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vii Preface to the Second Edition Any readers familiar with the first edition of this book will find its second edition far more comprehensive in scope. The first edition, a good primer, is geared to the beginning- and intermediate-level scene painters, but I have found over the decades of teaching design and painting at the university level that as the caliber of my students began to rise, so did the need for a more in-depth syllabus for my scene-painting courses. The first edition of Theatrical Scene Painting left some questions unanswered, and the range of its painting examples did not match the growth and eagerness of my students. I have expanded the painting projects in my classes, so writing a second edition to keep in step seemed the natural and necessary thing to do. Many sections from the first edition were kept, some dated ones I threw out, and in others, I updated methods of procedure for both the basic and advanced painting lessons. Some new features are • additional text to support origins of painting techniques • clearer step-by-step descriptions and more convenient illustration-to-text sequencing • many new instructional photographs and drawings • additional painting projects and their possible variations • an expanded glossary • a gallery featuring examples of professional scenic designers and scenic artists These improvements are specifically intended to allow the reader and painter a more clear and concise formula for efficiently and successfully creating impressive projects. This edition, with its clarity and appeal, was created in the hope of inspiring further explorations into the magical illusions unique to the art of theatrical scene painting. ...

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