tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post4034208590626582209..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Depth and EdgesJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-71146661405655744612008-06-11T06:16:00.000-04:002008-06-11T06:16:00.000-04:00That's very, very interesting! It might explain on...That's very, very interesting! It might explain one of the reasons inking in comics is done the way it's done. In general, when you're rendering both the character and the background using inked contours, you will leave a small gap where the background lines intersect the character. <BR/>Compared to the colour examples you've shown here, it becomes very obvious that joining the lines in binary black and white will act to put the character and the background on the same plane.<BR/><BR/>I never thought about it in this way, it's a fascinating observation...<BR/>When viewing the real world, you can dynamically switch your focus to produce a sharp background plane or a sharp foreground plane. I guess that's why completely blurring the background or foreground, as the camera does, only gives a single-focus view. <BR/>In a static painting, you have to simulate that dynamic depth. Any one portion needs to be sharp when you focus your eyes on it, so you can't blur out large regions. However, by blurring background edges locally, you can achieve that sense of depth when the eye focuses on the foreground object.<BR/><BR/>Thank you very much, this has really made me think about the way we see things and the way we perceive depth.nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131999011138576543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-71958797166822855722008-06-10T17:26:00.000-04:002008-06-10T17:26:00.000-04:00Great post! thanks for sharing your know-how. The ...Great post! thanks for sharing your know-how. The edges are import aspects of painting and drawing, i belive i understand it a little better because of your words!Igor Busquetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827159969115706273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-22329047565690777722008-06-10T16:31:00.000-04:002008-06-10T16:31:00.000-04:00absolutely mindblowing. as a film student, I've on...absolutely mindblowing. as a film student, I've only used the photographic depth of field tricks in my drawings. (and even then, only rarely.)<BR/><BR/>I wonder if photographers have ever used similar manipulations in their work? or does it simply come across as "fake"? <BR/><BR/>yet another reason I wish I had spent more time drawing and painting.Ben Hansfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571256677134708935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-5557901161799299652008-06-10T16:18:00.000-04:002008-06-10T16:18:00.000-04:00Again one of those tricks I had never heard of.But...Again one of those tricks I had never heard of.<BR/><BR/>But if you ever sell those 4 abstract masterpieces, I'll take the 4th : it's the only one that's signed and thus much more valuable.Erik Bongershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409523352634066030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-24235108607557780072008-06-10T13:25:00.000-04:002008-06-10T13:25:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566296542876598698noreply@blogger.com