4D UV Lastertag Funpark Pleinfeld
Once again I realized a large wall painting in black light technique. This time it was an even larger object than usual. When I entered the room, I was actually quite disappointed that it is so big and that there is so little area to paint. Even without elements and partitions, the whole room seemed quite small despite the large area.
In the course of the painting work, more and more partition walls were added, which made my work significantly more difficult. I painted the newly created corridors and made it look like a maze. The lighting in such complicated spaces makes special demands. The LED lamps emit very strong light and shine very far, with a small number of lamps it is easy to illuminate the whole room. LED lamps also emit 20% daylight, which made it possible to clearly see the acrylic paint content in the paintings. This circumstance changes the overall luminosity of the image to the advantage of the overall impression. The painted surfaces stand out more clearly, but the fine luminous effects are less recognizable in their nuances. Unfortunately, the detailed subtleties of the luminosity are lost. Still, the whole room appeared to be much brighter overall than using only black light neon lights. Because the UV lamps hang on the side of the wall, and in the middle of the room there are many dark areas that need a few additional UV lamps. The unlit areas can be specially illuminated with small UV lamps. As a result, the overall picture gives the impression of walking through different parts of the maze.
After a longer period of my work, it becomes increasingly difficult for me to write about the painting processes. Months of painting robs me of the words I traded for faster brush strokes. Painting pictures in such a large room requires great discipline and, in winter, warm clothing. Large halls are mostly unheated and you should paint very quickly if you want to end the day in good health without freezing to death. Painting with black light paint changes the designed surfaces in a very special way. The color structures fill empty spaces and capture the viewer’s attention. The room has suddenly become full thanks to the small obstacles that have been set up. It’s even surprising how small texts with smudges of color changed everything.
A special feature this time is the sky surface. Lightly splattered clouds brought blue to the room, suggesting open terrain. I like those effects best. When painting a sky, the most important thing is to dose the amount of paint precisely, so that there is less spraying next to the lights and the further away from the room spotlights, the more.
It is characteristic of a UV painting that next to the UV lamps, the color shines the brightest. Splashing the color evenly without knowing it can even break the entire unity of the sky. The sky should actually look uniform.
Sometimes people ask me what colors I use. I buy all the materials from Boesner. There isn’t that much choice when it comes to UV painting materials. For such a large room, I usually buy all the colors that are currently in stock, i.e. colors from different companies. “How they shine?” You hardly notice it, there are hardly any big differences. When the UV colors are mixed with acrylic paint and their luminosity decreases, I also mount more lamps on the walls. If the luminosity is reduced in order to bring many new details into the picture walls, extra lamps are simply added so that the desired effect is retained.
I often hear the assumption that the UV radiance of the colors decreases over the years. I cannot confirm this belief from my experience. The open-pored surfaces can gather dust and be raised to the desired luminosity with additional spotlights.
Very often in a laser tag, luminous ribbons are glued to the edges, which glow very intensely and form interesting lines, tying the whole space into geometric shapes. It is thus easier to find your way around the playing field during the game.
In LASER-TAG, the painting work is much rougher than in black-light mini-golf because the participants don’t pay as much attention to the painting while playing. Fine work is much more important in miniature golf. The viewer stands directly on the wall while another plays and sees small subtleties in the paintings. The surface of the images is also of great importance. I use high-quality final varnish so that the surface is semi-matt. The varnish enhances local luminosity and makes the images visible from any distance as a smooth surface. The black light color is now sealed and you can touch its surface with your fingers and there are no traces of less luminosity. The preservation of the paintings is very important. I use Lascoux final varnish. Please take your time to look at all the photos and use the ideas for your own purposes. Perhaps the short description will help you with your own work.
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