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== Aims ==

Through the construction and painting of the set design the student will learn:
* how to translate a design from a drawing to full size
* methods to achieve three-dimensional visual impact on a flat surface
* the use of traditional painting techniques with natural colours and rabbit glue
* self-organisation and group work.

== Key Information ==

{| class="wikitable"
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| Number of learners || 4-10
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| Number of staff || 1 teacher
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| ECTS Credits (if applicable) || Not applicable
|}

=== Learning process ===
{| class="wikitable"
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| || '''Lecture/seminar''' || Lecture, presentation, discussion (face-to-face or online)
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| X || '''Making project''' || Making a model, mock-up, plan or design (physical or digital)
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| || '''Performance project''' || Making a performance or demonstration (live or mediated)
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| || '''Records and Archives''' || Interviews, photographs and videos of artefacts, annotating archives, creating learning materials (physical or digital)
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| || '''Independent study''' || Reading, researching, analysing and evaluating learning materials (physical or digital) in groups or alone
|}

=== Type of learner ===
{| class="wikitable"
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| X || Student of technical theatre
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| X || Student of theatre design, architecture
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| || Student of theatre arts
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| || Professional
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| X || Researcher
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| || General public
|}

== What You Will Need ==

=== Duration and schedule ===

Preparation by the teacher: 6 hours to prepare the teaching materials, groups and work plan.

Preparation by the students: no preparation is required, provided students are familiar with workshop tools, and have a knowledge of perspective, colour theory and drawing.

The workshop is best done as a single, continuous process. Depending on the complexity of the chosen scene and the number of students, allow 3-5 days as a minimum.

=== Room or type of space ===

A space large enough to lay out the largest piece of scenery you want to make, with a wooden floor you can nail into. The room should be well lit. You will need access to a sink and water.

=== Equipment ===

* long-handled bristle brushes
* long-handled charcoal holders
* a cooker for preparing the colours and glue
* brushes of various sizes
* rulers and squares
* paint buckets
* a large board to use as a palette
* chalk line, or a long length of string
* reciprocating and table saw
* A-ladder or platform, so the canvas can be seen from above when laid on the floor

Most of the work is done standing up. Long-handled brushes and charcoal holders reduce the amount of bending needed when working with the canvas on the floor.

=== Materials (consumables) ===

natural-coloured cotton canvas
pigment paints, in powder form
rabbit glue. Alternatively, use traditional size
sticks of drawing charcoal
large-headed tacks or nails

=== Learning resources (books, websites) ===

Canon stories:
* [[Item:Q30692|E.04 Fit for a King: Baroque Court Theatres]]
* [[Item:Q30693|F.04 The Architectural Scene: The work of the Galli Bibiena family]]

Canonbase articles:
* [[Item:Q4372|perspective]]
* [[Item:Q727|The Renaissance stage: documents of Serlio, Sabbattini and Furttenbach]]

Other resources:

Mello Bruno: ''Trattato di Scenotecnica''. De Agostini, Novara 2009
C. Ossicini and P. Bignami. ''L’album di Scenotecnica di Koki Fregni''. Clueb, Bologna 2008
Susan Crabtree and Peter Beudert. ''Scenic Art for the Theatre: History, Tools and Techniques''. Focal Press 2012

Theatrical chandlers, such as Flints ([http://www.flints.co.uk www.flints.co.uk]) sell the materials needed, and their websites also offer advice on how to use them.

== Process ==

=== Preparation ===

=== The learning activity ===

=== Assessment and feedback ===

== Our Experience ==

=== Tips ===

=== Additional information and resources ===

== Credits ==
{| class="wikitable"
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| This learning method was made by: || XXX
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| Institution: || XXX
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| Thanks to: || XXX
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 Draw the design onto the canvas using the grid as a guide. Use charcoal in a long holder, so you can stand up and see both the canvas and the drawing. Work from square to square; several people can do different parts of the canvas at the same time, taking care the different squares ‘join up’ correctly. The charcoal can then be fixed to the canvas by a light spray of rabbit glue.
-According to the chosen colour palette for the design, prepare paints by mixing the powdered pigment with the rabbit glue and heating it. The first base coat can then be painted, providing the background tone of each area of the scene. Next, the shadows and textures are be painted, and finally the lighter areas and highlights.
+According to the chosen colour palette for the design, prepare paints by mixing the powdered pigment with the rabbit glue and heating it. The first base coat can then be painted, providing the background tone of each area of the scene. Next, the shadows and textures are painted, and finally the lighter areas and highlights.
-All work is done standing up, using brushes attached to long handles. Use a ladder to see the results of the drawing and the colours from a distance, checking regularly as the painting takes place.
+All work is done standing up, using brushes attached to long handles. Use a ladder to see the results of the drawing and the colours from a distance, checking regularly while the painting takes place.
 Once the painting is complete, the nails can be removed and the canvas stretched ono the frames of the flats, or hung on a wooden batten as a backdrop.

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 * natural-coloured cotton canvas
 * pigment paints, in powder form
-* rabbit glue. Alternatively, use traditional size
+* rabbit glue (alternatively, use traditional size)
 * sticks of drawing charcoal
 * large-headed tacks or nails

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 === Additional information and resources ===
-Photographs of the scenic workshop of the Rome Opera House, where traditional techniques of painting into canvas with rabbit glue paints are still used:
+Photographs of the scenic workshop of the Rome Opera House, where traditional techniques of painting onto canvas with rabbit glue paints are still used:
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 And remember - this workshop is not about turning you into a scenic artist in a few days, it is so you can learn about the traditional painting techniques and materials. Focus on exploring those techniques, and don't worry too much about the quality of the results!
 === Additional information and resources ===
 == Credits ==

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 Susan Crabtree and Peter Beudert. ''Scenic Art for the Theatre: History, Tools and Techniques''. Focal Press 2012
-Theatrical chandlers, such as Flints ([http://www.flints.co.uk www.flints.co.uk]) sell the materials needed, and their websites also offer advice on how to use them.
+Theatrical chandlers, such as Flints in the UK ([http://www.flints.co.uk www.flints.co.uk]) sell the materials needed, and their websites also offer advice on how to use them.
 == Process ==

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 === Preparation ===
 === The learning activity ===
 === Assessment and feedback ===
 == Our Experience ==
 === Tips ===
 === Additional information and resources ===
 == Credits ==
 {| class="wikitable"
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-| This learning method was made by: || XXX
+| This learning method was made by: || Umberto Di Nino
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-| Thanks to: || XXX
+| Institution: || Academy of Fine Arts Frosinone
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 Other resources:
 Mello Bruno: ''Trattato di Scenotecnica''. De Agostini, Novara 2009
 C. Ossicini and P. Bignami. ''L’album di Scenotecnica di Koki Fregni''. Clueb, Bologna 2008
 Susan Crabtree and Peter Beudert. ''Scenic Art for the Theatre: History, Tools and Techniques''. Focal Press 2012