Digital TechniquesDigital Techniques~~

Visual Communication for Visual Communication for Theatre DesignTheatre Design

PhotoshopPhotoshop

3D Studio Max3D Studio Max

AutoCADAutoCAD

Emily Seekings

PhotoshopPhotoshop

We used Photoshop We used Photoshop to digitally design a to digitally design a mood-board, costume mood-board, costume drawing and set drawing and set design for a play of design for a play of our choice.our choice.

We started off We started off however playing however playing around with importing around with importing textures for a basic textures for a basic character.character.

The face was also an The face was also an imported image. imported image.

The levels of opacity The levels of opacity were altered to create were altered to create the idea of the left leg the idea of the left leg being behind the being behind the right.right.

Mood Board for the ‘Importance of Mood Board for the ‘Importance of Being Ernest’ by Oscar WildeBeing Ernest’ by Oscar Wilde

My set design My set design for the parlour in for the parlour in the ‘Importance the ‘Importance of Being Ernest’ of Being Ernest’ by Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde was created by was created by

importing an importing an image and image and

adding layers of adding layers of patternspatterns

My costume My costume drawings are not drawings are not specifically for specifically for ‘The Importance ‘The Importance of Being Ernest’, of Being Ernest’, but are from the but are from the same era. These same era. These are typical outfits are typical outfits worn by children worn by children in 1895.in 1895.

3D Studio Max3D Studio Max

Using 3D Studio Max Using 3D Studio Max we developed a set we developed a set design idea while design idea while creating a 3D model.creating a 3D model.

We used lots of We used lots of different tools to different tools to create a curved table create a curved table top, a bowl and top, a bowl and carved table legs. carved table legs.

First I tried out the basic toolsFirst I tried out the basic tools

I created a carved table leg from a I created a carved table leg from a photograph, which was resized and cloned photograph, which was resized and cloned

Stage and table with legs, mid-way Stage and table with legs, mid-way through the design processthrough the design process

Final designFinal design

Close up table and bowl in final designClose up table and bowl in final design

AutoCADAutoCAD

Using AutoCAD, we Using AutoCAD, we had to complete a had to complete a series of exercises, series of exercises, demonstrating demonstrating different elements of different elements of a final design – a a final design – a floppy diskfloppy disk

Exercise 1 Exercise 1

Using the LINE Using the LINE command in command in conjunction with conjunction with the FILLET and the FILLET and CHAMFER CHAMFER commands. commands. Setting the Setting the dimension dimension toolbar, for size toolbar, for size of of text/Arrowheads text/Arrowheads and precision of and precision of decimal places.decimal places.

Exercise 2Exercise 2 Using the Using the

OFFSET, OFFSET, ROTATE and ROTATE and TRIM commands, TRIM commands, along with along with ‘aligning ‘aligning dimensions’. dimensions’.

The rectangle was The rectangle was drawn, then drawn, then rotated by 44 rotated by 44 degrees. It was degrees. It was then offset by then offset by 10mm, and the 10mm, and the excess was excess was trimmed offtrimmed off

Floppy DiskFloppy Disk

We used all We used all the previous the previous commands commands to create a to create a final floppy final floppy disks, disks, complete complete with colour with colour coded coded dimensions dimensions and text.and text.

I found the sessions useful for I found the sessions useful for learning the basics of the three learning the basics of the three programs. programs.

However, I feel I would need a lot However, I feel I would need a lot more practice and tutoring, more practice and tutoring, particularly with AutoCAD and 3D particularly with AutoCAD and 3D Studio Max, to make sure I am Studio Max, to make sure I am competent enough to use them in competent enough to use them in the work place.the work place.