After printing the image in black & white on a sheet of transparency, I projected it on the wall with the help of one of my favorite tools in the world - an overhead projector! (Santa, give someone else an iPhone, I'd rather take an OHP - overhead projector!)Alex Torres & Allan Manalo of Bindlestiff Studio kindly loaned out the OHP for this project. Alex even dropped it off at the office...salamat, pare!
Anila & I started to set up in the conference room around 5 today when the light was just starting to fade (coincidence that it was Day Light Savings today or did I plan it out? Hmmm....)
As soon as I got harnessed up & on top of the highest level, it was dark and the image was really sharp after adjusting the focus.
My plan was to start with the girl blowing bubbles. Like a corner stone or a registration mark, she is the base from which all images get adjusted.
I traced her outline directly on the wall with a trusty 8B Staedlter graphite pencil.
Wouldn't ya know it, not only was the scaffolding frame in the way, but the security ties were giving me grief as well!
With some of that good, ol' improv grease (found where elbow grease is sold) I moved & shifted the image around the huge nails with Anila, safely inside the conference room, as the pilot of the projector (Ya won't catch this pilot checking her Facebook during this operation!)
Tracing out other elements like the shapes on the bottom left, the reading kid & dad, and the bear also helped give a definite shape to the image. Later I'll trace out the other elements like the fish, bubbles, trees, etc., cut them out as stencils, and then adjust them around the first traces which I'll use as guide posts.
Well, at least that's the plan right now, folks!Hanging on to dear life!
I'm desperately hanging on to the lanyard of the
harness loaned out by Rene. Helps keep my balance when I'm leaning towards the wall. Oh, btw, there's a huge gap & a big drop from the scaffolding to the wall...so, not a good idea to really lean against the wall when I'm tracing/painting.Bonus tracks...
Anila gets full photo credit in this entry!
Here's a sample of some of her shots while I was on the scaffolding...
Image above is the back wall of the conference room with the image reflecting off of the windows from the projector.Tres cool, no?
1 comment:
TRES COOL! But Bobbet, seriously, you're scaring the crap out of me. It's so high!
Be safe and I can't wait to see the next installment!
Amy (of the Royden household)
P.S. We saw This Is It...did you see it? You must! So good!
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