Costume Designer's Toolkit

<p><em>The Costume Designer's Toolkit</em> 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: </p> <ul> <li>Assessing the scope of a production</li> <li>Understanding design thinking and the creative process</li> <li>Project management and budget forecasting</li> <li>Collaborating with and leading creative teams</li> <li>Current practices in costume rendering and communication</li> <li>Mixing purchased rented stock and built costumes to form a design</li> <li>Designing a garment with impact</li> <li>Fitting costumes on performers</li> <li>Combining grit and grace for a successful career</li> <p></p></ul> <p></p> <p>Each 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. </p> <p></p><i> <p>The Costume Designer's Toolkit</i> is the perfect guidebook for the student aspiring or early-career costume designer to be used alone or in costume design university courses.</p>