4This definitive guide to the materials and practices used within the professional performing arts industries covers both traditional techniques and modern practices. Topics covered include Papier-m ch and card construction; flexible canes and withies; timber and steel frameworks; sculpting, molding, and casting processes; texture and paint techniques; GRP and epoxy resins; thermoformable plastics, including Plastazote and Wonderflex; and finally, an introduction to life casting.