tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post8216786937058385399..comments2024-02-22T10:09:37.484-03:30Comments on Painting On: Compose: The answer is shapeMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12726740154167156916noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-21235946663502182752010-03-10T03:58:30.605-03:302010-03-10T03:58:30.605-03:30http://lumerkoz.edu Technologies list, http://so...http://lumerkoz.edu Technologies list, http://soundcloud.com/lorazepams gnjilane http://barborazychova.com/members/Buy-Nolvadex.aspx arranged http://www.lovespeaks.org/profiles/blogs/buy-enalapril citando thisin http://soundcloud.com/prozacz deserves gymnasiums http://www.ecometro.com/Community/members/Buy-Cephalexin.aspx plabst concurrentlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-171748345500247432009-12-19T04:04:10.416-03:302009-12-19T04:04:10.416-03:30Dear Author margaretryall.blogspot.com !
Willingl...Dear Author margaretryall.blogspot.com ! <br />Willingly I accept. The question is interesting, I too will take part in discussion. Together we can come to a right answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-58889517733576266762009-11-22T20:38:47.175-03:302009-11-22T20:38:47.175-03:30Ann,
Thanks for yet another tip to add to the grow...Ann,<br />Thanks for yet another tip to add to the growing collection about shape and value in painting. I'm learning so much from these responses. <br /><br />Donna, <br />you are so right about grayscale. It's the best thing since sliced scale. Now that I figured out how to make it work, I've been checking out a lot of my paintings. Some are lacking but they are long gone from my hands.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726740154167156916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-48569456802800885812009-11-22T19:47:33.365-03:302009-11-22T19:47:33.365-03:30Great discussion on shapes-- a gray scale is a goo...Great discussion on shapes-- a gray scale is a good way to see if the shapes connect or move the eye through the painting.layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-68845145147175113572009-11-22T12:48:09.524-03:302009-11-22T12:48:09.524-03:30Margaret,
First, thank you for stopping by my bl...Margaret, <br /><br />First, thank you for stopping by my blog. I appreciate it. <br /><br />I've been reading your and Katharine's blogs and am overwhelmed with the information you are sharing. Love the info in the comments too. <br /><br />One of the things I do after taking a photo and converting it to b&w is to put the contrast all the way up. This reduces it to black and white and gives a good idea of light/dark ratio, rather like a Notan. This info came from Rhonda Carpenter.Ann Bucknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549669918916059105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-56428416432376550502009-11-22T08:50:52.975-03:302009-11-22T08:50:52.975-03:30Don,
Thanks for the info. I decided after I rea...Don, <br />Thanks for the info. I decided after I read Kathy's post that I could figure this out and I did! Need is a powerful motivator. I now have the layers information to add to that learning. I find the grayscale extremely helpful.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726740154167156916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-84110952033796303972009-11-22T00:58:00.780-03:302009-11-22T00:58:00.780-03:30Hi Margaret,
To turn your image grayscale in Phot...Hi Margaret,<br /><br />To turn your image grayscale in Photoshop 6:<br /><br />-Open the image.<br />-Click on "Image" on the top bar.<br />-Scroll down to "Mode".<br />-Scroll down to "Grayscale".<br />-Voila!<br /><br />To work with grayscale and color in the same layered document:<br /><br />-Open the image.<br />-Duplicate the layer. (click on "Layer" at the top and scroll down to "Duplicate Layer").<br />-Make sure the "Background Copy" layer is selected.<br />-Click on "Image" at the top.<br />-Scroll down to "Adjustments".<br />-Scroll down to "Desaturate".<br />-You now have a grayscale layer and a full color layer. Turn the little layer "eye" on and off to go back and forth between full color and B/W.<br /><br />I hope this helps.<br /><br />Please feel free to contact me ANYTIME with Photoshop questions. I've used it for 15 years on a daily basis so I have a pretty good grasp on how it works... and I would love to help. That goes for everyone reading this.<br /><br />-Don-Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549962962379079880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-4429544537554811982009-11-21T19:18:45.541-03:302009-11-21T19:18:45.541-03:30Your red plastic might make any reds in your paint...Your red plastic might make any reds in your painting disappear and make your greens appear darker.<br /><br />I like Don's "snapshot" method. My reducing lens has been missing for a couple of months--a useful tool.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-42821557799779024612009-11-21T16:35:31.431-03:302009-11-21T16:35:31.431-03:30Hi all,
