tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post2223088026256429846..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Your Questions about GearJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-67836135028940424032014-08-30T06:14:48.316-04:002014-08-30T06:14:48.316-04:00Today I discovered that there are metric T-nuts an...Today I discovered that there are metric T-nuts and imperial T-nuts. I didn't know! Of course they don't sell the imperial ones here in Switzerland. <br />*off to Amazon and weeklong shipping times* <br />MonikaMonika Baumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05987299569021308963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-91859263529886914362014-08-21T15:18:08.812-04:002014-08-21T15:18:08.812-04:00Mike, if you are looking for something a bit "...Mike, if you are looking for something a bit "more robust", than the Velbon Sherpa 200r is a good option. I have used one for over 5 years with my pochade and various drawing boards. Its well built, not much plastic, weighs about 4 lbs, has a metal 3-way pan head and quick release plate, recommeneded load capacity is 8 lbs with a maximum capacity of 11 lbs. <br /><br />More details: www.velbon.co.uk/sherpa.html<br /><br />The other reason was the price, you can usually get one for $99 (list about $150) - but there is a new one on ebay today for $49.99 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Velbon-Sherpa-200R-aluminium-tripod-with-3-way-pan-head-and-quick-release-New-/371128133409?pt=US_Tripods&hash=item5668f5e721)Glenn Taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694558143243106035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-59393770121760489422014-08-21T14:58:37.103-04:002014-08-21T14:58:37.103-04:00Great result on the oviraptorid skeleton, though I...Great result on the oviraptorid skeleton, though I'd be surprised if it wasn't! I've tried sketching dinosaur skeletons myself, including with the two-values exercise from a few years back - http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2008/02/two-values.html - but the amount of overlapping struts defeated me.<br /><br />Jobot: I'm afraid I can't visualise what you mean with the threads held by the tin lid. I keep imagining a row of brushes hanging loose inside it like salamis! Do you have any photos of the set-up?<br /><br />Mark: my pencil tin is a piece of merchandise from 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park', with a picture of the film's stegosaur on the lid. The stegosaur's head has to always point 'up' with the pencil tips. :)<br /><br />I always try to keep a brush's protective sleeve if I can, but it's not always possible - especially if it doesn't have one in the first place. (Like flats) In any case, I have a commercial brush tube, with brushes rubber-banded to a plastic insert; though I wonder if a cloth pouch or wrap would be too hard on the bristles.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02178578055178527881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-81288109103869070312014-08-20T17:16:43.637-04:002014-08-20T17:16:43.637-04:00Thanks Lou!
I ordered the 2-3500 Plano boxes on A...Thanks Lou!<br /><br />I ordered the 2-3500 Plano boxes on Amazon - you can get 4 for $17.50! Compared to what art stores charge for the "Art Bin" brand this is really a bargain!! And they are shorter, looks like they will be perfect for short-handled WC brushes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312089246557624447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-20727521959565107992014-08-20T13:49:14.362-04:002014-08-20T13:49:14.362-04:00I cut my brushes down to a metal box and always or...I cut my brushes down to a metal box and always orient them one way. On the box lid I drew an arrow for "up" so I always store it right way up or flat. <br /><br />What sort of hinges do you use again James? They look strong enough to set the paint panel but not for the weight of the camera. Thanks!<br /><br />One other trick--I have an old hard-shell glasses case for a basic set of colored pencils and sharpener, 6-8 pencils fit once they've been used a while.Mark Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03799438404785970903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-25187026172742681082014-08-20T13:15:05.580-04:002014-08-20T13:15:05.580-04:00Mike, I was using a Velbon CX tripod with a 3-sect...Mike, I was using a Velbon CX tripod with a 3-section leg and a 3way head. I think the model I was using is no longer made, but it's lightweight and folds down small enough to fit in a backpack, but there are probably others that are more robust if you don't mind carrying a bit more weight. James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-84047790829187571972014-08-20T13:04:37.543-04:002014-08-20T13:04:37.543-04:00James, can you comment on the brand of tripod you ...James, can you comment on the brand of tripod you favor or have had experience with? <br />I am familiar with the Plein Air Pro product or kit but would like to build my own from your video, which is terrific, by the way. Watched it through twice and taken notes on key points.