Theatrical scene painting
Subtitle: a lesson guide
By: William H. Pinnell
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Carbondale, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780809327652
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Materials and techniques of texture; title: 1. Space : paint frame ; boomerang ; continental system ; floor paper; title: 2. Equipment : buckets and containers ; paint carriers ; brushes ; paint and dye : dry pigments, casein, vinyl paints, latex paints, dyes, bronze powders; title: 3. Color : color psychology ; basic color mixing ; color wheel ; primaries, secondaries, complementaries ; using black and white ; Table of Nine Mixtures ; classic scene-painting palette (traditional terminology); title: 4. Mixing the base, tint, and shade : procedure ; analogous colors and the common denominator; title: 5. Preparing the surface to be painted : flameproofing ; primer coat; title: 6. Basic scene painting and texture : focus and toning ; procedural methods ; graded wet blend ; scumbling ; spattering (and spatter and drag) ; sponging ; stippling ; rag rolling ; rolling ; flogging ; puddling ; dry brushing ; stenciling and stamping ; spraying ; brush care; title: pt. 2. Basic lessons; title: 7. The three-dimensional illusion and the light source : highlights and lowlights ; shadows, glazes/washes ; lining ; using the straightedge; title: 8. Stonework : bricks ; rough stones ; cut stones ; marble; title: 9. Wallpaper : painting considerations ; pounce method ; stenciling ; pattern arrangements ; spattering or spraying ; stamping a pattern; title: 10. Woodwork : graining ; rendering methods : wash method, opaque method, dry-brush method ; wainscoting ; recessed and protruding panels ; additional examples; title: pt. 3. Advanced lessons; title: 11. Cornice moldings : Roman ogee and cove ; reversing the light sources; title: 12. Panels and posts; title: 13. Reflective metallic objects : graphic-arts approach ; scene-painting approach; title: 14. Draperies; title: 15. Foliage; title: 16. Clouds, mountains, and water; title: 17. Scale transfers : painter's elevation ; gridding ; opaque and overhead projectors; title: 18. Perspective and the vista : perspective ; vanishing points; title: 19. Drops and scrims : laying out ; starch priming ; storage drops ; flexible glue ; painting the drop ; translucencies ; cut drops and scrims; title: 20. A final word; title: Glossary.