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2011 Costume Symposium Digital Costume Rendering: Painting From Your Desk! July 28-30, 2011
Click here for an application form.  First it was a very successful Professional Development Workshop sponsored by the USITT Costume Design & Technology Commission in 2009 and 2010, now the 2011 Costume Symposium will present a new and even more comprehensive, innovative and exciting three-day hands-on workshop on digital costume rendering!
The three-day hands-on workshop will demonstrate ways to “paint” effective costume renderings using Photoshop software. Comprehensive step-by-step samples will show how to use layers, how to create and manipulate fabric patterns, and tools to create depth and texture. Learn how to apply color theory for highlighting based on lighting gel colors.
The first day will review various steps, such as planning and archiving digital costume sketches, creating page templates, and painting exciting character sketches using Photoshop Elements. On the second and third day participants will create their own templates for a full show and draw/paint their own sketches using those techniques. Participants will work in small groups and have one-on-one coaching during the process. In addition, there will be a final presentation/discussion, which will include the teaching points gathered by the group. Field trips will complement the development of design metaphors, color theory and texture processes. Required Materials
• Handouts
• Personal laptop computer
• Scanned black and white drawings for a show; saved as a Multicolor file JPEG, on a 2GB flash (USB) drive
• 10 to 12 b/w drawings are recommended
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 to 7 or Adobe CS2 to CS4 loaded and functioning in the computer.
Note: 30 Day Photoshop Software trials can be downloaded at: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop/ Participants will receive handouts via e-mail in PDF format prior to the start of the Symposium.
Schedule Wednesday July 27 6:30 PM: Reception
Thursday July 28
8:30 - Breakfast
9:30 - Workshop
Noon - Lunch
1-3:00 - Workshop
3-3:30 - Snacks 3:30 - 6:00 - Workshop
6:30 - Dinner
Friday July 29
8:30 - Breakfast
9:30 - 3:00 - Field Trip – Tour transportation and tour tickets are included in cost of registration.
9:30 - Vans leave SIUE Campus
10:30 - Noon: Tour of Fox Theatre
12:15 - Vans travel to the Cathedral Basilica
12:30 - 2:30 - Visit Basilica. Lunch: by walk to the Central West End which offers dining in many restaurants that features a variety of cuisine and prices. 2:30 - Van pick up for return to SIUE campus
4:00 - 6:00 - Workshop
6:30 - Dinner Saturday July 30
8:30 - Breakfast
9:30 - Workshop
Noon - Lunch
1:00 - 3:00 - Workshop
3:00 - 3:30 - Snacks
3:30 - 6:00 - Workshop
6:30 - Dinner
Symposium Information 
Travel
Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements, including airfare, train fare, and/or car rental. The closest airport is the St Louis, Missouri – St Louis Lambert International Airport, which is 22 mi/35 km west of the campus. Participants staying on-campus won’t need a car; those staying in hotels nearby will need a car to get around.
 Accommodations
Participants are responsible for booking their own housing, either at the SIUE campus or nearby.
Residence hall housing (online registration available through SIUE):
• Single (own bedroom; share bath with one other person) $37/night
• Double (two in bedroom; two bedrooms and one bath per suite) $27/night per person
• On campus housing is within walking distance of conference rooms.
To register and pay for on-campus housing, please visit: https://aceweb.siue.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&course=2011COSTUME Please click the (Enroll Now) button, then the (create account) button. Once your account has been created they then select the housing and/or parking options for payment.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the process, please contact Cathy McNeese at cmcnees@siue.edu or 618-650-3208.
Nearby hotel prices are around $90/ night if people prefer more amenities, but a car will be needed to the conference site. Hotel info can be found at: http://www.siue.edu/maps/lodging.shtml
• Hampton Inn and Suites, 5723 Heritage Crossing Drive, Glen Carbon, Illinois 62034 (618) 589-5000 -ask about special SIUE rates.
• Country Hearth Inn and Suites, 1013 Plummer Drive (adjacent to Edwardsville High School), Edwardsville, Illinois 62025 (618) 656-7829 - ask about special SIUE rates.
Meals
 Field Trip
SIU Edwardsville is 25 minutes from downtown St. Louis; field trips will include a tour of The Fabulous Fox Theatre and the mosaics at the Cathedral Basilica.
Registration
The registration fee includes the three-day workshop, reception, meals, and field trip. Registration forms are available here.
Presenter
Rafael Jaen has been teaching workshops in digital painting and web design for the past decade. His art and theatrical training informs his use of digital software. In addition, Mr. Jaen has been designing costumes for the past 25+ years; recent works include “God in America Part 1 & 2” (PBS/WGBH: American Experience), Boston Marriage and A Doll’s House (New Repertory Theatre), Light Up The Sky (Emerson Stage), Nicholas Nickleby (Lyric Stage), Color of Rose (ArtsEmerson), and 42 Street (Stoneham Theater). His designs for Kiss Me, Kate (Lyric Stage) and The Remarkable Rooming House of Mme Le Monde (BeauJest/Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival) got 2010 IRNE nominations and Hubbie Awards for Best Costumes. Memberships include USA 829 and USITT where he chairs the Costume Design and Technology Commission’s Student Leadership Initiatives. In addition, he serves as the Design, Technologies & Management Co-Chair for the Kennedy Center ACTF Region 1. He is a design-tech faculty at Emerson College; he received a USITT 2008 Costume Technology Grant and his work has been featured in Live Design, TD & T and Sightlines. Mr. Jaen is the author of Developing and Maintaining a Design-Tech Portfolio (Focal Press). Web site: www.rafaeljaen.biz
Laura Hanson, PhD, host on location, is the Head of Design and Technical Theater in the Department of Theatre and Dance at SIUE, where she has designed costumes for plays from ancient Greek to contemporary, as well as numerous dance pieces. While living in New York, she taught in the graduate Department of Design for Stage and Film and the undergrad Drama Department at New York University’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts. She also worked for some of the major New York costume shops, crafting costumes for Broadway, off-Broadway, national tours, New York City Ballet and Opera, and American Ballet Theatre. In the St. Louis area, Dr. Hanson has designed and/or constructed costumes for The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Avalon Theatre, Hot City Theatre, and Insight Theatre. Her designs have been seen at the Prague International Fringe Festival and at the Santiago Ballet in Cuba. Dr. Hanson has also taught at Marymount Manhattan College in New York and St. Louis University.
The University campus dining services will cater full breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets just for Symposium participants. This will be set up conveniently in the University Center, so those staying on-campus without a car won’t need to leave the premises in search of meals. There are restaurants nearcampus for those that want to explore the surroundings and have a car. Plain water will be provided in the meeting rooms, plus a selection of snacks and beverages (bottled water, soft drinks, iced tea). There will also be a catered reception on Wednesday evening July 27, with a complementary glass of wine plus cash bar. Registration price includes three meals per day and afternoon snacks. Arrangements will be made for vegetarian meals. The only meal not provided is lunch on Friday during the field trip.Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, SIUE is located in downstate Illinois. The campus is 20 minutes across the Mississippi River from the bustling city of St. Louis, Missouri renowned for its Gateway Arch. St. Louis welcomes visitors to its symphony, opera, museums,
professional theatres, professional sports, parks, botanical garden, zoo, two cathedrals, and numerous institutions of higher learning. For a campus map and virtual tour visit: http://www.siue.edu/maps/Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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