There are great suggestions in your respon...Hi all,<br />There are great suggestions in your responses. I've used a mirror before and it does work well. I don't know why I didn't include it as a suggestion in my post. I'm still a fan of squinting! I am going to try the darkened room - I have the perfect spot downstairs. Setting your camera to black and white- woe, i didn't know you could do that hw. I'm not looking like the shiniest apple in the barrel am I? I could see how this would work well. I find the reduction to black and white is the most helpful for me because I am such a colour person. I can convince myself it is going well if the colours are working. My landscape is an example of this. <br /><br /> I know there is a way to change a photo into black and white on the computer, (I have Adobe Photoshop 6 on the computer but know very little about it (she said with a red face). My was is to put my photo on the scanner and scan it in grayscale. <br /><br />And I have another one... I have red transparent plastic that I look through and it pretty much reduces everything to a grayscale. Forgot about that one too until everyone started with the ideas. <br /><br />I"ll work all these into my next post somehow. I'm taking a pigment stick workshop this weekend so I am short on time. <br />MargaretMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12726740154167156916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-45083153876150084832009-11-21T08:53:54.383-03:302009-11-21T08:53:54.383-03:30Don - I'm glad you mentioned the mirror. I do ...Don - I'm glad you mentioned the mirror. I do the same thing! Another good tool is the reducing lens, which Renaissance artists used and is still sold today. These days, however, I lean heavily on PhotoShop Pro where I can use grayscale and flip the image to mirror itself or even turn it upside down. The different orientations in grayscale reveal all the problems.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-53760487018730027762009-11-21T01:21:34.682-03:302009-11-21T01:21:34.682-03:30You have posted some great information here on sha...You have posted some great information here on shapes. It's interesting to see these things broken down to the basics like this. They were all hammered into my head long ago in college but had become such an intuitive part of my working process since that I hadn't given them much thought. Thank you for bringing them back to the forefront of my mind.<br /><br />One way to get a different perspective of your shape structure and the overall quality of your composition is to look at it in a mirror. Every canvas and I make several trips into our downstairs bathroom with its huge wall mirror. I usually go in while the lights are off, get the painting situated, and then turn on the lights. I get an instant "snapshot" in reverse which tells me volumes.<br /><br />Your grayscale photo does indeed tell quite the story about this work. I appreciate your willingness to share your learning process with us. Both Kathy and HW have great suggestions which I'll be putting to use in the future.<br /><br />-Don-Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549962962379079880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-28909668522148429352009-11-21T00:22:44.097-03:302009-11-21T00:22:44.097-03:30I sometimes set the digital camera to b&w and ...I sometimes set the digital camera to b&w and look at the painting through the viewfinder (learned that from a Caroline Jasper workshop). When I'm almost finished I actually take a photo, load it onto the computer and check it in b&w; at that time I look at a print preview in various sizes. Did not know about the dark room or closet--good idea.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561642481755412634.post-112223215947308552009-11-20T22:38:14.038-03:302009-11-20T22:38:14.038-03:30Good discussion on the importance of a value study...Good discussion on the importance of a value study, Margaret! Here's a technique that's a little easier on squinting eyes: Artist Susan Webb Tregay taught me to take the painting into a very dimly lit room or closet with the door slightly ajar. That way, there isn't enough light to see the colors, but there is just enough light to see the values. It really works! I always work from value studies. It's the only way I can formulate a strong composition. I once took a workshop from Donna Zagotta who uses a method very similar to the one you describe. It's a great method. Can't wait to see your next post about this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.com