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A pre-conference event of the 1998 USITT national conference; a Professional Development project of the USITT: Drawing, Rendering and Painting: The Historical Method was held in the scene shop of Long Beach State University.
Dr. Lance Brockman welcomed the participants and explained the
schedule for the all day workshop. The presenters were Lance Brockman
of the University of Minnesota, Bruce Brockman of Oklahoma State
University, Rhett Bryson of Furman University and Rachel Keebler of
Cobalt Studio. They were assisted by Alan Bryson, Wendy
Waszut-Barrett and Megan Wilkerson.
After slide presentations offering an overview of the research into
the historic methods of scenic painting, the students worked on basic
drawing skills - focusing on sight -sizing of symmetrical ornaments
as a layout method.
The afternoon was divided into 2 sessions. While one group was
working with Bruce Brockman on rendering techinques, the other group
worked with Rhett Bryson, Lance Brockman and Rachel Keebler and the
student assistants on scene painting techniques. The groups then
switched so that both groups could work on painting and rendering
exercises.
The following digital photos show some of the various stages of the workshop process - with students selecting images, pouncing layouts on the scene cloth surfaces, laying in base coats, cartooning details, laying in successive layers of detail and depth, and adding finishing touches.
As another activity at the USITT, two busses were taken to the
Scottish Rite Temple in Pasadena to see the scenery installed there.
Thomas Moses, a scene painter for the Sosman & Landis Scenic
Company had joined the Masons at that temple - and a mural by him was
discovered over the fireplace of one of the lounges. It contains
subtle work characteristic of Thomas Moses' scene painting.
