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Lighting

Electrics

• Storage of PAR Lenses and Lamps.
• The Pros and Cons of LED PAR Cans.
• Thoughts on Channeling.

Tips and Tricks

• Paper Cutter for Gels.
• Realistic Camera Flash.

Portfolio

Portfolio Advice

• 5 Ideas that Help You Get Pictures.
• Physical Portfolio Size.

Portfolio Materials

• Temporary Glue.

Props

Props Solutions

• Ice Cream on Stage.
• RC Car Theatrical Adjustments.
• Wedding Cake.

Special Fx

• Fake Blood.

Scenery

Materials and Tools for Scenic Painting

• 7 Tips on Spray Paint.
• Artist's Choice.
• Chip Brushes.
• Drop Cloth Evaluation.
• Feather Duster.
• Iddings.
• Jaxsan 600.
• Lay-In Scenic Brush.
• Lining or Scenic Fitch Brushes.
• Mixol Tint.
• No More Masking Tape Leaks!.
• Oops Paint is Cheap Paint.
• Pro-Line Tints.
• Rosco Off Broadway.
• Rosco Supersat.
• Sea Sponge.
• Sea Sponge Roller.
• The “Hudson” Sprayer.

Materials and Tools Useful in Building Models

• Balsa and Basswood.
• Beads.
• Cardboard Scavenging.
• Cutting Mat.
• Dowel.
• Emery Boards.
• Fabric Uses On Scenic Models.
• Felt .
• Fimo and Sculpey.
• Foam Core.
• Foam Pink and Blue .
• Gesso.
• Glue Gun.
• Laminate on Models.
• Masonite.
• Matte Board.
• Metal Ruler.
• Pasta.
• Plaster Bandage.
• Plexi-Scrap.
• Ruler, Plastic with Grid.
• Spray Adhesive.
• Straight Pins.
• Super Sat Model Paint.
• Swatch books.
• Tacky Glue.
• Toothpicks.
• Wire.
• Zip Ties for Molding.

Materials for Building Scenery

• 4 Tips on Joint Compound Texture.
• Foam to Carve for Scenery.
• Pros and Cons of Sonotube as Scenery.
• Tobacco Cloth.

Model Tutorials and Plans

• A Review of Rosebrand’s Pop-Out Furniture.
• Rock Wall: A Quick, Effective Model Technique.

Rendering Scenery

• Learning to Render.
• Stretching Paper.

Scenic Painting Process

• 4 Ways to Prepare Foam for Painting.
• Basic Process of Painting a Drop.
• Paint Touch-Up Kit for the Road.
• Painting Castle Blocks.
• Painting Faux Pipe.
• Spattering Scenery .
• Spray Cloud Technique.
• Vertical vs. Horizontal Drop Painting: 8 Considerations .

Tools for Building Scenery

• Japanese Saws.
• Pros and Cons of Kneepads.

Site Info

Legal

• Theater Helper Where Are You?.

TH Blog

Current Events

• Oscar Design Ponderings: Herding Very Important Cattle.

Painting Inspiration

• Awesome Muralist.
• Serious Sidewalk Chalk.
• Trompe l'Oeil Exhibit.

Ramblings of a Personal Nature

• Contest Opportunity.
• How Not to Fly Peter Pan.
• Loving Theatre.
• Packrat in the Name of Theatre!.
• Puppetry.
• Theater vs. Theatre: A Lesson in Grammar.

Show Reviews

• Urban Cowboy National Tour Review.

Site News

• Comments.
• Shedding a Little Light on the Dark Side of Theater..
• Welcome Michael Diederich.

Sites of Interest

• August Highlight.
• August Sites of Interest.
• February Sites of Interest.
• January Sites of Interest.
• November Sites of Interest.
• October Sites of Interest.
• September Highlight.
• September Sites of Interest.

Theatrical Education

Experience

• Beginning the Experience Journey, Part 2: 5 Things to Learn from My Story.
• 5 Reasons to Turn Down a Gig.
• Attitude and Collaborative Art: 11 Tips.
• Beginning the Experience Journey, Part 1: My Story.
• Beginning the Experience Journey, Part 3: 7 Thoughts on Why College is the Most Chosen Path.
• Beginning the Experience Journey, Part 4: 4 Thoughts on When College Doesn’t Make the Grade.
• Beginning the Experience Journey, Part 5: 5 Important Steps to Take.
• Beginning the Experience Journey: Series Introduction.
• Six Online Stops During a Job Search.

Grad School

• Applying to Grad School .
• Deciding to Attend Grad School.
• Questions to ask when Visiting a Potential Graduate Program.

Non-Degree Theatrical Education

• Cobalt Studios.

Undergraduate Theatre

• Associates in Theatre.
• BA in Theatre.
• BFA in Theatre.
• Choosing an Undergraduate Theatre Program.
• Minor in Theatre.