tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post4707840240113273739..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Question about Digital TechniquesJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-35665321710400930562019-12-10T09:45:51.645-05:002019-12-10T09:45:51.645-05:00I don’t miss the stat camera...but an expanded use...I don’t miss the stat camera...but an expanded use of it and computer type was at a small design job I had, we used to print text and borders oversized on laser printers and photostat them at 50% to get sharper black and white ad graphics. And the transition from paste-up to computer was slow until Photoshop was more fully developed...and I’m appreciating that I worked in that time to see this evolution.CerverGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763787357097204649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-27817256756896159542019-12-01T15:38:24.290-05:002019-12-01T15:38:24.290-05:00One of the things that first attracted me to mural...One of the things that first attracted me to mural painting, besides the physicality and scale of it, was the directness and old-school craftsmanship of the painting process. Mural painting has not changed all that much since the Renaissance. Pattern making is basically the same process Michelangelo used for his frescos, only incorporating electric styluses and projectors. We’ve switched out steel or aluminum scaffolding for bamboo, and use boom-lifts and scissor-lifts when ladder and plank systems are inadequate. But all these are still pretty much ‘Old School’ tools.<br />The computer comes in most handy with pre-production and post-production work. <br />The design work is much easier and faster using on-line libraries and search-engines, but keeping up an old-fashioned ‘Morgue-file’ and a personal art library can be much more satisfying and creative. Using Photoshop for non-vector photo-manipulations, and Illustrator for vector scaling, especially when working with lettering designs and font layouts is vastly improved. But with that said, starting with a good series of thumbnails and sketches is always a good approach, and knowing how to use tracing-paper, a pencil and an eraser can be a life-saver in a pinch.<br />Post-Production documentation, cataloguing and marketing are very much in the digital realm as you point out.<br />Thanx for your blog, James, you’re the best thing the computer has to offer a creative and inquiring mind. -RQ<br />Roberto Quintanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947445374845703525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-46449307070264322872019-11-25T04:07:38.940-05:002019-11-25T04:07:38.940-05:00Superb blog! I have never seen this type of amazin...Superb blog! I have never seen this type of amazing art blog, thanks for sharing with us. Contact us if are you looking <a href="https://www.zodiacpackersmovers.com/" rel="nofollow">Packers and Movers in Gurgaon. </a>Packers and movers in Delhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10779223543805290754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-18133830644937170402019-11-24T11:09:39.227-05:002019-11-24T11:09:39.227-05:00"...creating things with the older tools if w..."...creating things with the older tools if we prefer to use them or if we get preferable results that way. I have even been reviving and updating some Renaissance methods of drawing that have been forgotten for centuries."<br /><br />Especially "...or if we get preferable results that way."<br /><br />Gratitude for having kept us informed with hopes you'll continue this priceless contribution.Timothy Bollenbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493798661089822651noreply@blogger.com