Fake Drink Props on stage - the secrets to making realistic looking fake drinks for theatre shows!

[@sandravamplew5383]

Thanks, that has helped a lot🎉

[@ThatPropsGirl]

So glad to have helped!

[@betsybicknell5629]

I needed to make fake whiskey in plastic highball glasses, with no liquid. I tried mod podge and acrylic paint but it was awful. Wrong color and not transparent. I switched to alcohol inks and got a much better result. Starting with a half oz of Alcohol Blending Solution (Ranger), I added 24 drops honeycomb alcohol ink and a drop or two of poppyfield (red) and botanical (green). I applied the mixture with a sponge pad brush to a sheet of flexible plastic. I want to reuse the glasses, so I didn’t paint them directly. The coated plastic sheet is just the right color, transparent, and easily cut to pieces to fit inside the glass. I am a props newcomer and have fun trying various fakes. 😃

[@ThatPropsGirl]

That’s great! Thanks for the method as well I shall give it a try!

[@elizabethmorris197]

That was great. SMing a show currently where actors are drinking brandy, white wine and red wine 😊 thanks for the great tips. Just interested whether you use glass on stage? We have to use plastic.

[@ThatPropsGirl]

So glad you liked it! If I can avoid it I will use plastic - depends on the actors as well. If things are decorative then glass decanters and bottles can be fine

[@caitcrutchfield]

How shelf stable is the gelatin? Will it go bad after a while, or will it be usable for months if not years?

[@ThatPropsGirl]

Well when it’s been added to water you will need to keep it cool so in a show I tend to put them in the fridge or a cool place when they are not being used. But dry gelatine will last a while

[@thefashionbrandgurusonthia2860]

Hi ! What could I use for champagne and rose champagne in a window display? please advise! Thx soo much this #subscribed!

[@ThatPropsGirl]

You could MAYBE use resin I plan on doing a video on this at some point. You would just have to watch your ratios

[@jessicawoods4612]

I want to know how they make them wine bottles pop when open and there not actually wine even if they take wrap off the bottles how does that work

[@ThatPropsGirl]

Sometimes they can fill them full of carbon dioxide - kind of like if you had a helium tank for balloons I believe

[@laurietenberge8514]

What do you recommend for color to make the gelatin look like champagne?

[@ThatPropsGirl]

Maybe yellow food colouring with a glitter through it for bubbles?

[@francescamai3622]

Hi! Can i use the gelatin method on actual glass glasses or will it crack the glass? Also can leaf gelatin (the one used for baking) be used instead of powder one?

[@ThatPropsGirl]

I think I would be fine, perhaps try it in a cheap glass you don’t care about first? I think leaf gelatine would also work. Let me know how it goes!

[@helensteenburgh5103]

great video

[@ThatPropsGirl]

Thank you!

[@uttarakhandwalaladka958]

Amazing video 💚💚

[@paulhoward8845]

Can you use gloss modge podge and yellow paint to make champagne?

[@ThatPropsGirl]

Most likely yes, you would just need to do some trial and error with the ratio of paint to mod podge and transparency. I have done it before and it worked

[@tkasongo-price73]

Not what we use but l like this

[@ThatPropsGirl]

Would love to hear what you use

[@shootforstars77]

What is the gelatin to hot water ratio?

[@ThatPropsGirl]

I usually do 1/3 parts having it thicker is best but it also depends on the brand. Sometimes you have to do a few tests as well! If you’re lucky it will say on the packaging what kind of ratio works well as well!

[@uttarakhandwalaladka958]

Hello wow beautiful sharing my friend i like your video i love from India 💚🌿👈👌👌

[@relaxingnaturecounds]

Where can I get plastic wine glass and plastic or resin fake wine or champagne bottle

[@ThatPropsGirl]

You can order them on Amazon, most party stores will sell them as well. You will want thicker plastic though because it needs to be able to hold the weight of the resin

[@RealWolfmanDan]

Nice video, needs a re-edit at the beginning though right before your opening credits. Thought I accidentally rewound it lol

[@debraquantmeyer7483]

What food coloring would you use to make either Cola or Dr. Pepper mixed in with gelatin?

[@ThatPropsGirl]

You can buy black, maybe dilute it and mix it with red to make a brown

[@debraquantmeyer7483]

@@ThatPropsGirl I mixed red and green (more green) and I got very close, but am going to get some black and try it that way as well. I will let you know which one was better. Shame we can't post pics in comments. I enjoy your videos so much!

[@ThatPropsGirl]

@@debraquantmeyer7483 awww thank you! If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram you can! You can always email me as well! I am so glad I could help and thanks for the support!

[@debraquantmeyer7483]

They both worked about the same. The black food coloring took more than I thought to change the water to black, then highlighting it with the red was pretty easy. The red & green got brown very fast, but was a bit harder to find a balance that resembled Dr. Pepper.

[@rohitsethia905]

You are good youtuber ❤

[@ThatPropsGirl]

Aww thanks!

[@rohitsethia905]

I love your video and you also 💕

[@RenaissanceBeautyStudio]

This video is great!

[@ThatPropsGirl]

Thanks!