tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712762271062767433.post1564525699916606762..comments2023-11-02T07:00:38.900-07:00Comments on V I E W-Vintage Illustration Explored Weekly: The Virtues of Gray?Jeff A. Mengeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05396361705043444451noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712762271062767433.post-51381172448575497772011-01-19T18:56:12.888-08:002011-01-19T18:56:12.888-08:00I greatly appreciate those who took some time to g...I greatly appreciate those who took some time to get me some feedback on this—and thank you for the kind words as well. What I'm getting is that those educated in the matter at hand understand the value of tone study work, and appreciate a well done piece, the same way that a film-noir movie is appreciated in this blue-ray in 3-d age.... I intend to include a few pages of grayscale work in the upcoming N. C. Wyeth book, but just a few. Thanks again, and stop by again soon. JeffJeff A. Mengeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396361705043444451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712762271062767433.post-58906157169914493272011-01-19T18:37:09.270-08:002011-01-19T18:37:09.270-08:00I agree wholeheartedly with the others, and would ...I agree wholeheartedly with the others, and would buy any "grayscale" book in an instant. The best works are sometimes even stronger in B&W/grayscale. Developing a piece tonally is as important as its composition or color. I hazard to say that much of the genre illustration being done today wouldn't hold up in grayscale nearly as well as the classics. Those artists really knew their stuff- and had to. Thanks for asking!RachelAKAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712762271062767433.post-38692481964095581712011-01-07T12:51:53.276-08:002011-01-07T12:51:53.276-08:00Hi Jeff,
We met briefly at illuxcon and I enjoye...Hi Jeff, <br /><br />We met briefly at illuxcon and I enjoyed your lecture very much. I have followed your blog since and haven't yet been compelled to comment. That is until now!<br /><br />You ask... "Does that work hold any value and or interest to this audience today?"<br /><br />I answer with an astounding YES! Maybe Im in the minority here but I find myself drawn to these works constantly. I head down to the Brandywine River museum and Delaware Art Museum every 6 months or so and find myself staring at Howard Pyle's graisailles for hours on end. I have always loved Black and White works, especially those from the golden age of illustration. To this day I find them to be some of my biggest influences in my own work. I cant get enough of them! To me there is something so simple and pure about a painting being successful solely based on value alone without the aid of color.<br /><br />Anyway thanks for the great blog and insight. Keep up the great work!<br /><br />Dominick Saponaro<br />www.swashbucklestudio.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712762271062767433.post-56083255048712919312011-01-07T02:22:06.708-08:002011-01-07T02:22:06.708-08:00I think I know what other people will say already,...I think I know what other people will say already, but personally I am more than happy to see greyscale or black and white art - it absolutely has as much merit as colour work, was entrenched in vintage illustration history and processes, and can be inspirational and instructive to modern artists everywhere.<br /><br />Thanks for a great blog.Jason Jutahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109751465009519029noreply@blogger.com