Drawing & Rendering for Theatre

A Practical Course for Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designers
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-240-80554-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm, Gewicht: 939 g

As a theatrical designer, it is vital for you to be able to develop your drawing skills to create renderings that can effectively communicate your visual idea. Drawing and Rendering for Theatre starts with the fundamentals of drawing, moves to the types of media, and finishes with specific exercises in each section that will make you more proficient. By the end of this book, you will be versatile enough to be able to create renderings in all areas of theatrical design!Drawing and Rendering will teach you:.How to develop good drawing habits from the start.About composition.How to draw in one, two, and three point perspective.About color.Techniques for different types of media including colored pencils, pastels, watercolor, and more.How to draw digitallyThis gorgeous full-color book is loaded with color examples of both student drawings that are analyzed and critiqued for areas that need improvement, and design renderings by professional theatrical designers.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rowe, Clare

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theater: Technik, Bühnentechnik, Einrichtung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Benchmark Drawing2. The Sketchbook3. Composition and Elements of Design4. Perspective5. Three-Dimensional Modeling6. Figure Drawing7. Drawing Exercises8. Introduction to Color9. Colored Pencil10. Marker11. Pastels12. Watercolor13. Gouache14. Mixed Media15. Designer Renderings16. Digital Drawing17-23. Digital Drawing Exercises

Über Autor(innen)

Clare Rowe is an Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Theatre Arts. She
teaches scenic painting, theatre graphics and scene design and supervises scenic production in properties and paint for all department productions.