Theatrical scene painting : a lesson guide /

pt. 1. Materials and techniques of texture -- 1. Space : paint frame ; boomerang ; continental system ; floor paper -- 2. Equipment : buckets and containers ; paint carriers ; brushes ; paint and dye : dry pigments, casein, vinyl paints, latex paints, dyes, bronze powders -- 3. Color : color psychology ; basic color mixing ; color wheel ; primaries, secondaries, complementaries ; using black and white ; Table of Nine Mixtures ; classic scene-painting palette (traditional terminology) -- 4. Mixing the base, tint, and shade : procedure ; analogous colors and the common denominator -- 5. Preparing the surface to be painted : flameproofing ; primer coat -- 6. Basic scene painting and texture : focus and toning ; procedural methods ; graded wet blend ; scumbling ; spattering (and spatter and drag) ; sponging ; stippling ; rag rolling ; rolling ; flogging ; puddling ; dry brushing ; stenciling and stamping ; spraying ; brush care -- pt. 2. Basic lessons -- 7. The three-dimensional illusion and the light source : highlights and lowlights ; shadows, glazes/washes ; lining ; using the straightedge -- 8. Stonework : bricks ; rough stones ; cut stones ; marble -- 9. Wallpaper : painting considerations ; pounce method ; stenciling ; pattern arrangements ; spattering or spraying ; stamping a pattern -- 10. Woodwork : graining ; rendering methods : wash method, opaque method, dry-brush method ; wainscoting ; recessed and protruding panels ; additional examples -- pt. 3. Advanced lessons -- 11. Cornice moldings : Roman ogee and cove ; reversing the light sources -- 12. Panels and posts -- 13. Reflective metallic objects : graphic-arts approach ; scene-painting approach -- 14. Draperies -- 15. Foliage -- 16. Clouds, mountains, and water -- 17. Scale transfers : painter's elevation ; gridding ; opaque and overhead projectors -- 18. Perspective and the vista : perspective ; vanishing points -- 19. Drops and scrims : laying out ; starch priming ; storage drops ; flexible glue ; painting the drop ; translucencies ; cut drops and scrims -- 20. A final word -- Glossary.