tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post6689032620835792912..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Frontal LightingJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-31785611775176748992008-02-15T13:31:00.000-05:002008-02-15T13:31:00.000-05:00i'm one of those artists you speak of who has alwa...i'm one of those artists you speak of who has always avoided direct light thinking it'll be too difficult to pull off the 3-D form. i'm going to give this a try next chance i get!christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569173841399128570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-14810001134326037912008-02-14T03:29:00.000-05:002008-02-14T03:29:00.000-05:00Mark,Yours is an interesting question, but a tough...Mark,<BR/>Yours is an interesting question, but a tough one for me to answer since I'm not a real teacher, and haven't worked directly with many students. But let me give it a shot anyway.<BR/><BR/>Assuming someone is starting with normal color vision, I think one can develop through practice and learning the ability to respond as an artist to the colors in nature or to generate color from the imagination. Most of it is a matter of awareness, which comes from understanding. <BR/><BR/>There is also an element of systematic procedure in color--putting pink in the cheeks, for example, that I do as a matter of course, sometimes even when I don't actually see it in the model, and especially if I'm working very fast against a clock, as in the case of the posted image. <BR/><BR/>Also, speaking again outside my expertise, I believe there's a variety of different kinds and degrees of color blindness, red/green being the most common. But I have artist friends who tell me they have been diagnosed with fairly severe color blindness and still they create great work.<BR/><BR/>All that said, color is probably the most subjective, intuitive and mysterious of all aspects of picturemaking, and I've found it challenging to try to objectify my own sense of it.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37262096985369545822008-02-14T02:19:00.000-05:002008-02-14T02:19:00.000-05:00Mr. Gurney,A question that has been on my mind for...Mr. Gurney,<BR/><BR/>A question that has been on my mind for some time, and is highlighted by the final image in this post: can one <I>learn</I> to see colour? <BR/><BR/>Even in skin tones here there are all manner of colours and shades. Do you <I>see</I> all that, or does one simply become adept at synthesis/approximation of it?<BR/><BR/>i can't help but feel colour-blind sometimes.<BR/><BR/>interested in your thoughts (and anyone elses).<BR/><BR/>Love your stuff, but more so your artistic generosity.<BR/><BR/>markmark stavarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779592155723575017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-59647125693270584052008-02-13T10:53:00.000-05:002008-02-13T10:53:00.000-05:00Tim K: I must admit that I cycle through a long li...Tim K: <BR/>I must admit that I cycle through a long list of favorite artists, one replacing the next every week or so. For the last few days I've been looking again at Winsor McCay with complete admiration. <BR/><BR/>A big thrill was meeting Tom Lovell, an imagemaker who keeps rewarding further study. Other faves--Norman Rockwell, Ilya Repin, Ivan Shishkin, Mucha, Poortvliet, and Velasquez. But there are a million others--don't get me started! <BR/><BR/>Thanks, Pennington and Patrick for your comments, and Mr. de Lartigue: I love of your gorgeous painting of the lips on your blog. Thanks for sharing the step-by-step.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-66839939976701320362008-02-13T10:17:00.000-05:002008-02-13T10:17:00.000-05:00Hello James,This comment/question is a bit off top...Hello James,<BR/><BR/>This comment/question is a bit off topic. So I hope you don't mind.<BR/><BR/>Who is you favorite artist? What has been your biggest thrill as an artist? Such as was it meeting your favorite artist or showing your work in a certain museum.<BR/><BR/>I don't mean to be nosey. I've just been curious about these questions. And I couldn't pass up the opportunity to ask you directly.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great blog!<BR/><BR/>Tim K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-42908953270324897902008-02-13T07:47:00.000-05:002008-02-13T07:47:00.000-05:00I never thought about the shadow acting as the out...I never thought about the shadow acting as the outline! Interesting.Patrick Dizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474426989493027469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-34421785419890634092008-02-13T04:02:00.000-05:002008-02-13T04:02:00.000-05:00Dear James, Thank you so much for these brillant l...Dear James, Thank you so much for these brillant lessons. I never miss one. This is very generous from you. You are a master.Hubert de Lartiguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417940333053310635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-57015584139823810622008-02-13T03:42:00.000-05:002008-02-13T03:42:00.000-05:00milt kobayashi uses this all the time. I really li...milt kobayashi uses this all the time. I really like his compositions, which he focuses on the larger 2 dimensional shapes before hand and works from polaroids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com