Author: Dawn Devine Brown
Publisher: Dawn Devine Brown
ISBN: 0967817005
Category: Belly dance
Page: 114
View: 152
Creating the Character Costume
waist; • hips; Next, you'll calculate the measurements needed to create the • circumference around knee; crotch depth on your pants front. • circumference around ankle; • leg length from waist to hip; • leg length from waist to upper ...
Author: Cheralyn Lambeth
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9781317597964
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 240
View: 330
Many beginning and hobbyist costumers believe that professional costume/prop builders have unlimited and specialized resources with which to ply their craft. Actually, the pros create things in much the same way that hobbyists do, working as resourcefully and creatively as possible with a limited budget. Creating the Character Costume dives into these methods to showcase how to achieve expert looks with limited means and lots of creativity. Part One explores tools, materials, and construction methods.The Costume Supervisor s Toolkit
Supervising Theatre Costume Production from First Meeting to Final Performance Rebecca Pride. smallest part of the body, positioned between the rib cage and the hip bones. If you are having problems identifying where the waist is, ...
Author: Rebecca Pride
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9781317294726
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 223
View: 167
The Costume Supervisor’s Toolkit explores the responsibilities of a Costume Supervisor within a theatrical, opera or dance production company. Rebecca Pride provides an insight into all manner of processes, beginning with a definition of the role, and offers explanations of the timeline from the first design meetings, leading all the way up to managing fittings and final rehearsals. This how-to guide outlines best working practices, including building a team and creating a Costume Bible, whilst also providing helpful resources such as sizing guides, a list of useful addresses, and case studies from renowned theatrical organizations.Costuming for Film
3.1 Costume designers manipulate what you wear and how you wear it to communicate character and story points . The evolution of this character's iconic character arc from " tough kid " to " hip business dude " uses costume pieces that ...
Author: Holly Cole
Publisher:
ISBN: UOM:39015064834685
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 616
View: 532
Presents a guide to everything one needs to know to get started and work successfully in film costuming. This work covers such artistic matters as looking for work, the roles played by various members of the costume/wardrobe department, union membership and regulation, the on-set and off-set duties of all costume department members, and more.Rendering Tips for the Costume Designer
The higher hip is on the weight bearing side, and the pit of the neck remains over the inner ankle. Play around with subtle and dramatic hip angles, notice how the shoulders adopt an opposite angle to balance the torso.
Author: Jessica Parr
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9781000780116
Category: Art
Page: 302
View: 847
Rendering Tips for the Costume Designer: Simple Steps for Better Drawing and Painting is a guide for students and costume designers who want to improve their drawing, painting, and rendering skills. The book is divided into three sections – Drawing Tips, Painting Tips, and Linework Tips – and includes detailed step-by-step instructions for chapters such as "How to Draw Faces and Hair," "How to Draw Hands," and "How to Draw Feet and Shoes". This format allows readers to pick and choose which techniques to study, enabling them to focus on the areas that give them the most difficulty. Filled with practical information and over 100 illustrations, this reference guide can be used in conjunction with any figure drawing method or painting media. Within these pages, readers will find the answers to the most common rendering questions: Where do the shadows go? How do I make my figures look less stiff? How do I draw patterned fabric? Rendering Tips for the Costume Designer is an invaluable resource for students in Costume Rendering and Costume Design courses, along with professional costume designers looking to improve their rendering skills.Character Costume Figure Drawing
Step-by-Step Drawing Methods for Theatre Costume Designers Tan Huaixiang. the 8. Divide the distance between the armpit (mark ... The female hip width is usually wider than her shoulders. The male hipwidth isless widethan theshoulders.
Author: Tan Huaixiang
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9781136081330
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 294
View: 591
"I am particularly pleased that the author addresses CHARACTER so heavily in her presentation of material. That is, after all, what plays are about." Madeline Ann Kozlowski, Emmy Award winning Costume Designer, Professor of Costume Design, UCIBeijing Opera Costumes
The short costumes extend from the shoulder to the hip and are generally worn by lower-ranking characters and for less formal scenes. In some cases, the short garments are made to match other garments to create a set that covers the ...
Author: Alexandra B Bonds
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781351380454
Category: Performing Arts
Page: 394
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Beijing Opera Costumes: The Visual Communication of Character and Culture illuminates the links between theatrical attire and social customs and aesthetics of China, covering both the theory and practice of stage dress. Distinguishing attributes include an introduction to the performance style, the delineation of the costume conventions, an analysis of the costumes through their historical precedents and theatrical modifications, and the use of garment shape, color, and embroidery for symbolic effect. Practical information covers dressing the performers and a costume plot, the design and creation of the make-up and hairstyles, and pattern drafts of the major garments. Photographs from live performances, as well as details of embroidery, and close-up photographs of the headdresses thoroughly portray the stunning beauty of this incomparable performance style. Presenting the brilliant colors of the elaborately embroidered silk costumes together with the intricate makeup and glittering headdresses, this volume embodies the elegance of the Beijing opera.Western World Costume
... very tight lacing emphasizing size of hip; gores and godet pleats set in below the hip, giving flare to skirt from hip downward; skirt lined 12 inches up from hem with stiff lining, lining in entire skirt, 1891; Victorian skirt, ...
Author: Carolyn G. Bradley
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486164984
Category: Antiques & Collectibles
Page: 464
View: 308
Well-illustrated view of Western dress, from prehistory to mid-20th century. Footwear, headgear, accessories, typical colors and materials for each era. 491 black-and-white illustrations.Illustrated Handbook of Western European Costume Thirteenth to Mid nineteenth Century
The French ones appear in most instances to favour a fuller skirt, the folds being gathered into the hip-line in an almost corrugated sequence. The side of the gown being cut very much fuller than the hips themselves, the skirt stood ...
Author: Iris Brooke
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486427478
Category: Antiques & Collectibles
Page: 306
View: 789
This valuable survey uses theatrical costumes as contemporary clues to the wearing apparel that was in vogue in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, and Flanders from 1260 to 1840. Enhanced with the author's charming, accurately rendered illustrations, the study meticulously describes more than 200 costumes. Immensely useful to costume and cultural historians. 176 black-and-white illustrations.Historical Costumes of England From the Eleventh to the Twentieth Century
The length of the jerkin varied, being sometimes short to the hips (Fig. 2), or longer half-way between hip and knee. It was girdled round the hips. Sleeves At first the sleeves remained as before (p. 59, Fig.
Author: N. Bradfield
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781473341371
Category: Antiques & Collectibles
Page: 160
View: 394
This vintage book contains a comprehensive account of clothing fashions and trends from the eleventh century to the twentieth century. It contains detailed descriptions, fascinating historical information, and illustrations copied from contemporary paintings, engravings and tapestries, monumental brasses and effigies, photographs, and the actual dresses. Contents include: "William the Conqueror (1066-1087)", "William Rufus (1087-1100)", "Women's Fashions (1066-1100)", "Henry I and Stephen (1100-1154)", "Women's Fashions (1100-1114)", "Henry II ad Richard (1134-1199)", "Women's Fashions (1154-1199)", "John and Henry III (1199-1272)", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with its original artwork and text.