tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post4271347464248000085..comments2024-03-28T06:18:17.942-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Lasar's Angle Measurement DeviceJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-40892850714398722552016-11-03T22:59:40.922-04:002016-11-03T22:59:40.922-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Dr Purva Piushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883980841903455890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-41721226537187499632016-11-02T11:37:35.122-04:002016-11-02T11:37:35.122-04:00Good point kev. I'm sure there's a natural...Good point kev. I'm sure there's a natural selection element at play on art "aids". What works has stayed with us. Probably there are comparatively few things that, if re-"discovered" would be of much value.Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-13618626547500079492016-11-02T11:28:11.702-04:002016-11-02T11:28:11.702-04:00A wonder just how many contraptions, in the grand,...A wonder just how many contraptions, in the grand, lengthy history of Art, were ever actually worthwhile? It seems only the very simplest-designed instruments ever find long term usage.<br /><br />This might go for art instruction as well... that only the simplest aphorisms or principles are used or useful over the long haul.kev ferrarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509572970616136990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37665444554294546552016-11-02T11:18:09.690-04:002016-11-02T11:18:09.690-04:00I agree. The sloping pencil method works pretty we...I agree. The sloping pencil method works pretty well, especially if the plane of your painting matches the angle of view and you don't have to turn your head too much to the side.<br />I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who has tried one of Lasar's devices.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-14928840581887633312016-11-02T11:10:57.241-04:002016-11-02T11:10:57.241-04:00Thanks James. It does seem to only make sense as a...Thanks James. It does seem to only make sense as a sort of elaborate "sloping pencil" method. Not that there's anything wrong with that...it just seems like a complicated way to get to that same result, unless one needs a higher degree of precision. But so far I'm not sure that it offers that.Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-81760904986357237122016-11-02T11:05:05.515-04:002016-11-02T11:05:05.515-04:00Thanks for asking that, Tom, because it focuses a ...Thanks for asking that, Tom, because it focuses a question that sort of bothered me when I first saw this. I think I regarded this at first as a viewfinder, and wondered what kind of composition it might be if the top corner of the building had to be positioned where they eyelit is. But I think it's really more like a protractor, just a device for checking angles, like the familiar "sloping pencil" method. So yes, as I understand it, "you move the eyelet to the apex of whatever angle you're sighting," and you would figure out your composition some other way. <br /><br />One limitation of this device is that it assumes the picture plane is vertical. In an upshot or downshot the plumb bob would not work right, and the angles would not be accurate.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-45443978452453403702016-11-02T10:50:25.373-04:002016-11-02T10:50:25.373-04:00I'm not getting this, despite several re-readi...I'm not getting this, despite several re-readings. I don't see how it could possibly work for all the gable and ridgeline angles...unless - does one move the eyelet to the apex of whatever angle you're sighting?Tom Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04770238579550226268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-58178887990151143072016-11-01T22:32:55.084-04:002016-11-01T22:32:55.084-04:00I think it is amazing all the devices that have be...I think it is amazing all the devices that have been invented for creating art. So simple, yet something I had never thought of trying! :)Willow's Quiet Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808513772549995051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-45152121387052125242016-11-01T13:59:50.827-04:002016-11-01T13:59:50.827-04:00Kelly Toon: Thanks for the video link. A great t...Kelly Toon: Thanks for the video link. A great tool idea.Robert Michael Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542802281109974073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-80593912808900168922016-11-01T11:07:32.878-04:002016-11-01T11:07:32.878-04:00This post seems like a good one to share this vide...This post seems like a good one to share this video https://instagram.com/p/BLQ2R8UjG7-/ have you ever used this technique? The artist used an elastic thread to achieve complicated perspective drawings. Mesmerizing to watch and seems very practical!Kelly Toonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908010915332129907noreply@blogger.com