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 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:11:55 +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