tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post7032878742624214957..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Interpreting in Pen and InkJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-13233170952557614152017-04-09T16:43:21.790-04:002017-04-09T16:43:21.790-04:00Thank you Nuum for the archive.org link. There ar...Thank you Nuum for the archive.org link. There are a lot of other choice pen and ink downloads here also like Pennell's "Pen Drawing and Pen Draughtsman". Most could be viewed in the best resolution possible by downloading them as a JP2 file and you can open those types of files with FSviewer available from FastStone.org which is a pretty safe site. You may want to scan the compressed files w/Microsoft Security Essentials or some other free program like Malwarebytes but probability of bundled malware is very low from the developer site. Once opened, it's easy to scroll right or left to look at any page you want.rock995https://www.blogger.com/profile/09995426623977650468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-16923429339257435772017-04-09T03:02:21.907-04:002017-04-09T03:02:21.907-04:00Nuum and Rock, thanks for the links! I've got ...Nuum and Rock, thanks for the links! I've got a copy of the Watson Guptill version of Rendering in Pen and Ink. <br /><br />Susan, I'm so glad you picked up on his way of articulating his thought process, which was as interesting to me as the actual decisions he made. That's what interests me so much about the how-to books written during that era of picture-making. I love seeing into their minds. <br /><br />Some were better than others at explaining why they did what they did. I suppose an artist doesn't have to be able to verbalize their choices. The essence of art is often beyond the reach of explanation. But when someone can give us an insight into what drives them to make their choices, it's a gift to the rest of us as we struggle to make our own.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-68374698769271683802017-04-08T21:03:56.015-04:002017-04-08T21:03:56.015-04:00"Rendering in pen and ink"
Instruction p...<br />"Rendering in pen and ink"<br />Instruction paper <br />by David A. Gregg<br />1903 or 1906.<br /><br />https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112088923492;view=1up;seq=23<br />https://archive.org/details/cu31924014558203<br /><br />There are High Definition copies around the web.<br /><br />It´s a Masterpiece.nuumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749892880444445568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-62800071594811849592017-04-08T18:27:54.196-04:002017-04-08T18:27:54.196-04:00oops...meant to say 5MB not 50MB.
oops...meant to say 5MB not 50MB.<br />rock995https://www.blogger.com/profile/09995426623977650468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-32586367983597466602017-04-08T17:51:14.580-04:002017-04-08T17:51:14.580-04:00Bear in mind that the Kindle version of "Pen ...Bear in mind that the Kindle version of "Pen Drawing, an Illustrated Treatise" has had problems with the illustrations coming through--if you download this version make sure the file is about 50MB to make sure you get the one with the pictures. Also the book is in the public domain so you can read it for free here: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17502<br /><br />Having been reproduced so many times--at least the copies I've seen--some of the drawings can be kind of splotchy and not the best resolution. Still, great book about pen drawing.rock995https://www.blogger.com/profile/09995426623977650468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-41831490385571356972017-04-08T17:37:06.909-04:002017-04-08T17:37:06.909-04:00Really enjoyed this one, points up the need to go ...Really enjoyed this one, points up the need to go beyond just rendering the reference photo.<br /><br />gumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14340774186088260338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-18837290015623356662017-04-08T15:26:40.337-04:002017-04-08T15:26:40.337-04:00Susan:
Good observation concerning developing the...Susan:<br /><br />Good observation concerning developing the ability to articulate. Maxfield Parrish and Norman Rockwell, and of course a great many others, were aided by their ability to do so. And, exercising both intuitive and executive functions only compounds creativity (not "confounds", though it could). Sometimes being articulate in, say, mathematics, music, chess, results in a necessary diversion from art enough to return with a fresh perspective and improved articulation in general.Timothy Bollenbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493798661089822651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-27699613009717586912017-04-08T11:15:43.553-04:002017-04-08T11:15:43.553-04:00I'm reminded of the wood engraver Thomas Bewic...I'm reminded of the wood engraver Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) who demonstrated an extraordinary facility for tonal decisions using only black and white. The small scale of his work (typically around 4 inches ) combined with having to cut away the white areas makes the readability of his tiny scenes even more astonishing.<br />A link: <a href="http://www.bewicksociety.org/index.html" rel="nofollow">The Bewick Society</a>DamianJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813228931887422441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-23353390288700731452017-04-08T11:00:32.880-04:002017-04-08T11:00:32.880-04:00I love his use of a neutral voice in his writing: ...I love his use of a neutral voice in his writing: "It was thought..."<br /><br />I think his treatment of the ivy on the right kinda flattens out the tower - it doesn't read as round to me. And in real life, he should have marched right over and pulled that ivy off! It gets between the bricks and tears buildings apart! bad ivy! giggle. <br /><br />His eye for organizing the space and composition is wonderful - rarely can someone articulate what they are really doing when they draw. I learned from this - and will think more clearly about composing a thoughtful work having read this piece. Susan Krzywickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734833252007456199noreply@blogger.com