PROJECTS

 To learn to paint, you have to paint.  The nature of this course is experiential.  Your textbook provides step-by-step procedures to achieve specific painting techniques. Over the course of the semester, you will execute several of these. We will supplement the academic projects through practical application. One of the best ways to learn the art of painting for an audience is to see through practical aspects of the scene design from the studio to opening night.  You will be assigned specific aspects of this semester’s productions of BLOOD WEDDING and A SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS.

 To learn to paint, you have to be organized, precise and efficient.  This course will also focus on methods to approach scenic results in time efficient ways.  The work of a scenic painter happens at the end of the design process.  Often, schedules are compressed giving the paint crew little time to paint.  Nonetheless, the scenics are expected to render the final touch of the production design.  So, with very little time, scenics are asked to perform as artists.  To be fast, accurate and artistic requires great organization and efficiency of effort (time) and knowing what scale “reads” from on audience. To explore these areas, you will prepare a Scenic Artist Notebook.

 To learn to paint, you have to be an artist.  Learning to draw on this scale is different from learning to draw and paint on an easel in an art studio.  If you have art skills, great, you will explore new artistic applications to augment your overall abilities.  If you do not feel confident in your skills, this course should assist.  Painting on this scale is different.  To honor your collective and individual work, the class will produce a Scene Painting Class Exhibit, which you will coordinate for the run of SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS.  This lobby display will showcase your artistry.

 To learn to paint, you have to paint.  The final project for the course will be the Post Card Painting.  At the end of the semester, you will select a postcard to duplicate as a 4’ x 6’ painting.  I invite you to review the Post Card Final from previous years as a demonstration of the ultimate success of our work in this class.

http://faculty.trinity.edu/sgilliam/Drama3315/scenicarthomepage.html

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