We all know that the marketplace demands that we keep up with
technology to survive economically.
That said, I am an "artosaurus" now, and by choice. What I prefer about
the "old fashioned" hand done art is exactly what has always appealed
to me about it. It isn't just the visual (design, color, line, etc.). I
also love the texture, the feel of different papers and grounds. I love
the smell of many of the mediums. I love the tactile sense, both
visually and through touch, of different surfaces. I love the way my
arm uses a brush, the feel of my chisel moving through wood that smells
interesting. All that makes my studio a place of magic for me--stinky &
messy for others, no doubt. None of that is the least bit necessary for
art for the marketplace. Viva both! Joan
On Jun 25, 2007, at 9:23 AM, Mieke Roth wrote:
>
> Absolutely! I love to work with old fashion pen and ink and the result
> of that work is more than rewarding to do see. But: due to my
> background and interest I am also following the future developments
> within the IT and I noticed that computer applications are more and
> more mimicking the old crafts. Think of the refinement of the
> recognition of handwriting that is really getting interesting, but
> also the fact that companies see the benefits of touch screens and
> pressure sensitive devises. Those techniques are already available,
> but the possibilities will expand tenfold in the next years.
>
> I think that within 3-5 years we will be able to work on digital
> sketchbooks that have the size of an A4 (or any size we want) and the
> weight (or even lighter) of a normal sketchbook. And such a
> sketchbook doesn’t have to be connected to an other computer to work,
> like my Wacom Cintiq right now, so it feels as if you aren’t working
> digitally but completely analogue. I am looking forward to it! Last
> weekend I received my copy of the Guild Handbook (in recent years I
> borrowed a copy from the museum library and I missed having one of my
> own) and I saw the underwater sketchbook Trudy Nicholson designed…
> maybe in a few years that will be possible digitally!
>
> We will be able to integrate the benefits of both worlds more and more
> and I think that that is only a good thing.
>
> Mieke
>
>
> From: SciArt-L Discussion List-for Natural Science Illustration-
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bruce Bartrug
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> Subject: Re: [SCIART] Stippling.....
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>
> PS: Handmade art work is never going to become extinct. For the same
> reason people still practice for years to learn to play a violin.
> Instead of just producing violin sounds on a synthesizer. Too,
> traditional approaches to any artform are often a matter of
> preference. I have a friend who doesn't like Photoshopped photographs
> because they don't look like the original slide or print. I have to
> remind him that the photographic process also changes the look of the
> original subject, but he's completely unimpressed with that
> explanation.
> b
> On 6/25/07, Bruce Bartrug <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> You're right, Mieke. Tools are just that: ways of putting on paper
> (or digital CDs) the image one has in his mind. And I think most use
> a mixture. Some things are more quickly and easily done manually, but
> the advantage of Photoshop is that changes can be made comparatively
> quickly. A change in an ink drawing or watercolor would often require
> redoing the entire piece -- something not conducive to financial
> security in a very competitive market.
>
> B
>
> On 6/25/07, Mieke Roth < [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Joel wrote:
> >Photoshop... It's too bad that fine art is connected to such a
> method.
>
> Hi Joel,
>
> A strange remark for a list like this one. If you where talking to an
> audience that was just into making beautiful illustrations as a hobby,
>
>
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