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OPTI-SCULPT lenses highlighting geometric displays and artworks at the Metropolitan Museum

Shaping the Beam Instead of Changing the Fixture

Buildings are full of tall narrow things, and most fixtures produce a circle. When the fixture positions are fixed and the schedule is closed, the beam is often the only...

Shaping the Beam Instead of Changing the Fixture

Buildings are full of tall narrow things, and most fixtures produce a circle. When the fixture positions are fixed and the schedule is closed, the beam is often the only...

The Amalienbad swimming pool building in Vienna illuminated with coloured light from Permacolor dichroic filters

Specifying Coloured Light That Still Looks Righ...

Colour in light fades, and when it does the client calls the architect, not the supplier. Why most coloured light degrades, what dichroic glass does differently, and the handful of...

Specifying Coloured Light That Still Looks Righ...

Colour in light fades, and when it does the client calls the architect, not the supplier. Why most coloured light degrades, what dichroic glass does differently, and the handful of...

Flame-Retardant Treatment for Scenery and Fabri...

Topical flame-retardant treatment is not permanent, and treated material looks identical to untreated. How the treatment works, how to apply it, how to check it took, and what your venue...

Flame-Retardant Treatment for Scenery and Fabri...

Topical flame-retardant treatment is not permanent, and treated material looks identical to untreated. How the treatment works, how to apply it, how to check it took, and what your venue...

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. How to build...

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. How to build...

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. Most builds use both. How to decide which does what, why the concentrate works out cheaper per square metre, and how to handle the awkward...

Off Broadway vs Supersaturated: Which Scenic Pa...

Off Broadway covers, Supersaturated stretches. Most builds use both. How to decide which does what, why the concentrate works out cheaper per square metre, and how to handle the awkward...