The backdrop is sewn from three bands of shirting, in order to have the bright white/ black contrast. This would have meant that the age-old technique of using warm water to tighten the fabric would have had the opposite effect, and we therefore took extra precaution in the layout to make sure our two seams were running parallel to each other and perpendicular to the painted line representing the ground. The outer edges were neatly sewn after painting.
Using shirting also meant that we didn’t prime the drop to avoid yellowing. I had some methocel on stand-by in case the Haussman Artist Design (which is essentially the same as Rosco) deep black paint had a bleeding effect, although in the end we didn’t need to water it down so much for the right viscosity and it was a non-issue.
Head of Scenic Art │ Stephanie Tucci
Opera House │ German National Theatre
Weimar, Germany
Director & Set Designer │ Christian Sedelmeyer
Scenic Artist │ Andrea Wirth, Kathrin Kobinger, Kerstin Heerdegen
Paint Shop Assistant │ Andy Schultze
In-process photo │ Stephanie Tucci
The importance of the right charge on your brush; clean lines and no drips!
Head of Scenic Art │ Stephanie Tucci
Opera House │ German National Theatre
Weimar, Germany
Director & Set Designer │ Christian Sedelmeyer
Scenic Artist │ Andrea Wirth, Kathrin Kobinger, Kerstin Heerdegen
Paint Shop Assistant │ Andy Schultze
In-process photo │ Andreas Schultze
Head of Scenic Art │ Stephanie Tucci
Opera House │ German National Theatre
Weimar, Germany
Director & Set Designer │ Christian Sedelmeyer
Scenic Artist │ Andrea Wirth, Kathrin Kobinger, Kerstin Heerdegen
Paint Shop Assistant │ Andy Schultze
Production photo │ © Candy Welz
Head of Scenic Art │ Stephanie Tucci
Opera House │ German National Theatre
Weimar, Germany
Director & Set Designer │ Christian Sedelmeyer
Scenic Artist │ Andrea Wirth, Kathrin Kobinger, Kerstin Heerdegen
Paint Shop Assistant │ Andy Schultze
In-process photo │ Kathrin Kobinger
Head of Scenic Art │ Stephanie Tucci
Opera House │ German National Theatre
Weimar, Germany
Director & Set Designer │ Christian Sedelmeyer
Scenic Artist │ Andrea Wirth, Kathrin Kobinger, Kerstin Heerdegen
Paint Shop Assistant │ Andy Schultze
In-process photo │ Andreas Schultze
Head of Scenic Art │ Stephanie Tucci
Opera House │ German National Theatre
Weimar, Germany
Director & Set Designer │ Christian Sedelmeyer
Scenic Artist │ Andrea Wirth, Kathrin Kobinger, Kerstin Heerdegen
Paint Shop Assistant │ Andy Schultze
In-process photo │ Stephanie Tucci
Head of Scenic Art │ Stephanie Tucci
Opera House │ German National Theatre
Weimar, Germany
Director & Set Designer │ Christian Sedelmeyer
Scenic Artist │ Andrea Wirth, Kathrin Kobinger, Kerstin Heerdegen
Paint Shop Assistant │ Andy Schultze
In-process photo │ Stephanie Tucci
Head of Scenic Art │ Stephanie Tucci
Opera House │ German National Theatre
Weimar, Germany
Director & Set Designer │ Christian Sedelmeyer
Scenic Artist │ Andrea Wirth, Kathrin Kobinger, Kerstin Heerdegen
Paint Shop Assistant │ Andy Schultze
In-process photo │ Stephanie Tucci
Head of Scenic Art │ Stephanie Tucci
Opera House │ German National Theatre
Weimar, Germany
Director & Set Designer │ Christian Sedelmeyer
Scenic Artist │ Andrea Wirth, Kathrin Kobinger, Kerstin Heerdegen
Paint Shop Assistant │ Andy Schultze
In-process photo │ Stephanie Tucci
Head of Scenic Art │ Stephanie Tucci
Opera House │ German National Theatre
Weimar, Germany
Director & Set Designer │ Christian Sedelmeyer
Scenic Artist │ Andrea Wirth, Kathrin Kobinger, Kerstin Heerdegen
Paint Shop Assistant │ Andy Schultze
In-process photo │ Kathrin Kobinger
Head of Scenic Art │ Stephanie Tucci
Opera House │ German National Theatre
Weimar, Germany
Director & Set Designer │ Christian Sedelmeyer
Scenic Artist │ Andrea Wirth, Kathrin Kobinger, Kerstin Heerdegen
Paint Shop Assistant │ Andy Schultze
Production photo │ © Candy Welz
Head of Scenic Art │ Stephanie Tucci
Opera House │ German National Theatre
Weimar, Germany
Director & Set Designer │ Christian Sedelmeyer
Scenic Artist │ Andrea Wirth, Kathrin Kobinger, Kerstin Heerdegen
Paint Shop Assistant │ Andy Schultze
In-process photo │ Andrea Wirdth
Head of Scenic Art │ Stephanie Tucci
Opera House │ German National Theatre
Weimar, Germany
Director & Set Designer │ Christian Sedelmeyer
Scenic Artist │ Andrea Wirth, Kathrin Kobinger, Kerstin Heerdegen
Paint Shop Assistant │ Andy Schultze
Production photo │ © Candy Welz