# 5 - How to Build "Stone" Walls There are many techniques for creating "stone" walls on stage. TROMPE L'OEIL - or fool-the-eye painting. This is the traditional method, to simply paint stone or any other 3D architecture directly on to the flat surface of the stage wall or flats. This works best for rather old fashioned productions - maybe a fairytale story or a mock 19th century production. This requires a Very Good Scenic Painter. For the rest of us, there are other ways - -
