Scenic Compendium

Scenic Compendium: Techniques, Tools & Tricks for Theatrical Scenic Painting (with Emily Curtis) is a comprehensive textbook on the art and craft of painting scenery for theatrical productions. Accompanied by numerous full color images, useful descriptions & examples of scenic painting techniques, the Scenic Compendium is a wide-ranging resource of artistic & technical painting information, written to benefit the professional painter and student of scenic painting.

Topics include: Art & Theater Design/Painting History, Theatrical Painting Techniques, Color & Paint, Theatrical Backdrops, Texture Coatings, Signage & Graphics, Three Dimensional Carving & Sculpting, Special Effects & Non-Traditional Painting Techniques, (How to Think About) Painting a Production, Rules for Good Painting Practice, a Glossary of Painting Terms, and much more.

A practical, comprehensive resource covering the fundamental, advanced, far-reaching and sometimes unique or obscure painting approaches to producing beautifully painted scenery for the stage. The Scenic Compendium combines highly specialized artistic information with utilitarian 'nuts and bolts' or 'how-to-paint' together into a single resource.