Costume Design: Techniques of Modern Masters

by Lynn Pecktal

Book Overview

Written in interview format, this text presents the techniques of 18 modernostume design masters. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082308812X
• ISBN13: 9780823088126
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Back Stage Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Inspiring

A must have for anyone interested in bettering your own renderings. Well worth the price.

a great chance to see what happens before....

This book is filled with sketches from some of the best costume designers alive! The chance to see the different sketching styles and read their interviews is a rare opportunity. The book scratches the surface, giving only few pages to each designer, but I felt that the wide scope of the book was a positive balance to that. Each designer represented is interviewed for several pages and offer their unique perspective on costume design. Every costume design student should own this book and Lynn Pecktal needs to get working on the sequel!

Great for inspiration!

This is a great book that I bought when I was starting out in costuming. I found it to be a fun read for those who are interested in costume design. It isn't really a resourse book, but if you love costuming or design, it has wonderful interviews with famous costume designers that I found interesting and inspiring. For those times of the year that I wonder why I am still in the costume business (October) this is a great book to rekindle my love for design and theatre. The renderings are beautiful. For designers who do renderings, these would be good to refer to, to see different styles of presentation.

Not what you think it is...

While this book is absolutely gorgeous, it isn't a book *about* costume rendering. It's not a how-to book, but I'll add that it's a wonderful book for inspiration. The text portion (that I find is often skipped over in favor of looking at the pretty pictures) is worth a read as well, since it goes into some detail on various costumers' processes. Good book, but not an essential read for costume students.

This is a fabulous tool for study of costume renderings!

I have searched for this book in hardback form and I am so glad it is back as a paperback. The conversations with the designers are invigorating and enlightening for all of us in the design business. It is also a constant source for excellence in costume renderings. I find myself going back to the pages over and over again for refinement and inspiration in my own rendering techniques. A must have for every costume designer!