How Do I Paint It? Stagecraft Painting Techniques
Primary Colors Secondary Colors
Hue: The Name of a color.
Intensity: Brightness or dullness of a color.
Paint Brushes:
Shelac vs Polyurethane: Shelac: Used to produce a shine. Shelac: Used to produce a shine. Polyurethane: Hard plastic coating to prevent damage to paint. Polyurethane: Hard plastic coating to prevent damage to paint.
Paint Types: Latex: water based, inexpensive. Latex: water based, inexpensive. Dry Pigment: mixed with glue or water- when dry, will not flake. Dry Pigment: mixed with glue or water- when dry, will not flake. Scene Paint: Pre-mixed Dry Pigment paint, will not absorb light. Scene Paint: Pre-mixed Dry Pigment paint, will not absorb light.
Crosshatching: Painting in an X pattern for a full, even finish. Good to use when base- coating a new flat. Painting in an X pattern for a full, even finish. Good to use when base- coating a new flat.
Feather Dusting: Pouncing motion on a flat with a feather duster for a neat texture. Pouncing motion on a flat with a feather duster for a neat texture.
Texturing items:
Dry Brushing: Taking excess paint out of the brush to give a streaky, grainy appearance for wood- graining and other textures.
Stippling: Stamping with a sponge for texture- bricks.
Spattering: Flipping paint drops onto a flat to give it depth.
*Note: In Painting, like other stagecraft techniques, you are only limited by your imagination.
Our Stage Transformed “Aida” Set- Spring 2008
“Fame” Set- Spring 2009
Some of our shows
“42 nd Street” Spring 2007
“Sweeney Todd” Fall 2008
Some of our shows