tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post1288028659390683829..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Reviving the Camera LucidaJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-82953727000548777302017-05-26T21:01:37.621-04:002017-05-26T21:01:37.621-04:00I am also backing the new NeoLucida XL on Kickstar...I am also backing the new NeoLucida XL on Kickstarter :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15678545818756131001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-81088010604380581382017-05-26T20:58:02.189-04:002017-05-26T20:58:02.189-04:00Great post! I love this topic. I have a NeoLucid...Great post! I love this topic. I have a NeoLucida. I like to use it when I am working Plein Air. Here is an example of how I set it up <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/ZF7eqx8AiBkUcxJs8" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> . After I get a quick sketch for proportion, I then go in and paint from observation. Here is an example <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/4hjLCoau8dzX2U336" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> of the finished painting. I have had this conversation with my high school students for the past few years. I always get mixed reviews after we watch "David Hockney's, Secret Knowledge." Some are for and some are against. Then I show them how I use the NeoLucida as a tool. Here is an example I did with my students this past year <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/bWD1mFuKL7FLaaJA9" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> . This is what it looks like through the prism <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/6eRa7j7noZfWUjP76" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> . I am always interested to hear what people think of the topic. Thanks again, James.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15678545818756131001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-45857055470099901682017-05-22T16:36:19.783-04:002017-05-22T16:36:19.783-04:00Here's a satiric piece from 1830 showing the v...Here's a satiric piece from 1830 showing the various tools available to "The English Painter"<br />https://www.pinterest.com/pin/537054324293264940/Mark Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03799438404785970903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-1651350465877558472017-05-22T16:08:26.389-04:002017-05-22T16:08:26.389-04:00When I was kid someone bought me a 'Reflectagr...When I was kid someone bought me a 'Reflectagraph' as a birthday present (you get presents like this when people realise you like drawing). <br />It consisted of a rectangle of blue smoked perspex, which sat vertically on your sheet of drawing paper. You then put a photo down on the paper, close to the perspex sheet, which you could see reflected in it if you looked from one side. Then, still looking at the reflection, you drew around it on the other side. <br />Of course, it was in reverse but what did this matter if you were drawing the USS Enterprise or a TIE Fighter?<br />Not in the same league as a camera Lucida but an interesting toy, akin to the pantagraph.David Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625249236436381416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-41439644554451419102017-05-22T11:41:08.309-04:002017-05-22T11:41:08.309-04:00I have a camera Lucida that uses a wollstrom 4 sid...I have a camera Lucida that uses a wollstrom 4 sided prism. I've used it to draw everything. But, find it most helpful for architecture. Any drawing aid will make you better at free hand. Mostly they teach you to draw and connect your shadows. Of all the drawing aides I've tried, by far the most useful however is a proportional divider. Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360016946768218544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-27965296752859270192017-05-22T08:34:29.854-04:002017-05-22T08:34:29.854-04:00I wonder if taking apart an old overhead projector...I wonder if taking apart an old overhead projector would work for this?Mr.PPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652747796448443736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-86110966992968202482017-05-21T20:49:18.942-04:002017-05-21T20:49:18.942-04:00Roberto, Haha. Point made brilliantly.Roberto, Haha. Point made brilliantly.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-1454106155502813252017-05-21T20:15:33.063-04:002017-05-21T20:15:33.063-04:00Hey Mr.Gi-
When I first started drawing, I took a ...Hey Mr.Gi-<br />When I first started drawing, I took a drafting class, but I was appalled that every one was cheating! They were all using rulers and compasses and t-squares! I couldn’t believe it! It was shameless!! I vowed never to use such impersonal, mechanical devices in my work. I practiced and practiced and I got pretty good at the straight lines, and the curves too… but I was just too slow, I just couldn’t keep-up! So I tried my hand at sign-painting, and that was much better, almost everything was done ‘Old School’. The patterns were all done by hand and transferred with charcoal-dust, just like Michaelangelo’s frescos! Many of my competitors started using electric-pounce machines, and even projectors! Can you believe it? Well, I worked twice as hard for less than half of the money everyone else was making, but I felt my sign-work had a lot more feeling and sensitivity… until the whole industry went vinyl! My sign days were over. What could I do? Well, I started painting murals!! At first I could use my household step-ladders, but soon I was using scaffolding. I tried to stick with the bamboo and leather-lashing kind, but I finally gave up and I use the steel stuff now. (No fancy aluminum for this Luddite!) My mane problem now is that my reputation as a sensitive artist has started bringing me Really-BIG murals, but I have to turn them all down. People think its because I’m ‘stuck-up’ and aloof, but really its because I refuse to compromise my integrity and use a diesel-driven boom-lift. I’ve got this cool-little swing-stage chair thing, that I hang-down from the roof with a grappling-hook. It’s a little scary, and I admit it’s very slow, but you should see the quality of my line-work!... and I still won’t use a ruler! (well… I sometimes use a snap-line, but that’s just string and chalk.) All my Best- RQ<br />p.s. I have written this all out in long-hand with paper and vine-charcoal, you should receive a copy by pigeon soon.