During my junior year at SCAD, I completed a hands-on scenic painting course taught in the university’s professional shop environment. Each project focused on creating realistic surface textures that were wood, stone, brick, and marble painted on 4’x4’ stretched canvases that we constructed ourselves. Using a range of water-based paint techniques including spraying, sponging, layering, and splatter painting, I explored how color, texture, and scale bring themed environments to life through material storytelling.