Scenic Artist Brigitte Bechtel devised an excellent technique for transforming carpet into realistic fake dirt that tours well and installs on stage quickly and easily.
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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.
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.
The Art Of Schlepitchka –
And Other Secret Scenic Artist Tricks
Scenic Artist, Jamie Clausius, shares her rediscovery of schlepitchka – and other inventive scenic art techniques – for a backdrop project she painted for Tobins Lake Studios.
Stepping Up To Premiere Clear
Scenic Artist Tammy Honesty shares how she discovered Rosco’s Premiere Clear – and all of the advantages it has to offer – while searching out a high-gloss top coat for staircase set-piece she was painting.
Painting the Background of Satire
For El Carnaval de Cádiz
The set design company Ras Escenografías used Rosco Scenic Paints to create beautiful backdrops for the Carnival celebrations in Cádiz Spain.
Primed For The WILD PARTY!
Learn How To Use CrystalGel As A Primer
Scenic Designer Tammy Honesty and her scenic painter Ely Mattson describe how they successfully used Rosco CrystalGel to prime some powder coated corrugated steel so they could paint it for a production of Andrew Lippa’s “Wild Party.”
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 that were solid paint and other parts that were not. This was especially apparent once the drop was lit – it was a big,…