ABSTRACT

Drawing and Rendering for Theatre, A Practical Course for Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designers is designed for those of you who are theatrical designers and want to improve your drawing and rendering skills.

This gorgeous full-color book includes many examples of student drawings, analyzed and critiqued for areas that need improvement. It also includes numerous examples of design renderings by professional theatrical designers. In addition to the general sections on drawing and painting, it includes separate chapters on costume, scenic, and lighting rendering that include information specific to these design areas.

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter |9 pages

The Benchmark Drawing

chapter |4 pages

The Sketchbook

chapter |6 pages

Perspective

chapter |10 pages

Three-Dimensional Modeling

chapter |11 pages

Figure Drawing

chapter |57 pages

Drawing Exercises

chapter |8 pages

Introduction to Color

chapter |10 pages

Colored Pencil

chapter |6 pages

Marker

chapter |7 pages

Pastels

chapter |11 pages

Watercolor

chapter |7 pages

Gouache

chapter |9 pages

Mixed Media

chapter |29 pages

Designer Renderings

chapter |12 pages

Digital Drawing

chapter |4 pages

Digital Drawing Exercise One

Basic Digital Drawing

chapter |5 pages

Digital Drawing Exercise Two

Basic Digital Painting

chapter |6 pages

Digital Drawing Exercise Three

Intermediate Painting

chapter |10 pages

Digital Drawing Exercise Four

Creating a Multi-Layer Photographic Image

chapter |16 pages

Digital Drawing Exercise Five

Painting an Architectural Scenic Elevation from a Line Drawing

chapter |9 pages

Digital Drawing Exercise Six

Painting an Existing Digital Model Rendering

chapter |14 pages

Digital Drawing Exercise Seven

Painting Light into a Scenic Sketch