Scenic artist
The ABTT says:
As the parts of the set are completed they are moved to the paint shop where they are painted by either a scenic artist or by an assistant designer. Any large properties, such as a tree or a dragon, will also be made in this department or scenic workshop. Most theatres have the facility to provide their own sets and costumes. There are, however, exceptions to the rule and specialist contractors exist to provide sets and costumes to theatres without this facility.
Most of these exceptions are the group of theatres in the West End as well as a few national touring companies.The scenic artist may have learned the skills from an apprenticeship training within a theatre, but is more likely to have attended a theatre design course and then abandoned the idea of trying to make a career in the highly competitive field of theatre design.
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Royal Shakespeare Company’s scenic paint shop
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