O'Skea, Sean,

Painting for performance : a beginner's guide to great painted scenery / Beginner's guide to great painted scenery Sean O'Skea. - vii, 247 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes index.

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Paints: meet your medium -- The hardware: the essential tools -- Unusual tools: stencils, stamps, and sprayers -- How to get the color you want: basics of color theory and mixing paint -- How to paint: basic techniques -- How to make it look like something else: recipes for faux-finishes -- Make it like this, only bigger: pattern transfer techniques -- How to make it look 3D: the basics of trompe l'oeil -- How to paint on anything: techniques for painting on paint-resistant materials -- More than paint: a gallery of 3D materials and techniques for surfaces -- How to stay safe: health and safety.

"Covering the mechanics of paint and its many implementations in set design, this book provides simple and effective step-by-step instructions for painting a variety of surfaces to look great onstage."--Back cover.

1138951161 9781315668383 (ebook) 113895117X 9781138951167 9781138951174


Scene painting--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Theater--Production and direction--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Scene painting
Theater--Production and direction
Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery


Handbooks and manuals.

PN2091.S8 / O75 2017

792.02/5