{"id":2375,"date":"2016-10-21T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T21:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2016-10-20T21:10:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T04:10:27","slug":"making-an-entrance-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/2016\/10\/making-an-entrance-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Making an Entrance (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>entrance gates<\/strong> to the grounds of Hogwarts\u00a0are &#8216;flanked by winged boars&#8217; and serve as a barrier (sometimes magically reinforced by the professors and the headmaster) between the outside world and the wizarding school. \u00a0We thought it fitting to have similar entrance gates to welcome visitors to the Halloween house. \u00a0We wanted to do our best to represent them well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_01.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2374\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_01.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Entrance 01\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_01.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_01-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_01-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_01-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_01-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>We stacked boxes to simulate the entrance gates to see what they might look like.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_03.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2372\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_03.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Entrance 03\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_03.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_03-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_03-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_03-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_03-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>When we determined a size that would work, we began to plan out the underlying structure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_02.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2373\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_02.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Entrance 02\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_02.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_02-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_02-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_02-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_02-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>We created some square shapes that would fit within some\u00a0tall boxes we had (thanks to my super-cool co-worker for giving us the boxes from your speakers!)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_04.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2371\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_04.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Entrance 04\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_04.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_04-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_04-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_04-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_04-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>&#8230;and then created the uprights to connect them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_05.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2370\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_05.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Entrance 05\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_05.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_05-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_05-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_05-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_05-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>The gates will stand on our front grassy area, and we needed to add some leveling supports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_06.jpg\" class=\"gallery_colorbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2369\" src=\"http:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_06.jpg\"  alt=\"2016 Entrance 06\" width=\"1109\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_06.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_06-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_06-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_06-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2016_21_Entrance_06-135x80.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a>Stay tuned for Part 2 of Making an Entrance, where you&#8217;ll\u00a0see how we created the winged boars&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The entrance gates to the grounds of Hogwarts\u00a0are &#8216;flanked by winged boars&#8217; and serve as a barrier (sometimes magically reinforced by the professors and 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