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Flat Design
This is a subsection of set design, however can vastly impact the overall feel of a set and help distinguish a location or tone of the performance.
The Purpose of Flat Design
The Building Blocks of Flat Design
Distilling Inspiration into a Design
Integrating the Design with the Painting Process
Transferring the Design to the Flats
Eyeballing it
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Fast | Does not allow for properly straight lines |
| Allows individual stage crew to contribute to the design at the time of painting | Can be difficult to maintain scale |
Pencil Marks
Masking Off Areas
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Gives very straight edges | Difficult to do curves or organic shapes |
| Edges are crisp and clear with no feathering | Masking tape can be a limited resource as it is single use |
Templates
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Reusable (to an extent) | Only works for repeating patterns |
| Relatively Fast | Templates can be difficult to replicate exactly |
| Consistent regardless of user |
Projection
| Pros | Cons |
|---|
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