Glasgow Piano City decorates donated pianos in vibrant Rosco Scenic Paints and then makes them available for anyone to play at locations throughout the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
Category Archives: Scenic and Staging
A Blueprint For Successful UV Effects
Scenic and Lighting Designer Paul Yeates created a “UV-blueprint” scenic effect using a combination of Rosco UV scenic paint and Rosco UV LED fixtures.
Supersaturated vs. Off Broadway Paint –
A Comparison
Drawing on her years of experience as Resident Scenic Artist at Tobins Lake Studios, Jamie Clausius discusses the similarities and differences of our Supersaturated and Off Broadway Scenic Paint.
Nine “Don’ts” When It Comes To Flame Retarding Scenery
Scenic Artist Angelique Powers shares nine tips on what NOT to do when working with Roscoflamex Flame Retardants.
Creating Nutcracker Magic With Rosco LitePad
Designers at Houston Ballet installed a Rosco Custom LitePad to create a backlit effect inside their clock set piece for a production of The Nutcracker.
Avoid “Pink Shirt Syndrome!” Learn How To Make Convincing Bloody Costumes That Won’t Stain Everything Else
Costume Crafts Artisan Denise Wallace-Spriggs shares her technique for making stain-free, washable costume blood effects using Rosco CrystalGel.
3 Useful Scenic Solutions Using Rosco CrystalGel
Scenic Artist, Rachael Claxton, describes three ingenious ways to put Rosco CrystalGel to work in your next scenic art project.
Historical Painting Techniques For The Modern Scenic
Rosco’s Jenny Knott and Scenic Artist and Historian, Wendy Waszut-Barrett, taught a scenic painting workshop at CITT that merged historical scene painting techniques with modern materials.
Defuse The Glitter Bomb! How To Create Sparkly Costumes Without The Glittery Fallout
Costume Artist, Denise Wallace-Spriggs, describes how to use Rosco CrystalGel to firmly attach glitter to costumes. The results are durable, flexible and sparkly!
A UV Effect Gives An Angel Its Wings
Scenic Artist, Jenn Bobo, used Rosco UV paints to create a special effect that announced the angel’s arrival on stage in a production of “Angels in America.”