I've been working on a set of gothic windows for Dracula this past week, taking my time to make them look nice. Turns out they're going to be far upstage behind a scrim, so no one's going to be able to see them very well anyway. Regardless, they got to get done.
First step is to cut out the ornate tops of the windows. The boss figured the best way would be to print out the designers rendering in full scale and do a trace cut. This didn't turn out too well as the blown picture was heavily pixilated , not to mention it was hand drawn in the first place. So I picked the best half and did a "reverse/repeat" to make it symmetrical.
Next, we need to build up the layers to make the back thicker and then use the backing piece as a pattern to cut out the top piece.
Two layers of foam go in-between the top layer and the backing piece to give even more thickness.
Then we will cut a 30 degree bevel around the foam connecting the inside edges of the backing piece and the top layer.
Easy, right? I'll be working on it this week as well while the others start loading in the first two shows.
Late.
