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Painting for Performance

A Beginner’s Guide to Great Painted Scenery
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Painting for Performance demystifies the art of painting for beginners, offering clear terminology, tools, and techniques essential for tackling unpainted theatrical sets. The book explores the mechanics of paint and its various uses in set design, delivering straightforward, step-by-step guidance to create visually striking surfaces perfectly suited for the stage.
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Ideal for aspiring set designers, theatre practitioners, and beginners eager to gain practical painting skills to enhance stage aesthetics.

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Painting for Performance removes the mystery from painting and gives beginners the terms, tools, and techniques to approach their unpainted set with confidence. 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 on stage.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Painting for Performance removes the mystery from painting and gives beginners the terms, tools, and techniques to approach their unpainted set with confidence.

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 on stage.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138951167

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 December 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Professional and scholarly, Adult education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 640g

Pages: 261

About the Author

Sean O’Skea is Professor of Design for the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University. He has worked as a scenic designer in the Northwest and New York for 15 years. He has taught scenic art for much of that time, and he is an instructor for the Teacher’s Training Summer Seminar at Cobalt Studios in New York.

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