Digital Painting and Rendering for Theatrical Design: Using Digital Tools to Create Scenic, Costume, and Media Renderings

Digital Painting and Rendering for Theatrical Design is a book that teaches theatrical designers to think and paint digitally, regardless of the software or hardware they choose. It covers concepts like brush construction, masking, and layer interaction and explores various methods of constructing a digital rendering, including producing digital paintings that look like traditional media and photo bashing.

Format: Hardback
Length: 178 pages
Publication date: 19 February 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Digital Painting and Rendering for Theatrical Design delves into the realm of creating captivating, atmospheric, and evocative digitally painted renderings for scenic, costume, and projection/integrated media design. By emphasizing technique rather than the specific structure of a particular software, this book equips theatrical designers with the ability to think and paint digitally, regardless of the software or hardware they choose. The text commences by establishing the artists physical and digital workspace, followed by an in-depth explanation of tool functionality, technique-building exercises, and examples from renowned theatrical designers to contextualize the concepts presented. Each chapter progressively builds complexity through skill-building exercises and advanced tool functionality, covering topics such as brush construction, diverse forms of masking, and layer interaction. The book explores various methods of constructing digital renderings, including producing digital paintings that emulate traditional media and photo bashing, the practice of utilizing existing photographs to create a collaged image. Concepts are further contextualized throughout the text through illustrations, quotes, and interviews with accomplished professional designers. This meticulously illustrated guide is tailored for professional theatrical artists, students of theatrical design, and other visual artists seeking to expand their digital painting skillset.

Weight: 510g
Dimension: 280 x 210 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032077017