<br />Anyway...the tripod? <br />Thanks.Mike Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05330695199412379562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-18639424405679795952014-08-20T11:31:10.761-04:002014-08-20T11:31:10.761-04:00What great suggestions from everyone on traveling ...What great suggestions from everyone on traveling with brushes! I will indeed follow up on some of these.<br /><br />One other solution I thought of was to lay my brushes in the box and then sandwich paper towels between the brushes and the lid to hold them in place. This also gives me some extra paper towel if I need it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312089246557624447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-27455058506733756092014-08-19T23:48:41.317-04:002014-08-19T23:48:41.317-04:00I went to my local fishing supply store and got a ...I went to my local fishing supply store and got a clear plastic Plano 3400 box. At nine inches long inside and five wide it's about the perfect length for WC brushes. It's divided into 3 trays just a bit over an inch wide. One tray for brushes and pencils, one for Niji's, half dozen WC pencils and the third for a tube of white gouche, wax crayon and erasers.<br />Over the years I've gotten a few Da Vinci travel brushes so no worries with bent bristles except for two flats I carry. That's fixed with a piece of door weatherproofing foam from the local hardware store. Easy to find width to match the tray and it's proud by an inch so laid in the brush tray closing the cover compresses it enough to keep the flats from sliding.<br />I particularly like Jabot's idea of trapping the thread loop in the closed lid to hold the brushes. Simple, efficent, cheap with more than a a bit of ingenuity thrown in.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-72341695835789938172014-08-19T19:08:05.279-04:002014-08-19T19:08:05.279-04:00James,
Thanks for the details about your pochade ...James,<br /><br />Thanks for the details about your pochade construction. I have not seen this type of T-nut up here in Canada. The ones I use have 4 prongs that dig into the wood to help hold it in place - though I use the Gorilla glue as well.<br /><br />With my brush tins I use pieces of Uhu Tac to hold each brush in place. It's fast, scalable and allows me to angle slightly longer brushes, with no damage to the bristles. This works with plastic boxes as well.<br /><br />To help keep noise and rattling down In my other boxes I first lay down a piece (or two) of blue shop towel covering the bottom of an empty box. Depending on the size of the box I allow about 2" to 4" of extra towel to hang past its sides. Onto this the pencils, markers, etc. are placed. Once the box is filled up the excess towel is folded in. With the lid shut the contents are held tightly in place with no movement or sound.Glenn Taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694558143243106035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-19236351150501534862014-08-19T17:10:25.771-04:002014-08-19T17:10:25.771-04:00Jobot, what a creative solution. Yes, hooray for b...Jobot, what a creative solution. Yes, hooray for blue painter's tape.<br /><br />Marque, those look like good cases, thanks.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-20854060875760160252014-08-19T17:08:09.519-04:002014-08-19T17:08:09.519-04:00James and Marque Todd: I would like to offer my m...James and Marque Todd: I would like to offer my method for traveling with brushes.<br />At home, I like to allow my brushes to hang bristle-down as they dry, so I've drilled small holes in the ends of the handles and run a loop of waxed thread through each. So each brush has a small loop lanyard. When traveling, I keep my brushes in a tin like yours, James, but I allow the thread-loops to hang out of the tin so that when I close it, the lid's pressure clamps down on the thread and holds the brushes fast and they physically cannot contact the opposite wall of the tin.<br /><br />Other times when I'm just taking 1 or 2 brushes and don't want to pack the tin with me, I just tape the brush, by the handle, to my sketchbook cover with 2 pieces of good-ole blue painters tape. it's super-simple and the brush stays where I tell it to. Who doesn't love blue painters' tape?Jobothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876833379399723605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-91258297755796548332014-08-19T13:23:11.604-04:002014-08-19T13:23:11.604-04:00Thanks for answering my questions James!
I had ...Thanks for answering my questions James! <br /><br />I had thought about chopping the ends off of some of my brushes so that they would fit in a pencil case and I still think I might do that. <br /><br />I found some really nice pencil cases at Jet Pens (http://www.jetpens.com/Nomadic-PE-08-Easy-Classification-Pencil-Case-Black/pd/5909) and also an over shoulder bag (http://www.jetpens.com/Nomadic-WT-18-Wise-Walker-Toto-Bag-Medium-Beige/pd/8835) with lots of pockets that I am going to try out for my rig (seems like it could be very useful when traveling to Europe too).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312089246557624447noreply@blogger.com