Drawing & rendering for theatre: a practical course for scenic, costume, and lighting designers

Introduction

The benchmark drawing. Setting up the still life ; Drawing the still life ; Beginning level ; Intermediate level ; Advanced level ; Conclusion

The sketchbook. The sketchbook drawing session ; Developing good drawing habits

Composition and elements of design. Composition ; Elements of design

Perspective. The horizon line ; Sinking and rising toward the horizon line, diminishing size, overlapping forms, atmospheric perspective ; Vanishing points ; Working with two-point perspective

Three-dimensional modeling. The fundamentals of trompe l'oeil

Figure drawing. Movement and balance ; Proportion

Drawing exercises. Tools and materials ; Exercise one: Figure drawing from life-short poses ; Exercise two: Three-dimensional modeling-drapery ; Exercise three: Figure drawing

three-dimensional modeling and the clothed figure ; Exercise four: Drawing light by erasure ; Exercise five: Experimenting with line quality ; Exercise six: Hair textures ; Exercise seven: Fabric textures and patterns ; Exercise eight: Perspective drawing techniques ; Exercise nine: Drawing the figure as geometric shapes ; Exercise ten: Creating depth with value ; Exercise eleven: Perspective drawing

interior architecture drawing from life in one-point perspective ; Exercise twelve: Perspective drawing

exterior architecture ; Exercise thirteen: Drawing light ; Exercise fourteen: Drawing light: determining the emotional quantity of a drawing ; Exercise fifteen: Figure drawing

costuming the model ; Variations on the exercises

Introduction to color. Talking about color ; Color relationships ; Tools and materials

Colored pencil. Tools and materials ; Colored pencil exercise 1: Colored pencil technique ; Colored pencil exercise 2: Value, intensity, and three-dimensional modeling

Marker. Tools and materials ; Marker exercise 1: Marker techniques ; Marker exercise 2: Experimentation.

Pastels. Tools and materials ; Pastel exercise 1: Pastel technique ; Pastel exercise 2: Painting the figure in spotlight

Watercolor. Tools and materials ; Watercolor exercise 1: Watercolor technique ; Watercolor exercise 2: Paint elevation

Gouache. Tools and materials ; Gouache exercise 1: Basic techniques ; Gouache exercise 2: Costume rendering

Mixed media. Mixed media exercise 1: Set design rendering in marker and colored pencil on vellum ; Mixed media exercise 2: Costume design rendering in marker, colored pencil, and ink on vellum ; Mixed media exercise 3: Costume design rendering in gouache, watercolor, colored pencil, and silver gel pen on watercolor paper

Designer rendering

Digital drawing. Digital drawing equipment ; Digital image parameters ; Digital drawing and painting software ; The digital drawing process ; Digital drawing exercises

Digital drawing exercise one: Basic digital drawing

Digital drawing exercise two: Basic digital painting

Digital drawing exercise three: Intermediate painting

Digital drawing exercise four: Creating a multi-layer photographic image

Digital drawing exercise five: Painting an architectural scenic elevation from a line drawing

Digital drawing exercise six: Painting an existing digital model rendering

Digital drawing exercise seven: Painting light into a scenic sketch.