Texturing walls and floors.
The final technique:
Used gesso to prime the surface, paying attention to the stroke direction. House paint evenly painted over top. Sponged on watered-down gesso and dark watercolor for texture around corners.
Kavity Art Studio
Escape Artist
I worked on a student film called Escape Artist, directed by Nicole Harker and Preston King, for a collaborative stop motion class. Other team members included Yvette Zhang, Katie Lathrop, and Allyssa Hill. I was the main scenic artist and painted the set walls and the many laser-cut elements like the frames seen throughout the film. I also illustrated and did concept drawings for most of the paintings inside the frames, including the hero frame and its miniature version. Additionally, I sculpted and painted the gargoyles and motifs seen on the roof of the museum.
~I animated this shot in the film.~
Texturing walls and floors.
Used gesso to prime the surface of the walls and floors, paying attention to the stroke direction.
House paint evenly painted over top. Sponged on watered-down gesso and dark watercolor for texture around corners.
Frames and Wall Embellishments
I sanded down laser-cut frames and wall embellishments designed by Preston, and I primed and painted them. I printed my illustrations on canvas paper and cut them out to fit in the frames.
Hero Frame:
Paintings & Concepts:
 Preston cleaned up my pizza lady sketch and added a background. |  My sketches of lady variations for the hero frame. |  One of my paintings for the museum background. |
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 Some of my paintings for the museum background. |  Concept sketches for background paintings. |  Concept sketches and finals for background paintings. |
 Preston painted my concept sketch of Madame X in UPA style. |  Preston painted my concept sketch. |  Preston painted my concept sketch. |
 Preston painted my concept sketch. |  Girl with a Pearl Earring in UPA style. |  More master copies in UPA style. |
Here you can see the walls, frames, and embellishments with lighting for the final film:.
Spiral Staircase
Preston designed and built the spiral staircase. I painted them to achieve the trompe l'oeil effect.
Animated by Katie Lathrop.
Gargoyles
I designed, sculpted, and painted the gargoyles seen on the roof of the museum.
