The Basics of Scenic Painting

Xuzheng He is a veteran theater designer with close to fifty years of international experience. This book is a compilation of the lecture notes from the workshops he had conducted at the University of Arizona, his alma mater, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and Purdue University Fort Wayne.
The Basics of Scenic Painting aims to give practical and straightforward tutorials to beginners and intermediate students on the art of scenic painting.

Testimonials from other artists:

“This will make a terrific text for scene painting!!”
– Bruce Brockman, Director, School of Theater Film and Television, The University of Arizona

“That stone wall looks too real!”
– Tom Benson, Resident Scenic Designer and Artist and part owner of the Gaslight Theater, Tucson, AZ

I reading your book right now It's a very interesting book, easy to read direct to the point and easy to understand. it's totally helpful for students,self taught artists amatur scenic artists and great to keep in the studio in a reachable place.
–Claudio Apap, Scenic artist, from Malta, Europe

“WOW this is fantastic!!” – Paul Black, Lighting designer

“Very cool!” – Benjamin Davis Brockman, Creator of The Sacred Trust Studio