<br />Roberto Quintanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947445374845703525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-19867520422548487912017-05-21T17:09:35.680-04:002017-05-21T17:09:35.680-04:00I'm a photographer, not an artist, but I was i...<br />I'm a photographer, not an artist, but I was interested in trying the camera lucida, so I backed his first Kickstarter and got one. It was very difficult to use, and I suppose that's the main reason why they are coming out with the new version. Here's a photo I took after trying it: https://flic.kr/p/i2Ve6Xn/ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000083344703074383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-41636972612904344362017-05-21T15:51:45.644-04:002017-05-21T15:51:45.644-04:00I have read some criticism about the Neolucida for...I have read some criticism about the Neolucida form a science illustrator. Contrary to the transfer mirror of a microscope, that kind of camera lucida is not stable enough, so it is tricky to align the drawing to the image. I can find that article again, if you are interested.<br /><br />That said, I'm going to buy the Neolucida XL, but I have some training in sight seeing drawing.Marcus Carneirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313914592035778184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-67888039275571332902017-05-21T15:46:16.925-04:002017-05-21T15:46:16.925-04:00That device is a comparator mirror. There are seve...That device is a comparator mirror. There are several tutorials on YouTube about how to build one. Personally, I never used one.Marcus Carneirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313914592035778184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-82085539214568147452017-05-21T14:21:40.485-04:002017-05-21T14:21:40.485-04:00Like GJ, I've used a camera lucida integrated ...Like GJ, I've used a camera lucida integrated into a dissecting microscope. It's a fantastic aid! And strangely enough, I found that after several years of using it on an almost daily basis, my freehand drawing *was* better - I could better estimate proportions, and had more success with portraits. Then I finished my dissertation, moved away from the camera lucida, and my skills regressed (sigh).pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532518675955579561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37420808590046436112017-05-21T14:09:12.515-04:002017-05-21T14:09:12.515-04:00Does anyone know if the device used in "Tim&#...Does anyone know if the device used in "Tim's Vermeer" is available anywhere?<br /><br />jwarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981618840379775434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-78660161773265281072017-05-21T13:37:57.235-04:002017-05-21T13:37:57.235-04:00I'm wrapping up the last chapter of 'reve...I'm wrapping up the last chapter of 'revenge of eakins'. It details his use of cameras and projection and some small inventions. I had no idea how much he used those. Great book if you haven't read it. It's a biography but it happens to talk about his use of tech at the time. He talked about it how people talk abut photoshop now. <br />I'm looking for more artists biographies if anyone has any suggestions.Jared Cullumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118946650091026386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-83709167778409094352017-05-21T12:23:30.080-04:002017-05-21T12:23:30.080-04:00This comment is a day late; it responds to yesterd...This comment is a day late; it responds to yesterday's post about sensory input. The May 15th issue of The New Yorker magazine had a fascinating article titled, "Sight Unseen -- Seeing with your tongue and other surprises of sensory-substitution technology." It quotes a scientist in this field: "You don't see with your eyes. You see with the brain." The article has much to say about how our model -- our "vision" -- of the world is constructed neurologically.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596875722436085739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-38540541276258735702017-05-21T12:04:45.340-04:002017-05-21T12:04:45.340-04:00It's similar to an overhead projector, too, wh...It's similar to an overhead projector, too, which I have used to transfer a 8" sq. design inked on paper to a fabric quilt top, 7' sq. size.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745446577760542900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-64177704360335780202017-05-21T10:43:18.053-04:002017-05-21T10:43:18.053-04:00My dissecting microscope has what is effectively a...My dissecting microscope has what is effectively a camera lucida attachment. This enables me to look at a magnified image of a bug or tiny flower-seed, and draw it at the same time. gjAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com