Book description
Digital Costume Design and Collaboration gives in-depth instruction on how to draw, render, and fully design costumes using online tools and software. Grounded in the use of Photoshop, the book explains the process of building a costume design from scratch, including information on digital tools and painting techniques.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
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PART I: FOUNDATIONS
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Chapter 1: The Design Process: A Digital Approach
- First Reactions
- Compiling Information Digitally to Create Web-Based Shared Archives
- Talking to the Director
- Talking with the Actors
- Testimonial
- Interview: Shawn LaCount, Artistic Director and Director
- Design Gallery: Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them, Company One Theatre, 2015
- Citations and Sources
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Chapter 2: The Digital Costume Bible & Design Studio
- The Digital Costume Bible
- The Digital Costume Plot
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Digital Costume Design Studio
- Digital Studio Basics
- File-Sharing Options
- Drawing Tablets and Digital Rendering Software
- Wacom Tablets
- Photoshop
- Basic Digital Rendering Tools
- Other Resources: Free Croquis
- Testimonial
- Interview: Spiro Veloudos, Producing Artistic Director and Theatre Director
- Design Gallery: Sweeney Todd, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, 2014
- Citations and Sources
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Chapter 1: The Design Process: A Digital Approach
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PART II: APPLICATIONS
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Chapter 3: Drawing the Character’s Spine; Black & White Drawing Basics
- Scanning and/or Copying Black & White Drawings
- 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 Bank”
- Preparing and Saving Black & White Images for Painting with Photoshop
- Preparing Black & White Drawings
- Inserting Black & White Sketches on Templates
- Fixing Line “Leakages”
- Testimonial
- Interview: Carrie Ann Quinn, Actor and Director
- Design Gallery: Polaroid Stories, UMass Boston, 2016
- Citations and Sources
- Chapter 4: Contextualizing the Character
- Photoshop Painting Basics
- 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
- Citations and Sources
- Chapter 5: Costuming the Character: The Preliminary Sketches
- 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: Danny Gidron, Director
- Design Gallery: Twelfth Night, UMass Boston, 2014
- Citations and Sources
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Chapter 6: Costuming the Character: The Finished Sketch
- More Photoshop Painting Techniques
- Burn and Dodge Modalities in Photoshop Costume Renderings
- Testimonial 1
- Interview: Bridget Kathleen O’Leary, Associate Artistic Director and Director
- Design Gallery: Dollhouse, New Repertory Theatre, 2011
- Testimonial 2
- Interview: Carmel O’Reilly, Artistic Director, Director, and Actor
- Design Gallery: The Seafarer, SpeakEasy Theatre Company, 2008
- Citations and Sources
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Chapter 7: Archiving the Project as a Digital Portfolio
- Costume Design and Manufacturing for PBS/WGBH
- American Experience: God in America (Parts 1 and 2), Fall 2010
- 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
- Citations and Sources
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Chapter 3: Drawing the Character’s Spine; Black & White Drawing Basics
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PART III: DIGITAL DESIGN PRACTICE
- Chapter 8: Testimonials about Digital Design in Collaboration
- An Unforgettable Affair with Photoshop
- Testimonials: Designer Interviews and Design Galleries
- Interview: Kathleen Donnelly
- Interview: Eric Griffis
- Interview: Debra Kajec
- Interview: Patricia Martin, Costume Designer
- Interview: Jane Stein, Costume Designer
- Interview: Esther van Eek, Costume Designer
- Interview: Kathryn Wagner, Costume Designer
- Interview: Wendi R. Zea, Costume Designer
- Final Words
- Citations and Sources
- Index
Product information
- Title: Digital Costume Design and Collaboration
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2017
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781317387466
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