Capturing the Shadow of the International Year of Light

The Asociación Profesional de Diseñadores de Iluminación in Spain created “Captura Tu Sombra” (Capture Your Shadow) as a fun activity to bring 2015 - the International Year of Light – to an end. As a...

Tatiana Massano January 05, 2016 Questions?

Practical Advice For Building Props That Will Live Long And Prosper

Kara Meche works for Techland – one of our dealers in Houston. Techland was exhibiting at the Space City Comic Con, and William Shatner was going to be there. With that factoid in mind, Eric...

Joel Svendsen December 16, 2015 Questions?

How To Transform a Big Mistake Into A Spectacularly Sweet Backdrop

Scenic artist Donna Wymore ‘inherited’ a large (20’H x 46’W), carnation pink backdrop. However, the drop, which was painted on linen, was splotchy and inconsistent. “The backdrop had areas of linen...

Jenny Knott November 12, 2015 Questions?

Two Ways To Tech-Out Your Teal Pumpkin Project

There’s a new trend going on that will put a smile on some trick-or-treaters faces this Halloween. Parents of children suffering from food allergies often cringe at the upcoming age old tradition of...

Joel Svendsen October 27, 2015 Questions?

The Three R’s of Props Reuse, Recycle, Refinish

With limited budgets, prop designers are always on the hunt for antiques crying out for a makeover. This explains why they’ve always got their eyes peeled for unique finds at...

Chanda Goldsworthy October 20, 2015 Questions?

Introducing Supersats to South Africa

Heidi Hoffer is a scenographer, scenic designer and lighting designer for theatre, opera & musicals,  and a professor of design at Oklahoma State University’s Department of Theatre. She was a...

Jenny Knott September 29, 2015 Questions?

Seamless, Fabric SoftDrops Come Up BIG! As They Transport Stonewall Back To 1969

Our newest backdrop product – Rosco SoftDrop – offers huge, seamless images, in a matte finish, that are printed onto a wrinkle-resistant cotton drop, which is easy to ship, easy to hang and easy to...

Tom Swartz September 08, 2015 Questions?

Squishy Rocks in the Desert: How FlexCoat Protected a Burning Man Installation

Helen McCarthy is a Boston-based scenic artist that worked on an art project designed to appear as an ancient ruins site at last year's Burning Man celebration. The installation looked like it had...

Jenny Knott August 27, 2015 Questions?

FlexCoat is Literally Covering Kurt Braunohler's Butt

We are over two-months into our new Rosco Spectrum format – we are loving it and we hope that you are too! Butt, we feel like things might have gotten a little too serious around here. So, when Jeff...

Joel Svendsen August 13, 2015 Questions?

Creating Custom Candle Holders for Hamilton

Jay Duckworth is the props master at the Public Theater in New York who recently mounted Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton – a musical, set in the late 18th century, about Alexander Hamilton. The...

Joel Svendsen July 21, 2015 Questions?