1. How Do I Paint It? Stagecraft Painting Techniques

2. Primary Colors Secondary Colors

3. Hue: The Name of a color.

4. Intensity: Brightness or dullness of a color.

5. Paint Brushes:

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Texturing items:

11. Dry Brushing: Taking excess paint out of the brush to give a streaky, grainy appearance for wood- graining and other textures.

12. Stippling: Stamping with a sponge for texture- bricks.

13. Spattering: Flipping paint drops onto a flat to give it depth.

14. *Note: In Painting, like other stagecraft techniques, you are only limited by your imagination.

16. Our Stage Transformed “Aida” Set- Spring 2008

17. “Fame” Set- Spring 2009

23. Some of our shows

24. “42 nd Street” Spring 2007

26. “Sweeney Todd” Fall 2008

27. Some of our shows