Trompe l'oeil Door on Muslin - Scenic Art

[@piercerolli2729]

Love how scenic painting, like a show, comes together at the last brush stroke. Looks fab.

[@veronicarinker4058]

Love this so much would you please do another scenic Tromp L’ oeil painting I would love to paint one for my home. Thank you so much 😊

[@lamisteriosaMelusina]

LOVE IT!💕 I would love to do somethong like that on a wall in my house 🤦‍♀. Thank you!

[@EsteeDarla]

AMAZING

[@jenvaher]

Wow! Amazing.

[@stefanialembo5999]

Brava!!!🌟

[@TheOfficialrbz]

I recently started to explore scenic painting and really would like to get started with it and pursue it seriously. It seems like all the people who I’ve seen do it already have a background in art, which can be kinda discouraging since I’ve never really been good at drawing and painting. But I recently started some courses to learn the basics - obviously it won’t happen overnight but hopefully I can pick it up and start seeing some progress.

[@BehindtheScenics]

That's fantastic! Just practice practice practice. I believe that talent is pursued interest. If you want to learn it, you can.

[@TheOfficialrbz]

@@BehindtheScenics Do you have any other learning resources for me that you’d recommend?

[@BehindtheScenics]

@@TheOfficialrbz You can check out the Guild of Scenic Artists, there's a blog and webinars. There's also a Facebook group from the Guild that is a good community resource if you have questions. There are several books you can get, like Painting for Performance by OSkea, and Scenic Art for the Theatre by Crabtree. There are many faux finishing books, but some are only for oil paint and meant for decorative finishers, not Scenics. One that isn't too bad is The Paint Effects Bible. And if you have specific questions or things you'd like to see I'm happy to make a video if I'm able to.

[@TheOfficialrbz]

@@BehindtheScenics Thanks for the suggestions. Should I also spend some time learning to draw as well?

[@BehindtheScenics]

@@TheOfficialrbz definitely, having those skills is incredibly useful. What drawing does is teaches you "how to see". When you're looking at your subject, and then looking at your art, you need to analyze what looks off and adjust it. Also learning line weight and how to make good marks translates into painting. Getting a feel for how to use pencil and charcoal helps you get a feel for paint as well. I'd just look up standard drawing exercises for students and practice them.