ABSTRACT
HERE, PAINT THIS: THE BASICS OF HOW TO GET PAINT FROM THE BUCKET TO YOUR SET
Perhaps you have assigned a few students or staff the job of
simply painting something. “Here, take this and paint that,
please.” Perhaps it’s a couple of rehearsal cubes or the back of
a flat. Then, when you check back on them 15 minutes later,
you discover they are only half-finished when you expected to
find them idle waiting for new instructions. It’s about then you
realize you haven’t taught them how to paint. Not fancy faux-
finishes or special effects, simply the most basic steps in getting
the paint from the bucket and onto the set. We need to
remember that basic painting is no different than learning how
to use a cordless drill or a pneumatic stapler. They aren’t
difficult, but there are basic techniques that need to be taught.
