Hard Skills
AdvancedScenic PaintingThe application of specialized painting techniques to create realistic backgrounds, textures, and surfaces for film, television, and theater sets.
IntermediateColor Theory and MixingThe ability to understand color relationships and manually mix pigments to achieve precise shades, finishes, and consistency across set pieces.
IntermediateMaterial Aging and DistressingSpecialized techniques used to manipulate the appearance of new materials to make them look weathered, antique, or damaged.
IntermediateTechnical Drawing InterpretationThe ability to read and understand blueprints, elevations, and scale drawings provided by production designers to execute painting tasks accurately.
IntermediateSafety and Chemical HandlingKnowledge of standards regarding the safe use, ventilation, storage, and disposal of hazardous scenic materials such as solvents and epoxies.
ExpertTrompe l'oeilThe artistic technique of using realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions.