Throughout our painting adventures, many of us have used Rosco paint products on one project or another. Maybe, while choosing which paint products to use, questions about the differences in Rosco...
Angelique Powers January 31, 2019 Questions?
As Scenic Artists, our main job is to “Execute the designer’s ideas and concepts of a show using a myriad of techniques like painting, carving and texture work.” However, we also have a second job –...
Angelique Powers January 03, 2019 Questions?
While complex stage elements and lighting can provide outstanding visual effects on stage, the little details are just as important in captivating the audiences’ imagination. A perfect example of...
Tatiana Massano November 13, 2018 Questions?
Costume Artist Denise Wallace-Spriggs is back with another fantastic use for Rosco CrystalGel! She has used CrystalGel in many of her projects as costume craft artisan/dyer at the Huntington Theatre...
Jenny Knott October 23, 2018 Questions?
There’s no denying that CrystalGel is a great product. There’s hardly a substrate that it won’t adhere to, and you can always count on it to make a great faux stained-glass window or if you need to...
Angelique Powers October 04, 2018 Questions?
I worked with Wendy Waszut-Barrett, President of Historic Stage Services, LLC, to teach a two-day scene painting class at CITT/ICTS RENDEZ-VOUS 2018. We merged historical scene painting techniques...
Jenny Knott September 20, 2018 Questions?
Last winter, Anita Yavich, the Costume Designer for the Huntington Theatre Company’s production of Molière’s “Tartuffe,” needed a pair of hot pink, glitter roller skates. Keeping with the updated...
Jenny Knott May 29, 2018 Questions?
In January 2017 I taught a workshop entitled “Depth and Dimension with UV Paint” for Southwest USITT, which was hosted by the University of Oklahoma in Norman. The challenge was to “surprise” the...
Jenny Knott May 03, 2018 Questions?
Aged metal – it’s a technique we scenic artists create all the time, and each of us has 4-6 recipes in our paint-stained pockets that we’re ready to pull out at any time. But sometimes, the set...
Angelique Powers March 02, 2018 Questions?
I thought the first time I was asked to paint a full faux metal set was a fluke, a once in a blue moon event that would be fun and challenging. Well I was wrong. I have since been asked to paint four...
Angelique Powers January 23, 2018 Questions?