Developing painting techniques to replicate several material effects

Scenic Art

Creating a marble effect and a cast-concrete effect

The woodgraining technique to create the effect of hardwood

Woodgraining

Applying a stencil to canvas to make a wallpaper

Making a stencil and using it to make wallpaper

Painting and using vac-formed bricks

Making bricks with a stencil and plaster/idendun mix and painting them

Creating a three dimensional feeling with Trompe d’ oeil

Trompe d’ oeil

Using projection to draw large scale objects.

Projecting

Describing the traditional technique of pouncing.

Pouncing

Painting the scenic design on a large gauze

Painting a large gauze

Arts

Performing Arts

Scenic art describes the painted backdrops, murals and other created elements of a set. Scenic artists work with set designers, and are responsible for translating their vision into reality. Scenic artists are highly trained and posses many skills including traditional fine arts skills of sketching, rendering, and painting.  They are well versed in techniques such as marbling, ragging, wood graining and texturing, and have a good understanding of art history, period styles, motifs and architecture. This collection demonstrated some of those skills and techniques.

Creating a marble effect and a cast-concrete effect

Scenic Art

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Woodgraining

Making a stencil and using it to make wallpaper