Chabot College
February 1996
Removed Fall 2010
Course Outline for Theater Arts 42
COSTUME DESIGN AND MAKEUP
Catalog Description:
42 - Costume Design and Makeup
2 units
Introduction to costume design with emphasis on construction, fabrics, basic patterns, wardrobe
planning, historical styles, history, theory, and techniques of theatrical makeup, including stylized
forms. Strongly recommended: Theater Arts 40. 1 hour lecture, 2 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 17.5, laboratory 35]
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course, the student should:
1. be able to perform basic skills in connection with concept,research, sketching and construction of
historical costumes for the stage;
2. understand how to apply classroom discussion, lecture, and reading knowledge in specific
application;
3. appreciate the skills and techniques which are the basis of successful stage costumes.
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Procedures in designing costumes for a specific production
Script study
Style of production
History of period
Setting
Budget
Fabrics, fibers, weaves and finishes
Equipment, tools, hand sewing
Dyeing
Stenciling
Spraying
Machine sewing
Pressing
Major historical periods
Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Elizabethan, Restoration, Eighteenth Century,
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century, Contemporary.
Basic patterns
Modern dress
Rentals
Fundamentals of makeup design and application: straight, basic ages, stylized.
Methods of Presentation:
1. Lecture/discussion
2. Lab and practical application
Chabot College
Course Outline for Theater Arts 42, Page 2
February 1996
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Weekly quizzes
2. Assessment of individual performance in lab sessions
3. A semester report on the major production which will summarize the variety of responsibilities that
surround costuming for a stage production
4. A critical evaluation of the costumes of the production
Textbook(s) Typical:
None
Special Student Materials:
Basic makeup materials
JR:kh Theater Arts 42
Revised: 2/23/96