tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post6659901778046948792..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Concert Sketching: Dealing with MovementJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-12641400101440478862016-01-19T17:04:14.811-05:002016-01-19T17:04:14.811-05:00FYI the International Artist website is somewhat o...FYI the International Artist website is somewhat out of sync with their print distribution. The website says the current issue = 106. However, when I signed up for a print + digital subscription, I was told my first issue would be 108. I asked if I could start with 107, which had already been mailed, and they were very accommodating. Friendly folks. Looking forward to the article.<br /><br />And regarding this post: I really like the cumulative effect of those small conductor sketches. <br /><br />James, I'm wondering if you ever do (or have done, and decided it didn't work for you) more "typical" gesture drawings of figures in motion? <br /><br />Jeff, I like your account of filling a sketchbook of gestures done in public! I'm going to have to try that.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834827478598126093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-24587131329952380942016-01-19T11:39:07.086-05:002016-01-19T11:39:07.086-05:00I recommend the same techniques for drawing tango ...I recommend the same techniques for drawing tango dancers. They move in semi-static patterns, and pause every now and then. Watching them for a few minutes lets you see which angles and positions repeat, so it's easier to draw them.John Tells Allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10134085861618082210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-28874490794172763902016-01-19T10:01:33.622-05:002016-01-19T10:01:33.622-05:00So, basically, exactly like you sketch animals in ...So, basically, exactly like you sketch animals in a zoo.<br /><br />(What a beautiful handwriting skill, by the way!)Eugene Arenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899356091394676298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-58304627080777085772016-01-19T09:53:59.469-05:002016-01-19T09:53:59.469-05:00I haven't had a chance to read your article ye...I haven't had a chance to read your article yet so please forgive me, GJ_family, if this is a redundant suggestion: <br />In Mary Whyte's "Portraits of the South" watercolor DVD she shows and talks for a minute about sketching chickens in constant motion. One tip she mentions is to basically have a lot a little starts so that when they go back into a certain position you can pick back up and move around the page. Jared Cullumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118946650091026386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-76867212501067738372016-01-19T09:31:45.655-05:002016-01-19T09:31:45.655-05:00One summer I felt was a real point of growth for m...One summer I felt was a real point of growth for me was when I had the goal of filling one of my 100 page sketchbooks with only gesture drawings in public. I went to parks, zoos, farms, shopping areas, pretty much anywhere I knew there would be people or animals doing a variety of activities. It was a challenge at first but I found that my ability to take that mental snapshot for the initial pose to get the feeling/attitude got significantly better. <br /><br />Not only that but my confidence to draw wherever, whenever or in front of whomever also went up. I didn't expect that. That feeling of "oh I don't want someone to see me doing a bad drawing" comes back if I get out of the habit of drawing all the time. But I think I was more confident after that summer than I ever had been before.jeffkunzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778948523420524882noreply@blogger.com