Designers communicate their vision for a set through a progression from thumbnail sketches, to drawings, to renderings. After examining a series of renderings, class members begin work on their own rendering paying particular attention to line, color, and the physical characteristics of the materials they will use.

Concepts

design, elements of design, dramatizations, sets

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Additional Tags

visual and performing arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Display models of thumbnail sketches, drawings, and renderings of a set to demonstrate the progression

Classroom Considerations

• The sixth in a 10-lesson theater arts unit on set design
• Instructors should have available models of the entire design process from sketches to scale model sets

Pros

• The opening activity underscores the importance of crafting an accurate representation that depicts the mood and spirit of the design concept

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a