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Theatrical Costume Designer Course

What will I learn?

Release your talent as a theatre costume designer with our well-rounded training programme. Go deep into understanding characters so you fit costumes perfectly to their traits and story progress. Become a master at choosing materials, focusing on materials that are good for the environment and the features of modern cloths. Improve your designing abilities with advanced drawing skills and computer software. Discover how to add technology, including clothes that have tech inside and 3D printing. Stay informed about the latest fashion trends from the future and the science of colours. Improve your presentation abilities so you can properly show your creative ideas.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online courses available for life
Certificate issued in line with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online assistant available at all times
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Set your preferred course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study anytime, no internet required

Develop skills

Enhance the development of the practical skills listed below

Become skilled at character-based costume design for genuine storytelling.

Choose environmentally friendly materials for creating costumes that don't harm the environment.

Use computer software for coming up with new and exciting costume sketches.

Add technology like 3D printing into costume design.

Use colour science to make theatre costumes have a bigger impact.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can modify the chapters and workload.

  • Select which chapter to begin with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can include

You can generate additional chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, aimed at personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.