/117/37/ In this industry we often cater to the holiday seasons. Today is a holiday where a good source of stage blood can come in handy. Props - Special Fx Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:20:21 +0100 http://theaterhelper.com/content/view/116/9/ Here are a couple places on the web that caught my interest this month. TH Blog - Sites of Interest Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:31:57 +0100