tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post8125104819901407712..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Compositional Speed DatingJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-29870274014454544342009-11-15T03:46:40.461-05:002009-11-15T03:46:40.461-05:00Hi, Chips. Basically the idea is to stay loose and...Hi, Chips. Basically the idea is to stay loose and keep doing variations. You're only spending a few minutes on each one, and you're working fairly intuitively. What happens is you come up with ideas you didn't expect, and you can build on those in later stages. It also confirms in your mind which are the good ideas and the ideas that aren't working.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-34545365873043966312009-11-15T01:05:20.001-05:002009-11-15T01:05:20.001-05:00Hey James ! I'm confused and interested by thi...Hey James ! I'm confused and interested by this process even though I try to practice it myself; whats the point behind making so many thumbnails? Do you try something completely different each time or keep revising the last one? At what point do you feel comfortable to move on to the next step?<br /><br />THANKS!Zachary Maderehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145965615703263054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-13642581544466222082008-05-27T12:53:00.000-04:002008-05-27T12:53:00.000-04:00''always ready to try something else before gettin...''always ready to try something else before getting married to one idea.''-wonderful sentence!I was looking with big eyes at your sketches:all of them so good(in my eyes)could have been a great finished composition!I have a big admiration for artists who are able to release a whole laboratorium with experiments before they find the right one!Me,I´m always scared with my sketches:if by coincidence look good-I´ll be not able to repeat the´´performance´´on the real composition!:)))Ralucahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471004562767463452noreply@blogger.com