Active TopicsActive Topics  Display List of Forum MembersMemberlist  CalendarCalendar  Search The ForumSearch  HelpHelp
  RegisterRegister  LoginLogin
Lights and Sound
 Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board :Producing Theater :Lights and Sound
Message Icon Topic: Glow in the dark spider web(Topic Closed Topic Closed) Post Reply Post New Topic
Author Message
Karin
Lead
Lead
Avatar

Joined: 12/27/06
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 47
bullet Topic: Glow in the dark spider web
    Posted: 12/31/06 at 8:39pm

I would like to construct a 6 by 6 foot spider web for one of our scenes. I would like it to glow in the dark (using 4-5 colors) and was wondering if anyone had any experience with this.  I saw some glow-in-the-dark paint on the internet but don't know if this would work.  Has anyone used glow-in-the-dark paint with a black-light?  Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.

Happy New Year all!!  Star
IP IP Logged
Gaafa
Celebrity
Celebrity
Avatar

Joined: 3/21/04
Location: Australia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1181
bullet Posted: 1/01/07 at 5:08am
I have never had the need too use more than one colour  using the invisible fluoro paint, however if the Glow paint is the same & goes on as a translucent, I would imagine colour separation is needed, although you could experiment with palette mixing.
When you paint with the translucent type, use a blacklight fitting to assist visibly, while applying it.
Also depending on wether you are using the black light fluoro tubes or UV cannons [floods] for the effect. This will also dictate the level of the stage lighting state that can be used effectively. Remembering that the fluoro tubes give 360 degree light, while the UV cannons are more directional.
With the fluoro tubes use an electronic starter rather than a normal flicker striking one.
Also if you use Lee 181 Congo Blue colour gels in the general lighting state, this will assist the coverage, when turning on the blacklight & dimming out the general coverage. Smoothing out the snap on of the blacklight.
Ensure you blacklight tubes which are in the UVA 315-345nm [longest wavelength]. The danger area is 280-315nm UVB. Shorter wavelengths fall into the UVC area  which is used to sterilise.

      Joe
Western Gondawandaland
turn right @ Perth.
Hear the light & see the sound.
Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"}
May you always play
to a full house}

IP IP Logged
bmiller025
Star
Star
Avatar

Joined: 10/06/05
Location: United States
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 82
bullet Posted: 1/02/07 at 1:17pm
Another suggestion for you - keep in mind that the effect is only going to work if the rest of the stage is almost totally dark. As Joe suggested, general lighting with L181 will definitely make it dark enough, but you won't see very much.
 
I am not sure you need to go the blacklight route. You can do a whole lot with very tightly focused conventional lighting on a very dark stage.
 
Remember that there is a difference between flourescent paint and phosporescent paint. Flourescent paint reacts to black light, and phosphorescent literally glows in the dark. The latter stuff doesn't glow very brightly, especially if you are working in a large theater. To make it glow when it is dark, you need to blast it with bright light beforehand.
 
 
http://www.brianmiller.biz/BrianDesign.htm
IP IP Logged
Post Reply Post New Topic
Printable version Printable version

Forum Jump
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

Bulletin Board Software by Web Wiz Forums version 8.05
Copyright ©2001-2006 Web Wiz Guide
buy generic cialis are in line cialis canada outcome for yourself viagra sales cost saving benefit viagra uk convert your buy phentermine online pay phentermine cod payment Lenders Everything xanax online your existing xanax overnight absolute must free incest stories online The value gay incest advance The key free dog sex pics cash flow dog sex the reduced noise free gay college guys of the period gay guys