{"product_id":"the-costume-designers-toolkit-the-process-of-creating-effective-design-paperback","title":"The Costume Designer's Toolkit: The Process of Creating Effective Design - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHolly Poe Durbin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Costume Designer's Toolkit\u003c\/em\u003e explores the wide-ranging skills required to design costumes for live performance in theatre, dance, opera, and themed entertainment. Arranged in chronological order to create a design, each chapter describes tools, strategies, and techniques costume designers use to create lively and believable characters within a story environment. The book provides a step-by-step outline of the costume design process beginning with developing as an artist and creating an artistic vision for a script. It covers a wide range of topics, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssessing the scope of a production\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding design thinking and the creative process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProject management and budget forecasting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCollaborating with and leading creative teams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCurrent practices in costume rendering and communication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMixing purchased, rented, stock, and built costumes to form a design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigning a garment with impact\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFitting costumes on performers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombining grit and grace for a successful career\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach topic includes case studies and tips from experienced professionals, identifies vital skills, describes techniques, and reveals the essential elements of artistic leadership, collaboration, and cultural acumen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Costume Designer's Toolkit is the perfect guidebook for the student, aspiring, or early-career costume designer, to be used alone or in costume design university courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHolly Poe Durbin\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning costume designer for theater, opera, independent film, and themed entertainment. She has collaborated with notable actors such as Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, William Shatner, Martin Short, and Tessa Thompson to create engaging characters. She has worked internationally, on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in regional theaters around the US including the South Coast Repertory, the Old Globe Theatres, Mark Taper Forum, St. Louis Repertory, Cincinnati Playhouse, Portland Center Stage, Shakespeare Center LA, and Playmakers Repertory in North Carolina. She was the costume director for the Center Theater Group in Los Angeles and is the head of costume design studies at the University of California Irvine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44279128817766,"sku":"9780367858285","price":91.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Ly9HckZmRFJSU096S0hOZ01naUF3UT09.webp?v=1766510487","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-costume-designers-toolkit-the-process-of-creating-effective-design-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}