{"id":739,"date":"2013-06-27T21:10:38","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T04:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/?p=739"},"modified":"2013-06-27T21:10:38","modified_gmt":"2013-06-28T04:10:38","slug":"porch-impressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/porch-impressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Porch Impressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0683.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"734\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/porch-impressions\/img_0683\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0683.jpg?fit=1800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Porch Impressions Composite\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Porch Impressions Composite.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0683.jpg?fit=700%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0683.jpg?resize=540%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Porch Impressions Composite\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0683.jpg?resize=540%2C360&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0683.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0683.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0683.jpg?resize=225%2C150&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0683.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_0683.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m continuing to experiment with using the iPod Touch to do location warm-up and value sketches. I sat in the hammock looking at the back porch and did two quick sketches. I did the first one in Sketch Club. It&#8217;s the little vertical one. Next I used Brushes to make a horizontal sketch. In both I used a very soft, large brush. I started with black and sketched in the darkest areas. I then worked with midtone gray, light gray, and white. I added color in a second layer.<\/p>\n<p><video width=\"512\" height=\"288\" controls=\"controls\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/video\/porch-impressions.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/><source src=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/video\/porch-impressions.ogg\" type=\"video\/ogg\" \/><object width=\"512\" height=\"288\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/www.jimblodget.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/media\/moxieplayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"url=http%3A\/\/jimblodget.com\/blog\/video\/porch-impressions.mp4&amp;poster=\/blog\/wp-admin\/\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/video><\/p>\n<p>The first sketch helped me in the second sketch. It improved my visual memory. I didn&#8217;t have to look up as often. I already knew the basic placement of forms and angles, values and colors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-739-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.jimblodget.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/06\\\/IMG_0673.png?fit=768%2C1024\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;735&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Porch Impression Sketch Club&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Porch Impression Sketch Club&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Sketch Club&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.jimblodget.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/06\\\/IMG_0674.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;736&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Porch Impression Brushes&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Porch Impression Brushes&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Brushes&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.jimblodget.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/06\\\/IMG_0675.jpg?fit=2592%2C1936\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;737&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Porch Photo&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Porch Photo&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Original Photo&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.jimblodget.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/06\\\/IMG_0677.jpg?fit=1600%2C1184\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;738&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Porch Photo Enhanced&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Porch Photo Enhanced&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Enhanced Photo&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<p>Sketching helps me remember what I see which is different than what a camera sees. Our eyes move from object to object. We piece together information to form an understanding of what&#8217;s in front of us. Sizes, values, colors, relationships are interpreted rather than recorded. We see a greater range of values and colors than a camera can record. Notice how dark and lifeless the original photo is. I had to enhance the color and contrast with Photogene to get it close to what I saw. Also notice that I had to zoom in and crop out a bunch of stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Next time I want to try sketching in a square. That will allow me to experiment with cropping versions to different formats.<\/p>\n<p>Jim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m continuing to experiment with using the iPod Touch to do location warm-up and value sketches. I sat in the hammock looking at the back porch and did two quick sketches. I did the first one in Sketch Club. It&#8217;s the little vertical one. Next I used Brushes to make a horizontal sketch. 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