tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post5735478623520987237..comments2024-03-03T15:13:42.413-03:30Comments on Illustrated Life: Grids, projectors and other secretsJeanette Jobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-43371774303421451012009-10-05T17:23:19.577-02:302009-10-05T17:23:19.577-02:30This is an intersting topic.
I agree with you full...This is an intersting topic.<br />I agree with you fully. It's how you use your chosen tools to obtain your own personal result that's vital. <br />On this subject I totally recommend reading "Secret Knowledge" by David Hockney.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02291653794232344859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-51719862226234655022009-10-04T11:39:59.477-02:302009-10-04T11:39:59.477-02:30Last weekend I did a workshop where ten artists us...Last weekend I did a workshop where ten artists used a projector to transfer the same image to a canvas. The instructor even told us what colors to use to mix our paint. At the end of the weekend there was not one painting that looked the same. You knew it was the same subject but not one looked like the other. As soon as I got home I ordered a projector because now I'm convinced that it is not cheating, it is just a tool and a great time saver for composition.Susan Parsonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-88767065166915102782009-10-03T17:54:05.612-02:302009-10-03T17:54:05.612-02:30Totally agree with you on using a projector, artis...Totally agree with you on using a projector, artists have used this sort of stuff for years. Its what you do with it once you've got the basic proportions....Sjamesportraiturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942995496770197429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-21720810485370946042009-10-03T10:50:55.767-02:302009-10-03T10:50:55.767-02:30The final outcome is the art...how you got there, ...The final outcome is the art...how you got there, like you said, is just using your tools wisely. I think people assume because you trace a sketch onto paper or enlarge using a projector, you can't create art - but that's due to the few who do use the tools as the final outcome, photocopying someone's photo on a canvas and then dabbing a bit of paint over it and calling it their own. Most of us work with what we have when we need it. When I feel I can draw it, I do...when I feel I need help, I use it until I get better with my drawing and rendering skills.RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-28195766314503549192009-10-03T02:20:46.948-02:302009-10-03T02:20:46.948-02:30I've never used a projector but I frequently u...I've never used a projector but I frequently use grids or tracing paper to transfer a sketch to a new support for painting. Mostly I don't want to have to reinvent the wheel. Like you, I feel they're useful tools as long as you don't become too dependent on them.Sydney Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668626808059833928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-17898323016328666192009-10-02T12:37:16.535-02:302009-10-02T12:37:16.535-02:30I agree Jennifer. Tools are requirements of the a...I agree Jennifer. Tools are requirements of the artist's job. Simple as that. To be able to continue a piece on from a contour or landmarks is essential as it the ability to draw. Anyone can trace a piece, only an artist can create the magic that turns it into art.<br /><br />Thanks Michelle. I agree, it would take valuable time to scale up large pieces such as yours, so to use a project only makes sense.<br /><br />I wish more people could see how they're used and understand the process of creating art.Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-79098770893930858232009-10-02T10:15:45.924-02:302009-10-02T10:15:45.924-02:30I really enjoyed your perspective about using tool...I really enjoyed your perspective about using tools to aid you in the process of creating. I work with large scale art boards and find it very helpful and less time consuming to use an art projector. <br />I remember the first time my mom watched me create art this way and was convinced I was cheating.<br />After a full day in the studio and seeing a finished piece she changed her mind.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796034084847121997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-69954937044723625652009-10-02T09:39:04.074-02:302009-10-02T09:39:04.074-02:30I think grids, projectors etc are tools, and do wi...I think grids, projectors etc are tools, and do wish that people would see them as such. So many people think that if a person uses a grid that that person can't draw. you still have to fill in the details, tonal values tc. i get a mad when people dismiss people that use these tools as non artistsJennifer Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528908250338974537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-73621486462801897682009-10-02T09:15:20.935-02:302009-10-02T09:15:20.935-02:30Thanks Paulette. It seems the individuals who pro...Thanks Paulette. It seems the individuals who protest the most are the ones who know the least about the process.<br /><br />Very much so Margaret. How any creative pursuit is developed is usually the missing link in those who ask those questions.<br /><br />Thanks Jo.<br /><br />They are sweet little earrings Jeanne. I think I'll make more of them - mostly cause I want a pair! :)Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-1554107365219944452009-10-02T04:13:53.191-02:302009-10-02T04:13:53.191-02:30I really like those earrings. Pretty water drops....I really like those earrings. Pretty water drops."JeanneG"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16398758813763335651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-19964308492745903052009-10-02T00:45:19.296-02:302009-10-02T00:45:19.296-02:30Well said. Thanks.Well said. Thanks.Jo Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411430042547033972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-89444211734595019292009-10-02T00:19:50.520-02:302009-10-02T00:19:50.520-02:30I always feel that the cheating comments come from...I always feel that the cheating comments come from people who have a very narrow view of art. It is so much more that a realistic rendering of something. Using a writing analogy Art is more like poetry than a descriptive paragraph. <br /><br /> I've gotten the same "cheating" comments to my use of photo transfer in my painting practice. I posed the question "What's your definition of art?" <br /><br />Bring on the tools I say! For me art is a form of communication and how you create that "message" is not the important thing.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726740154167156916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20414780.post-33760611025896291292009-10-01T21:58:58.398-02:302009-10-01T21:58:58.398-02:30Lovely design Jeanette!
I think along the same li...Lovely design Jeanette!<br /><br />I think along the same lines as you, tools are just that, use them when you need them and do lots of practicing without them.Paulettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864567096626996460noreply@blogger.com