Digital Re-skilling for Design & Production
Digital Re-skilling for Design & Production
Academic Year:
2016 - 2017 (June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017)
Funding Requested:
$500.00
Project Dates:
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Applicant(s):
Overview of the Project:
As I have continued to work as a professional costume designer, I have observed how quickly digital design practices have become the norm in all areas of theatre design. Costume renderings are now easily developed, shared, refined, and completed digitally. I propose to purchase an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil and during this current school year “take” my own Design Rendering course concurrently with this next cohort. The difference is that I will tackle each assignment digitally, outside of the classroom, and learn what is possible and how future iterations of the syllabus will need to change as more technology is integrated. The tools and technologies available now offer a high degree of detail, are artistically gratifying to use, and are more affordable. I am impressed with the flexible and comprehensive tool selection, as well as the ability to export in a variety of file formats. My first task would be to start sketching, as I did more than 35 years ago when I began people watching and drawing from life. Just as I teach, I will start in black and white, working linearly before advancing to shading, then full color. I plan to maintain a blog, tracking my progress as I discover what is possible in this medium.