Digital Costume Design and Collaboration
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-93573-0 (ISBN)
Rafael Jaen is a practicing costume designer, professor and author. Jaen’s costume design (and manufacturing) work includes film, TV and theater and he has received multiple accolades and award nominations including the prestigious Elliot Norton Award and the IRNE Award. He has been a member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), the United Scenic Artist (USA) 829, and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). He currently serves at the USITT Board of Directors and on the Publications Committee. Jaen is the National Design, Technology and Management Vice-Chair for the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), and he serves as the USITT-KCACTF Communications Liaison. Mr. Jaen is an Assistant Professor of Costume Design at UMASS Boston, MA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
PART I: FOUNDATIONS
CHAPTER 1
The Design Process, A Digital Approach
First Reactions
Compiling Information Digitally To Create Web Based Shared Archives
A New Look: Updating Research Methods
Talking To The Director
The Aristotelian Model
Historical Context: Using Human Geography as a Framework
The "W" Questions or the "Nuts and Bolts"
Stage Directions: The Spoken Word And The Playwright’s Notes
The Importance Of A Good Dramaturge
Talking With The Actors
Obtaining Basic Information
Establishing The Character’s "Spine": Underlying Motivations, Back-Story, Secrets, etc.
Establishing Digital Collaboration With The Actors Prior to Fittings
Testimonial
Interview: Shawn LaCount, Artistic Director and Director
Design Gallery: Edith Can Shoot Things And Hit Them, Company One Theatre, 2015
Sources and Citations
CHAPTER 2
Preparing Your Digital Costume Bible And Design Studio
Digital Costume Bible
The Digital Costume Plot
The Digital Costume Piece List
The Budget Specs: Including Builds, Bought and Pulled Items
Sharing Files With Wardrobe Department: Google Docs, Dropbox, Etc.
Digital Costume Design Studio
Digital Studio Basics
File Sharing Options
Drawing Tablets And Digital Rendering Software
Wacom Tablets
Photoshop
Basics Digital Rendering Tools
Layers
Levels And Curves
Flatting
Burn And Dodging
Dissolve
Brushes
Patterns
Fonts
Special Effects: Bevel, Emboss, Inner And Outer Shadows
Other Resources: Free Croquis
Testimonial
Interview: Spiro Veloudos, Artistic Director and Director
Design Gallery: Sweeney Todd, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, 2014
Sources and Citations
PART II: APPLICATIONS
CHAPTER 3
Drawing The Character’s Spine; Black And White Drawing Basics
Scanning And/Or Copying Black & White Files
Scanning Steps and Tips
Tracing With The Wacom Tablet
Tracing Over Existing Images: A Sample Process
Using Fashion Croquis
Using A Pre-Existing Image
Creating A "Croquis Banks"
Preparing and Saving Black and White Images for Painting With Photoshop
Preparing Black and White Drawings
Prepping B & W Sketches on Templates
Fixing Line "Leakages"
How To Make A 300 To 600 Dpi File?
Testimonial:
Interview: Carrie Ann Quinn, Actor and Director
Design Gallery: Polaroid Stories, UMass Boston, 2016
Sources and Citations
CHAPTER 4
Contextualizing The Character
Photoshop Painting Basics Part 1
Photoshop Color Palettes: The Color Picker
Creating A Basic Sketch Template For A Specific Show
Choosing Specific Photoshop Color Swatches For Costume Rendering
Creating Fabric Yardage and Adding Prints
Testimonial
Interview: Davis Robinson, Producer, Actor, Director, and Author
Design Gallery: The Remarkable Rooming House of Madame LeMonde, Beau Jest Moving Theatre/ Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival, 2009
Sources and Citations
CHAPTER 5
Costuming The Character: The Preliminary Sketches
Creating Multi-Layered Costume Renderings in Photoshop
Inserting And Manipulating Costume Pieces Or Elements
Inserting A Pre-Existing Or A Previously Saved Pattern
Resizing Patterns In Photoshop
Adding Layers Such As Facial Details, Skin Tones, And Accesories
Painting Assembly Line Sketches
Testimonial 1
Interview: Ilyse Robbins, Actor, Choreographer, and Director
Design Gallery: Marry Me A Little, New Repertory Theatre, 2013
Testimonial 2
Interview 2: Danny Gidron, Director
Design Gallery: Twelfth Night, UMass Boston, 2014
Sources and Citations
CHAPTER 6
Costuming The Character: The Finished Sketch
More Photoshop Painting Techniques
Burn and Dodge Modalities in Photoshop Costume Renderings
Painting Eyes
Touch Up Work
Painting Hair And Adding Real Hair Images
Creating a Realistic Hair Layer
Adding Patterns With Movement
Adding Floor Shadows
Using Bevel and Emboss To Add Dimension To The Character’s Silhouette
Testimonial 1
Interview: Bridget Kathleen O’Leary, Artistic Director and Director
Design Gallery: Doll’s House, New Repertory Theatre, 2011.
Testimonial 2
Interview: Carmel O’Reilly, Artistic Director, Director, and Actor
Design Gallery: The Seafarer, SpeakEasy Theatre Company, 2008.
CHAPTER 7
Archiving the Project As A Digital Portfolio
Costume Design And Manufacturing for PBS/WGBH
Testimonial 1
Interview: Cathleen O’Connell, Film Producer
Design Gallery: God In America, PBS 2010
Testimonial 2
Interview: Michael Fennimore, Film and Theatre Actor, and Theatre Director
Design Gallery: You Can’t Take It With You, UMass Boston 2014
Sources and Citations
PART III: DIGITAL DESIGN PRACTICE
CHAPTER 8
An Unforgettable Affair With Photoshop
About Digital Design in Collaboration
Testimonials: Designer Interviews and Design Galleries
Final Words
Sources and Citations
INDEX
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.01.2018 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 229 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 907 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-93573-5 / 1138935735 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-93573-0 / 9781138935730 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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