Finished tiles on set

Tiles - Process

Tiles were cut from MDF using the CNC, then coated in a PVA mix.

Reference Image

A photo of the bathroom tiles that I was aiming to match.

Finished tiles on set

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Bathroom Tiles
Tiles created for a set made to match a real bathroom that was too small to film in (click through for an image of the original reference tiles).
Production: Love (short film) | Design: Tomas Palmer | Director: Morgan Hopkins | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley

Sample

Small concrete sample

Process

Base layer of paint over the bonding coat texture.

Finished Concrete

Sample

Small concrete sample

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Concrete
Textured with a bonding coat mix and finished with paint.
Production: Motortown | Design: Blythe Brett | Director: Michael Fentiman | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley, Constance Canavarro, Gabrielle Moore, Daniel Southwell

Painted asphalt

Asphalt - Process

Texture created by using washing up brushes on the freshly applied bonding coat surface.

Finished Asphalt

Photography - Simon Gough

Painted asphalt

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Asphalt
Textured with a bonding coat and vermiculite mix, then painted and glazed.
Production: Motortown | Design: Blythe Brett | Director: Michael Fentiman | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley, Constance Canavarro, Gabrielle Moore, Daniel Southwell | Production Photography: Simon Gough

Finished Tiles

Process - textured tiles pre-paint

Finished tiles on set

Finished Tiles

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Balcony Tiles
MDF tiles textured with a bonding coat mix and finished with paint.
Production: Motortown | Design: Blythe Brett | Director: Michael Fentiman | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley, Constance Canavarro, Gabrielle Moore, Daniel Southwell

Rust Details

Finished Balustrade

Balustrade on set

Photography by Kirsten McTernan

Rust Details

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Rusty Balustrade
MDF base textured with idenden and painted, then finished with rust made from iron filings and vinegar.
Production: Arcadia | Design: Valentine Gigandet | Director: Hannah Noone | Scenic Art (for balustrade): Tessa Bentley, Gabrielle Moore

Finished Pavement

Process

Finished Pavement

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Pavement
MDF tiles with cracks routed in, finished with a plaster mix and paint.
Production: Motortown | Design: Blythe Brett | Director: Michael Fentiman | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley, Constance Canavarro, Gabrielle Moore, Daniel Southwell

Bathroom Tiles Tiles created for a set made to match a real bathroom that was too small to film in (click through for an image of the original reference tiles). Production: Love (short film) | Design: Tomas Palmer | Director: Morgan Hopkins | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley

Concrete Textured with a bonding coat mix and finished with paint. Production: Motortown | Design: Blythe Brett | Director: Michael Fentiman | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley, Constance Canavarro, Gabrielle Moore, Daniel Southwell

Asphalt Textured with a bonding coat and vermiculite mix, then painted and glazed. Production: Motortown | Design: Blythe Brett | Director: Michael Fentiman | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley, Constance Canavarro, Gabrielle Moore, Daniel Southwell | Production Photography: Simon Gough

Balcony Tiles MDF tiles textured with a bonding coat mix and finished with paint. Production: Motortown | Design: Blythe Brett | Director: Michael Fentiman | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley, Constance Canavarro, Gabrielle Moore, Daniel Southwell

Rusty Balustrade MDF base textured with idenden and painted, then finished with rust made from iron filings and vinegar. Production: Arcadia | Design: Valentine Gigandet | Director: Hannah Noone | Scenic Art (for balustrade): Tessa Bentley, Gabrielle Moore

Pavement MDF tiles with cracks routed in, finished with a plaster mix and paint. Production: Motortown | Design: Blythe Brett | Director: Michael Fentiman | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley, Constance Canavarro, Gabrielle Moore, Daniel Southwell

Bathroom Tiles
Tiles created for a set made to match a real bathroom that was too small to film in (click through for an image of the original reference tiles).
Production: Love (short film) | Design: Tomas Palmer | Director: Morgan Hopkins | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley

Concrete
Textured with a bonding coat mix and finished with paint.
Production: Motortown | Design: Blythe Brett | Director: Michael Fentiman | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley, Constance Canavarro, Gabrielle Moore, Daniel Southwell

Asphalt
Textured with a bonding coat and vermiculite mix, then painted and glazed.
Production: Motortown | Design: Blythe Brett | Director: Michael Fentiman | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley, Constance Canavarro, Gabrielle Moore, Daniel Southwell | Production Photography: Simon Gough

Balcony Tiles
MDF tiles textured with a bonding coat mix and finished with paint.
Production: Motortown | Design: Blythe Brett | Director: Michael Fentiman | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley, Constance Canavarro, Gabrielle Moore, Daniel Southwell

Rusty Balustrade
MDF base textured with idenden and painted, then finished with rust made from iron filings and vinegar.
Production: Arcadia | Design: Valentine Gigandet | Director: Hannah Noone | Scenic Art (for balustrade): Tessa Bentley, Gabrielle Moore

Pavement
MDF tiles with cracks routed in, finished with a plaster mix and paint.
Production: Motortown | Design: Blythe Brett | Director: Michael Fentiman | Scenic Art: Tessa Bentley, Constance Canavarro, Gabrielle Moore, Daniel Southwell