Theatrical Scene Painting: A Lesson Guide Book

Preface to the Second Edition     vii
Preface to the First Edition     ix
Acknowledgments     xi
Materials and Techniques of Texture     1
Space     3
Paint frame
Boomerang
Continental system
Floor paper
Equipment     7
Buckets and containers
Paint carriers
Brushes
Paint and dye: dry pigments, casein, vinyl paints, latex paints, dyes, bronze powders
Color     19
Color psychology
Basic color mixing
Color wheel
Primaries, secondaries, and complementaries
Using black and white
Table of Nine Mixtures
Classic scene-painting palette (traditional terminology)
Mixing the Base, Tint, and Shade     29
Procedure
Analogous colors and the common denominator
Preparing the Surface to Be Painted     32
Flameproofing
Primer coat
Basic Scene Painting and Texture     34
Focus and toning
Procedural methods
Graded wet blend
Scumbling
Spattering (and spatter and drag)
Sponging
Stippling
Rag rolling
Rolling
Flogging
Puddling
Dry brushing
Stenciling and stamping
Spraying
Brush care
Basic Lessons     71
The Three-Dimensional Illusion and the Light Source     71
Highlights and lowlights
Shadows, glazes/washes
Lining
Using the straightedge
Stonework     80
Bricks
Rough stones
Cut stones
Marble
Wallpaper     103
Painting considerations
Pounce method
Stenciling
Pattern arrangements
Spattering or spraying
Stamping a pattern
Woodwork     116
Graining
Rendering methods: wash method, opaque method, drybrush method
Wainscoting
Recessed and protruding panels
Additional examples
Advanced Lessons     139
Cornice Moldings     139
Roman ogee and cove
Reversing the light source
Panels and Posts     157
Reflective Metallic Objects     161
Graphic-arts approach
Scene-painting approach
Draperies     170
Foliage     180
Clouds, Mountains, and Water     191
Scale Transfers     202
Painter's elevation
Gridding
Opaque and overhead projectors
Perspective and the Vista     209
Perspective
Vanishing points
Drops and Scrims     222
Laying out
Starch priming
Storing drops
Flexible glue
Painting the drop
Translucencies
Cut drops and scrims
A Final Word     232
Glossary     235