scenic artist
- noun
- /ˈsiːnɪk ˈɑːrtɪst/
- Specialized
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artista escénico
- One small change for Cochrane's mid-21st-century technology is that scenic artist Shawn Baden added a lot of small signs and labels.
- work as a scenic artist
Examples
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Four locals, representing camera operators, scenic artists, film editors, and lamp operators, led the fight.
Academic text (2012) -
The black stripes on the backs of the freestanding control consoles were strips of black tape applied by scenic artist Doug Drexler.
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Additionally, a number of significant directors and scenic artists also worked in both theaters, while many other notable Jewish-American performers were extensively exposed to the Yiddish theater in their childhoods.
Academic text (1995) -
A talented scenic artist designed the breathtaking backdrop for the new play at the theater.
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During the production, the scenic artist painted stunning landscapes that transformed the stage.
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The scenic artist collaborated with the director to create a visually captivating setting for the film.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who makes pictures using colour on canvas or paper
A person who makes large background pictures for plays or landscapes
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'scenic' (relating to scenery) combined with 'artist' (a person who creates art) yields an artist who creates or paints scenery. This adjective + noun occupational pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Scenic artist: The noun scenic artist comes from the words scenic (from the 'scene' on stage) and artist. Theatre painters used to make large painted backgrounds and stage settings, so a scenic artist is literally an artist who 'paints or designs scenery', which is why today it means someone who makes scenery for stage, film, or TV.