charmaine gilbert art dept portfolio june
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Celtic Standing StonePOLYSTYRENE CARVING
Carved polystyrene scrimmed with jesmonite and fiber glass
Representation of Dagda: the headCeltic god, accompanied by his two pigs
Painted with sand/PVA/acrylic.and embellished with scenic moss
TROLL COSTUMEScenehouse ‘Prop Making Course’ June 2014
Below: Troll feet carved from polystyrene using hot wireand sandpaper. They were scrimmed in muslin and PVA glue.
Right: Troll mask constructed from latex and muslin over a polystyrene former.
Mask was then painted using acrylics.
Left: claw-hand props for short film ‘Shambler’by ‘Strange Company’
‘Wrist’ is polystyrene skinned with latexand painted with oil-based paints
A total of 4 claws were made, including 2 withsafe silicone hooks (far right). These werecast from the original metal meat hooks
CASTINGMonsters and life-like models of human body parts
Left: RTV silicone cast of humanfingers created from an alginatemould
Right: plaster cast of human facescreated from an alginate life-cast mould,reinforced with mod roc
PROP MAKER: 3D MIRRORED DISCO T’sCarnival Chaos Event Design for T in the Park
Computer-cut polystyrene T’swere surfaced with a layer of mirrored tiles.
Tiles were measured to fitand accurately and cut to shapeusing a band saw and circular sander
I also assisted with installation,preparation and cleaning of props and rigging of pipe anddrape.
PUPPET MAKER: PUSS GLOVE PUPPET “Puss in Boots” Pantomime, Brunton Theatre, East Lothian Council, Musselburgh
Head - expanded foam cast in a jesmonite mould.
The puppet is operated bymeans of a glove glued intothe head.
Body - machine-stiched faux fur.
The mouth opens and closes.The limbs move freely.
ZAPHIRFRESH MINT GUM
5 pieces
10cIngredients: Sugar, corn syrup, gum base, dextrose, citric acid, softeners. Artificial Flavour and colour.
ZAPHIRFRESH MINT GUM
GRAPHIC ARTIST: VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS “Shetland” BBC Drama ITV Studios Ltd. for BBC TV
Modern digital photos editedin Adobe Photoshop:- desatuarated- vignetting applied.
The photographs were soakedin a mixture of water and tea.
The photographs to the left show a comparison betweenoriginal digital images and their final appearance on screenafter editing and treatment.
This photograph originated asa vintage print which was scannedand edited/treated to resemblethe transformed ‘vintage’ digitalphotographs.
GRAPHIC ARTIST: SOLICITOR’S OFFICE SIGN‘Frank’ - Short Film
Brass effect wall plaque for solicitor’s office.that displayed an elegance that was both faded and slightly exaggerated.
Close-up detail shows original illustrations designed in Adobe Illustrator.
http://www.frankseries.com/
Artwork was printed onto shiny paper and a patinatedtexture was achieved using acrylic paints.
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WEDDING INVITATION AND BEER LABELPrivate commission for wedding
Designed in Photoshop and Illustrator using various hand drawn and royalty free elements
Dog illustration was hand painted in water colour
TRAINING: SCENIC PAINTING
Top Left: painted Green Marble
Top Right: faux concrete texture created using plaster/PVA mix. ‘Day of the Dead Skull’ was hand painted onto this surface.
Bottom Right: faux brick texture was created using plaster/PVA mix. Shop signage was hand stencilled onto this surface.
Scenehouse ‘Paint Course’ June 2014
All paintings were made on 6mm plywood sheets using Rosco Supersaturate paints.
SCENIC PAINTERSCENEgineering Scenic Design company, Glasgow http://www.scenegineering.com/
Top Left: Humpback bridge for“Little Red Riding Hood” - South Lanarkshire Leisure andCulture Ltd
Various Scenic painting projects undertaken forSCENEgineering scenic design company, Glasgow.
Bottom: Yellow Brick Road for“Pure Amazing Wizard Of Oz” - InsideOut Productions.
Top Right: “Greece Musical”style sports car - undisclosed production
DRAWING & ILLUSTRATIONA selection of personal projects