[SML] Big book spines

[PJ Veltri]

Could you do it with Foam and then coat it?

PJ Veltri (he/him/his)
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> On Aug 26, 2022, at 1:23 PM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> Howdy all....  looking for suggestions on making up (fairly easy)
> giant book spines.  I mean BIG book spines. Ok, not 20 feet tall - but
> realistic spines on 3-4 inch thick "books" that will look like a
> casually-stacked books that actors stand/sit etc on. I can manage the
> "guts" of the books/stacks of books, just looking for suggestions of
> what the spines can be formed with. I may even make some steps (step
> facing) look like book spines. So those would be more like 7-8 inches
> thick spines.
> 
> I want that gentle curve of the book spine to show, so no, I am not
> going to merely take a rehearsal cube and paint spines and pages on
> them.... I want to have the ability to create what looks like casually
> stacked books.  I also need to create a fair amount, so I am hoping
> for methods that aren't something labor-intensive: days of shaping
> styro, coating with bondo, and more days of sanding. (I'm fine with
> covering the resulting "book" with muslin and painting - just need to
> batch these out pretty expediently.)
> 
> I figured some of you have done this, either for shows, or store
> displays, or....
> 
> Thanks for any ideas!
> 
> -- 
> Jon Ares
> www.arescreative.com
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