Visual Creativity for Stage
Visual Creativity for Stage Students will develop an understanding of color, line, form, shape, texture, and balance as they apply to historical and current theatrical literature. Projects in figure drawing, charcoal and chalk, watercolor painting, and model making are intended to stretch the student's research ability, artistic imagination, critical-analysis, and presentation skills. The class is designed for all students interested in the visual and the performing arts and serves as an introduction to set, costume, and light design. 25 hours of production lab work will be assigned in class.
Mark can be a bit rambly, but otherwise super friendly. The class focuses primarily on intro drawing skills, with only a minor focus on actual theatre (not counting the actual theatre lab hours you need to do). The work is generally easy.
Mark is a kind professor and very willing to help. You spend a lot of time learning to sketch in this class and drawing objects and things around campus such as corridors. So more experienced artists may be a bit bored. The lab hours are fun!