tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post8000631305394795548..comments2024-03-28T09:25:25.716-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: The Value of BlackJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-40971124042550314722012-03-04T21:03:49.894-05:002012-03-04T21:03:49.894-05:00Schnider, yes, appeal is subjective.Schnider, yes, appeal is subjective.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-41176893890977332452012-03-04T20:59:07.851-05:002012-03-04T20:59:07.851-05:00Sir, I have a question about notan. When can we sa...Sir, I have a question about notan. When can we say that a particular design is appealing or not? is it subjective?Schniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410638837932837134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-7848028852472157302011-09-08T05:31:26.653-04:002011-09-08T05:31:26.653-04:00this really reminds me of what you wrote about sha...this really reminds me of what you wrote about shapewelding in imaginative realism, which really blew my mind. <br />which in turn reminds me to read it again and remember everything you've taught me when painting and drawing. thank you so much!juliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072565370978160274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-12007060072856551612011-08-20T18:22:47.543-04:002011-08-20T18:22:47.543-04:00max-
wow yea almost forgot about Janson, he&#...max-<br /> wow yea almost forgot about Janson, he's inked practically everyone. His work with Frank Miller especially stands out as far as his use of shadows to really play up the mood (ex. The Dark Knight Return).Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565022224645774512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-39097259881412760352011-08-20T16:22:01.628-04:002011-08-20T16:22:01.628-04:00Pitch dark black.
In a way almost a cheap means an...Pitch dark black.<br />In a way almost a cheap means and method of contrast.<br /><br />The impressionists had their own opinions, and of course Cezanne.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233420155151875249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47101930783955204542011-08-20T10:59:38.058-04:002011-08-20T10:59:38.058-04:00Wonderful post.Wonderful post.Dominic Bugattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387896902963385574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-33498698318847542432011-08-20T10:09:28.258-04:002011-08-20T10:09:28.258-04:00krysjez, Tim, and MyPen: In this context I don'...krysjez, Tim, and MyPen: In this context I don't mean so much black as a pigment in painting, but dark areas as framing areas for light areas--which in comics means black ink. <br /><br />Whether to use black as a pigment is a great topic for another post.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-2892405599202318072011-08-20T01:51:31.221-04:002011-08-20T01:51:31.221-04:00If black is indeed so important, why are so many b...If black is indeed so important, why are so many beginners told *not* to use black in their work?<br /><br />/puzzledAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595709960829744112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-9782368827520446192011-08-19T20:46:43.169-04:002011-08-19T20:46:43.169-04:00viridian + dyoxian purple makes a deep blackviridian + dyoxian purple makes a deep blackMy Pen Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10163003696435139513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-49629375205944079332011-08-19T19:13:55.270-04:002011-08-19T19:13:55.270-04:00Since I draw comics too (in fact, I have my own se...Since I draw comics too (in fact, I have my own series), black is very important to me on my pages.<br /><br />It has to be used in conjunction with grays and whites. As Klaus Janson said in his text, The DC Comics Guide to Inking Comics, nothing stands out on a page full of all blacks or all whites or all grays. You have to mix it up and get a good balance!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-91036807302192274972011-08-19T14:40:04.996-04:002011-08-19T14:40:04.996-04:00A really good fairly current artist that does amaz...A really good fairly current artist that does amazing use of black in his art is Tim Sale. I'm putting his website link here if anyone wants to check him out (or u can just google his name). he has a very 30's/40's noir feel to his art.<br /><br />http://www.timsale1.com/Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565022224645774512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-88791512008921883912011-08-19T11:29:00.108-04:002011-08-19T11:29:00.108-04:00I love black!! Not out of the tube black but the b...I love black!! Not out of the tube black but the black achieved by mixing red,yellow, and blue from your pallet. Tube black looks like the men you see walking around with that home died hair color, it's flat without highlights.Tim Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560372964672506353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-57309249945143918522011-08-19T11:27:10.119-04:002011-08-19T11:27:10.119-04:00I can't say I've never heard of Roy Crane,...I can't say I've never heard of Roy Crane, so thanks for turning me onto a new artist!<br /><br />I've gotten a similar lesson out of Milt Caniff and Noel Sickles though! Those were my go-to artists for a short bit in trying to figure out how much black you can use (with the answer usually being "as much as you can get away with.")<br /><br />Now that I think about it, it might be time to revisit them and get a refresher...Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262476114387821096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-50847762979339648372011-08-19T11:17:37.315-04:002011-08-19T11:17:37.315-04:00hey
nice post.
great paintings!
Farbwahnhey<br />nice post.<br />great paintings!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farbwahn.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Farbwahn</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com