Our SVS Virtual Studio November 🍁 2019

Coreyartus

I am in the thick of costuming Next to Normal, our second undergrad show of the semester at USD, and simultaneously developing the design of the MFA program show The Visit by Durrenmatt, which will go up in March of 2020. We're making it contemporary instead of mid-1950s when it was originally written.

I am trying to get all my renderings done by Thanksgiving, and it's slow goin'... I've broken down and used a croquis to save time (one I found long ago on DeviantArt--thank-you OdduckOasis--and use it with my costume design students), and I have 78 costume changes to work through...

It's a cast of 14 portraying 37 named characters and additional "townspeople", most of which go through some form of costume shift as the play progresses... It's the definition of a "crap tonne" of work, and this is just the rudimentary discussion phase--there are potentially many adjustements to come as the director responds, and in the end I actually have to realize and mount it... So there will be weeks of pulling from costume stock, purchasing, fitting, returns, and alterations to complete. And of course a sea of quick rigging and costume changes to coordinate with student dressers... My budget is $1500, to include dry cleaning... Hehe...

I'm just trying to get the renderings done right now. One. Step. At. A. Time. I have 4 actors sorta "done". 10 more to go...

braden H

I don't know why but I imagine that huge mice would love corn.

braden H

SFischer

I colored a sketch of some salt water taffy as a pirate. Not my best work but I really like how weird it is!

Heather Boyd

@SFischer you got a nice taffy texture and the wrapping is spot on, knew what it was right away.

Inge Permentier

@SFischer I love it

braden H

Continuing the weird western ranch megafauna ideas.

SFischer

@Heather-Boyd that is really reassuring! Thank you!

braden H

Cow-sized guinea pigs must be super comfy.

Heather Boyd

@Braden-Hallett might chew on your hair though.

braden H

@Heather-Boyd mmm... Guinea pig slobber...

braden H

This is why you train your riding mouse to be very VERY still on command.

Heather Boyd

Sooo many oil brushes.......that’s all I have to say about that.

MissMushy

Decided to buckle down and practice Loomis heads this month. Not sure how to know when to move beyond the structures to the next stage.

TessaW

@MissMushy In my opinion, if you've put in a good amount of effort into a stage, applying the information as you go, feel free to move on, even if you aren't 100% solid. It's normal to keep going back through to review and clarify information. Sometimes info won't click the first time around and you need other types of exercises, info, and time.

Have you checked out Proko's youtube videos on Loomis head construction? They are awesome!

MissMushy

@TessaW thanks yes, I am reviewing Proko’s videos - also contemplating doing his portraits course. Will just keep practising - my goal is 100 heads this month.

braden H

Carmanda

@Braden-Hallett These are giving me life. The last one in particular has so much good energy and tension in the posing of the mouse, reinforced with the thicks-to-thins on the ink work. Elegant and fun all at the same time!

demotlj

@Coreyartus This makes me tired just thinking about it. What a tremendous amount of creative output this takes.

demotlj

I want to the art gallery yesterday and spent some time doing a rough sketch study of Three Washer Women by Léon Augustin Lhermitte. Today I decided it would be fun to riff off that painting with bears, so here is the painting and my preliminary sketch of the bears.