Set Design for a Play or Musical From page to stage: The journey from the first reading to the drawing board and finally to the stage. This donut shop is by Lauren Mitchell in Merritt Island. Picture it. You’re the set designer. The script contains a scene where...
Here I show how to shade our 2 point perspective front view sketch. These are basic sketching skills that will lead to creating front veiw renderings. Having sketches like these go a long way to help communicate with the director and the rest of the creative team...
Using 1 point perspective to draw a desk. We start with a single 1-point box and then expand to make a desk. Playing with 1 point perspective, I show how to draw a filing cabinet. And then change it into a desk. A bit theatrical in nature as this is for a drawing for...
William H. Pinnell first issues an “invitation to investigate the magic of perspective and explore its wondrous surround,” then escorts the beginning as well as the advanced student through the complex process of artistically conveying scene designs via...
Look of the Century: Design Icons of the 20th Century by DK Publishing ,Michael Tambini (Author) Developed in association the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum, the book examines the objects of our century in a clear, compelling visual format, with lots of information on...
These painting pages are our newest addition to the site. Given time, we hope that they will help you in creating your scenic elements for your productions. We’ve added a link to a site that has sets of instructions for decorative painting techniques. One of the most...