Book on Stage Painting please

[playersprops]

We are an amateur group producing 6 shows a year. Our set painter is self-taught and admits to often not knowing the best methods/equipment/etc to use.

 

She has just created a fantastic 'antarctic' set and I'd like to give her a book on other stage painting techniques and tips. This might be a chapter in a more general stagecraft book or a book on this topic alone. Any suggestions please?

[Just Some Bloke]

Amazon suggest this one:

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/1861264992.02.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

It covers building as well as painting but looks quite good, covering both in some detail by the looks of it.

[Ken Coker]

Might be worth looking at Rosco_PDF.

I've found the Rosco notes useful for their lighting & screen products certainly - and I've also found the product support at Rosco excellent.

 

Having watched a number of floors dry over the years, it would seem to me that preparation of the surface is the key along with good quality paint. However, I'm merely a lighting designer.

 

KC

[DavidLee]

There are also book recommendations on Jon Primrose's site - theatrecrafts.com

 

Rosco Technotes include some detailed instructions for achieving various scenic finishes. I went to a scenic workshop a couple of years ago given by Jen Knott and actually handled some of the examples illustrated in these notes and they were stunning!

 

David

 

Edit: Beaten to it!

[playersprops]

Thank you very much for the suggestions. All being followed up.

[obsoperator]

I don't know what your budget is, but a beautiful classic is Designing and Painting for the Theatre

by Lynn Pecktal. Because it's out of print [only dates back to 5], it's sold used for 80.00 U.S. Dollars or so. But it's a very suitable "thank you" gift.