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Wide view of a stage floor hand-painted with a gold star-chart design in Rosco Metallix

How to Paint Convincing Gold, Bronze and Aged M...

Painted metal usually fails for the same reason: it reads as gold paint rather than gold metal. Real metal is uneven, and it changes as you move. Here is how...

How to Paint Convincing Gold, Bronze and Aged M...

Painted metal usually fails for the same reason: it reads as gold paint rather than gold metal. Real metal is uneven, and it changes as you move. Here is how...

Carved foam mastodon skeleton coated in Rosco FoamCoat, finished and standing on stage

FlexBond, FoamCoat or FlexCoat: What's the Diff...

Three Rosco coatings that get mixed up constantly, because the names sound related and the tins look similar. They are not interchangeable: one is an adhesive, one is a rigid...

FlexBond, FoamCoat or FlexCoat: What's the Diff...

Three Rosco coatings that get mixed up constantly, because the names sound related and the tins look similar. They are not interchangeable: one is an adhesive, one is a rigid...

Woodgrain texture laid into a plank stage floor with Rosco Off Broadway scenic paint

Off Broadway vs Supersaturated: Which Scenic Pa...

Off Broadway covers, Supersaturated stretches. The honest answer is that most builds use both — here is how to decide which does what, why the concentrate works out cheaper per...

Off Broadway vs Supersaturated: Which Scenic Pa...

Off Broadway covers, Supersaturated stretches. The honest answer is that most builds use both — here is how to decide which does what, why the concentrate works out cheaper per...

Scenic artist painting a large cornfield backdrop laid out flat in a paint shop

10 Rosco Products Every Scenic Artist Should Know

Scenic artists work across timber, fabric, foam, metal and plastic — often in the same production. Ten Rosco paints, primers and coatings worth knowing, what each one is actually for,...

10 Rosco Products Every Scenic Artist Should Know

Scenic artists work across timber, fabric, foam, metal and plastic — often in the same production. Ten Rosco paints, primers and coatings worth knowing, what each one is actually for,...

Dinshah Spectro-Chrome & Roscolene Filters

Dinshah Spectro-Chrome & Roscolene Filters

Learn how Rosco Roscolene colour filters are referenced within the Dinshah Spectro-Chrome colour system. This page explains the filter materials used and links to Dinshah references for methodology details.

Dinshah Spectro-Chrome & Roscolene Filters

Learn how Rosco Roscolene colour filters are referenced within the Dinshah Spectro-Chrome colour system. This page explains the filter materials used and links to Dinshah references for methodology details.

Professional Light Blocking, Negative Fill & Shadow Control With Rosco E276 Blackout

Professional Light Blocking, Negative Fill & Sh...

Rosco E276 Blackout is a professional light-blocking material used across film, theatre, broadcast and architectural lighting to eliminate unwanted light, create negative fill and maintain full control over lighting environments.

Professional Light Blocking, Negative Fill & Sh...

Rosco E276 Blackout is a professional light-blocking material used across film, theatre, broadcast and architectural lighting to eliminate unwanted light, create negative fill and maintain full control over lighting environments.