tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post1583728380891879180..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Put it where you can see itJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-76563145008610113472014-03-08T18:39:14.458-05:002014-03-08T18:39:14.458-05:00DPeters,
It's a good question, and I suppose i...DPeters,<br />It's a good question, and I suppose it's a matter of degree. If you're using someone else's reference photos in a relatively small part of your image, and if you're adapting or interpreting the image into your own style, you're probably OK. But if the photo is the main feature of your painting, and you've used it literally, the photographer might have a justifiable claim. The best bet is to shoot your own reference as much as possible, and if you want to use someone's photo more literally, ask permission, and find out whether the photographer would like a credit or a payment.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-5649876588299179832014-03-08T00:02:02.101-05:002014-03-08T00:02:02.101-05:00let me ask what might be a random question:
I hav...let me ask what might be a random question:<br /><br />I have both of your books on art (Imaginative Realism and 'Color and Light') and know that you do extensive use of maquettes, models, and reference photos.<br /><br />However, is it EVER ok for an artist to use someone else's photograph as a 'partial' reference in their artwork. Not copying it as a whole, but taking a small part of it and synthesizing it into a larger image? <br /><br />Example: you are painting a tropic scene and want to include a 'bird of paradise' as part of the foliage. Can you use a random internet image to use as a guideline when it is only a small part of the overall image as a whole? Say less than 5% of the final image? OR should you only use copyright free imagery or photographs that you have taken yourself? What if you plan on entering this final painting for a competition? <br /><br />I am one of a couple dozen art teachers arguing about this back and forth. I can see both sides of the argument. What is your opinion?<br /><br />Mr. Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017824725086126090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-30981573991015103012014-03-07T22:09:21.456-05:002014-03-07T22:09:21.456-05:00I don't know! I guess you have to try it out a...I don't know! I guess you have to try it out and see. I suppose with composition you develop your intuitive feeling for such things. Some artistic conventions are just conventions, and some are based on laws of perception.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-3469581405055397332014-03-07T13:36:19.848-05:002014-03-07T13:36:19.848-05:00I have a question about spokewheeling... If you &q...I have a question about spokewheeling... If you "spokewheel" an arbitrary, unimportant part of the image, will people gravitate toward it? Or is it just an artistic convention?Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747423121379707644noreply@blogger.com