tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post7457835349099893628..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: ScumblingJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-73269091725760337492009-12-13T08:29:26.104-05:002009-12-13T08:29:26.104-05:00Tayete, thanks for your compliments. Yes, scumblin...Tayete, thanks for your compliments. Yes, scumbling is a way of painting where you dry-brush a thin layer of opaque paint over a the dry surface of a painting. It's great for mist or fog or smoke.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-85920727244698916502009-12-13T08:24:59.613-05:002009-12-13T08:24:59.613-05:00I think I don't really understand this (maybe ...I think I don't really understand this (maybe because English is not my native language): Is it then similar to a "dry brush" technique?<br /><br />P.S.: I am loving your book, not only for what I am learning, but for how clear and accesible everything seems.tayetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328350362311792123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-72449634051473624942009-12-13T05:01:27.217-05:002009-12-13T05:01:27.217-05:00I agree - scumbing is certainly not limited to oil...I agree - scumbing is certainly not limited to oil painting. I like the suggestion that it can be defined as a dry glaze done by touch.<br /><br />Scumbling - when using pastels - certainly works a little differently with the result largely depending on the nature of the support being used and the dexterity of artist in terms of 'touch'.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-372558434943448582009-12-11T19:04:17.597-05:002009-12-11T19:04:17.597-05:00In my mind, i put scumbling in with glazing, as a ...In my mind, i put scumbling in with glazing, as a technique. Scumbling is just a dry glaze, as it were, done with touch. Uses are many and varied. Like commenter Rafael says, it's great, because it works as an optical effect. The eye mixes the scumbling and underpainting, and effects of texture, focus, etc. can be induced. It's also a very useful and economical technique in itself in say, painting the effect of a sheer fabric over flesh, the way Rembrandt does. Or the way Hals does with hair and even basic facial features. From 18 inches away the scumble looks so painterly as to feel too sloppy... from 10 feet away, the effect is astonishingly lifelike, present. Scumbling also is very effective way of building up effect of flesh, without using a ton of expensive paint, heh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-91927545344570579582009-12-11T15:56:46.193-05:002009-12-11T15:56:46.193-05:00Ah, this is actually something I do in my digital ...Ah, this is actually something I do in my digital paintings quite often. Not only was I unaware that there was a word for it, but also that it could be done with actual paints (Naive, I know)!<br />I shall certainly have to experiment with this.K. W. Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06655384005850170232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-33891617765744706322009-12-11T13:00:49.468-05:002009-12-11T13:00:49.468-05:00I wonder if it's the same as "frottage&qu...I wonder if it's the same as "frottage". Although I realize that the same word could have slightly different meanings in different languages.Mariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477403806364388132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-81882134782810252192009-12-11T10:39:30.042-05:002009-12-11T10:39:30.042-05:00This is really informative. I think I've learn...This is really informative. I think I've learned more about painting by reading this blog than anywhere else. This looks like a fabulous technique, and I really like the example painting. There is such great art out there! Thanks Mr. Gurney.Will Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11776250635500898092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-44785905003895001202009-12-11T10:27:21.373-05:002009-12-11T10:27:21.373-05:00James- Thank you for posting this. One of the grea...James- Thank you for posting this. One of the greatest misunderstandings in painting. So many people think that 'scumbling' is about a particular brush mark and not about the paint at all. When I tell others what scumbling really is, they look at me cross-eyed.Christopher Thornockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439029786555102588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-25550808883423787412009-12-11T09:14:54.764-05:002009-12-11T09:14:54.764-05:00Oh yes, the wonderful still-life painter Chardin b...Oh yes, the wonderful still-life painter Chardin built his entire painting oeuvre on scumbling! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste-Sim%C3%A9on_ChardinRafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515689962202786570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-4538498553374386222009-12-11T09:10:26.629-05:002009-12-11T09:10:26.629-05:00Scumbling is great for creating atmosphere and de...Scumbling is great for creating atmosphere and depth in landscape paintings. It is also helps reproduce the translucence of light on skin, which is very difficult to paint allaprima. Although, once you understand how stumbling works, it is possible to imitate the effect painting wet in wet or even allaprima. It is also not just limited to oil painting. I do it in gouache all the time!Rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515689962202786570noreply@blogger.com