tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post1825606007910172616..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Practical Lights Part 1James Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-71791064284076515692011-08-18T11:03:20.751-04:002011-08-18T11:03:20.751-04:00William, it's OK! I feel bad for not being abl...William, it's OK! I feel bad for not being able to contribute to some of the incredible discussions or answer some of the questions people ask. That's why it's great when other folks jump in to answer questions or offer support, often better than I could do. But it's true, one of the most fun parts of my day is reading what y'all have to say.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-1719737857893290752011-08-17T17:35:33.135-04:002011-08-17T17:35:33.135-04:00I humbly apologize, I didn't stop to think abo...I humbly apologize, I didn't stop to think about the way I worded that.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565022224645774512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-76952868793042512002011-08-17T10:38:28.052-04:002011-08-17T10:38:28.052-04:00Tom, William got it exactly right. I didn't us...Tom, William got it exactly right. I didn't use any bleach or anything, just left the paper white and used the color corona around it to suggest both the brightness and the color of the neon. <br /><br />I also knew I couldn't get the detail of the neon sign or even read the lettering on it, but rather had to "blow out" the neon to a bigger shape. Here's where my observation was influenced by what I knew photography would do.<br /><br />By the way, I do read every comment, even though sometimes I don't always jump in.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-89599589716968986132011-08-16T19:17:09.237-04:002011-08-16T19:17:09.237-04:00It's great how you get the same "makes yo...It's great how you get the same "makes you squint" effect as your color corona demo in "Color and Light".Mark Henghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872172199243865094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-65336958844491984382011-08-16T18:13:00.100-04:002011-08-16T18:13:00.100-04:00Tom
Hopefully James might see your post and be abl...Tom<br />Hopefully James might see your post and be able to specify what he meant, but I believe you assume right. To create the maximum feel of the brightness, James left the actual neon lights white, and had to rely on creating coronas of color around them to convey to the viewer what color the neon was. <br /><br />I haven't done much watercolor work in the past, so I am really just beginning to understand the need to work around the brightest/white areas in order to let the paper come through (with acrylic I just add white to an area if I want it later:)Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565022224645774512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-23725083126461810642011-08-16T15:46:39.631-04:002011-08-16T15:46:39.631-04:00Very nice WC study, James. (No surprise there!)
C...Very nice WC study, James. (No surprise there!)<br /><br />Can you explain what you mean when you say you "bleached" the light? Does that involve anything in addition to leaving the white of the paper for the lightest lights? (I assume it also means "optical" bleaching - i.e. the contrast of the paper-white with surrounding colors.)Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-2523143665419712582011-08-16T12:47:37.742-04:002011-08-16T12:47:37.742-04:00Brilliant!!Brilliant!!MrCachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380421021822593083noreply@blogger.com