tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post321383215538755081..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Mezza-MacchiaJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-37290104152353548962017-12-18T10:55:22.989-05:002017-12-18T10:55:22.989-05:00Two-Value studies teach powerful lessons. Making ...Two-Value studies teach powerful lessons. Making them has taught me so much about the pictorial power of value, the relationship between light and space, and constructing bold compositions. Understanding these fundamentals has been my bedrock. The toughest part for me (as a beginner and still today) is deciding how to handle large, round forms (i.e. a sphere resting on a table top). The smooth gradation of values create many "grays" that fight the categorization into black and white. My reminder to myself and my suggestion to others is to ignore the halftone and reflected light as much as possible and set the boundary between black and white directly on the Terminator line. If you hold true to the rigidity of "light area = white" and "shadow areas = black," your finished picture WILL hold up. Dive in, have faith, be bold!Jim Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11445910147970356728noreply@blogger.com