Part 1 teaching selections costume design

TEACHING COSTUME DESIGN

Mary Reilly 20ll

Portfolio Selected Items

Costume and Fashion History

Theater Costume rendering &

creative process for the design student

PSA design Mary Reilly “drug-free world”

Rendering for Theater Costume:Instructor-created samples are used for in-class reference –Students work from varying original historical source photos to create their watercolor sketches that address textures, palette, tone, mood and period details with their renderings.

Watercolor Right by Mary Reilly as assignment sample.

Sample handouts: Instructor sketches describing techniques for rendering using period and contemporary research images

Working from samples and independently, students practice creating the figure from “building blocks”, contour and “constellation” drawing techniques.

Using a step by step guide students evolve character costume renderings from period research.

Sketches from Reilly handout 2007

Student Samples Selected Assignments

Kristen Hemsley2007

Carolyn Jamerson 2008

Mikael Sharif 2007

Student samples

2008/2009watercolor &

pencil rendering from contemporary

photos

Student: Brianna Murphy 2008

Student: Kat Ho 2007

Student: Lauren Andrews 2009

History of Costume

The Merry Wives of Windsor concept sketch –Reilly 2007

The terms of costume history - sample vocabulary quizzes…

MR 2008-present

Vocabulary focus, for first term students. History of Costume sample quiz designs, MR

Student sample work – connecting to the past in their own terms.

Student Example shown above is a selected page from Costume History term project involving research, study and selection of historical period fashion derived from primary sources and creating a comparative influences visual survey of vocabulary and concepts.

Creative process for

design

The Phone Ranger for ATT promotion – M. Reilly design

Design process student samples – clarifying & creating informed abstract expression –conceptual skills development

Carmen Sanchez 2010

Kylee StewartSamples shown are student studies derived from a single unique image reference using a variety of media and materials

Creative process –students practice thematic concept designs translating authentic historical research into modern –the new telling of old stories…

Renaissance I nspiration: “Spring Step”

(Sample Historical Trend Inspiration Footwear Design Layout) Fall 2011mr

~ Lace ~Tapestry ~ Brocade with slashes ~ (3-4 swatches/sample materials)

My Feature Focus Design Sketch ~ (One complete profile)

My technical focus sketches featuring period details inspirations (2 -3 items)

Theme-Related Contemporary Mood Fashion Photo or Sketch

Left: (Handout) Instructor-created handouts include project descriptions and “tearsheet” layout narrative options

Concept: “Taming the 21st c. Kate”

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Space Monkey ‘96 – preliminary project bid - Mary Reilly