Drafting paper setup, pencil use, ltg template, more

Video from my Drafting and Drawing for Theater class at Columbus State University. Here I show very simple stuff including: taping the paper down, holding the pencil to draw various thickness lines, using a stage lighting template, using a parallel ruler, etc. For...

Sketching a Cube video

Everything we put on stage could start out as a cube of some sort. Platforms, flats, desks, etc… All have the basic shape of a cube.

Drawing an Isometric Chair video

We need to show what everything will look like during the design process. If you have photographs of your furniture, that’s great. But if you have to have your shop build a chair, you may have to draw it yourself. Here’s a video from YouTube vcTECsketch...

Isometric sketching: a clevis

This video inspired me to suggest a session for the USITT National Conference. We called it “Analog Sketching for the TD.” It shows the drawing of a cleve, from start to finish, using markers. One of the keys to the artist’s process is turning the paper while s/he...
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