The Last Supper Backdrop

I wouldn’t consider myself an artist by any stretch, but working on this project made me feel like one (at least for a few hours).

One of our less ordinary tasks recently was to recreate da Vinci’s historic “Last Supper” as a theatre backdrop. It was used in the latest production of God’s Masterpiece at Bethel. This passion play is likely the biggest event that our church does each year.

The process involved painting over the original image in Photoshop and recreating some of the outdoor scene though the doors and windows. The final piece was about 30 feet wide and 9 feet tall and printed on white fabric.

Here’s a few photos of what it looked like in place. Special thanks to Francisco Montes for sharing these shots.

Mike Jr.

May 5 2011

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Linda Berry

Feb 4, 2012
4:44pm

Love the backdrop to your play. Our church also needs a last supper backdrop and I was wondering how exactly you went about copying and printing the picture on the white fabric and also what kind of fabric you used. It is beautiful! thanks, Linda

Mike Jr.

Feb 6, 2012
8:43am

Thanks for the comment, Linda. We used a fabric designed specifically for our wide format printer, and printed the image directly on to it.

I'll email you the details if you're interested.

Purcell Conway

Feb 6, 2012
4:45pm

I agree with Linda and I would indeed like the details.

Thanks,
Purcell

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