Paint an animal sat on another animal

Task types:

Solo

Filmed

Creative

Physical

Subjective

Single brief

Adapted

Mastertasks:

Paint something from a balcony

Mastertask notes:

In this version of the task, the contestants are instructed to paint an animal sat on top of another animal. The painting must be created on some paper at ground level, while the contestants remain on a balcony above. The contestants’ movements are restrained with the use of a harness attaching them to the balcony railing, but they have been supplied with a range of tools to potentially help them paint over a distance. Also, no attempt is made to mislead the contestants into painting on the wrong surface.

Locations:

Sandown Park Racecourse

Task brief

The task brief is laid on some bottles of poster paint on a first floor balcony at the back of the main building at the Sandown Park racecourse. The brief for the task is as follows:

Paint the best picture of one animal sitting on top of another animal.

You must paint on the paper below.

You must not leave the balcony.

You have 15 minutes.

Your time starts now.

Task notes

The contestants arrive on the balcony wearing their Taskmaster-branded overalls and a body harness.
Alex immediately secures the contestants to the railing of the balcony by clipping a strap to a loop on the back of the harness.
A large blue tarpaulin has been laid on the ground below the terrace, with a very large piece of blank white paper laid in the middle.
On the balcony, the contestants have been provided with a length of guttering, a long thin pipe, a paintbrush attached to a fishing rod, a telescopic handle with interchangeable broom and mop heads, a toothbrush taped to the end of a very long rod, and some plastic trays for mixing paint in.