Clever little help
 

Well, I will be brave and post a quite unflattering a photo of myself with my new little gadget.
IT WORKS: you put it on and look at your subject and at your painting.
Like magic, the tones are suddenly clear, all the drawing mistakes appear evident, it is really a fantastic little trick.
I had it on Thursday at my open studio class, and the next day we must have been all ridiculous to our model Sandra, looking at her through our red goggles!

Hi Ilaria,

Thanks for your tip. You look mahhvelous! Where does one find this Selectatone spectacle? Is it basically a red filter that eliminates the perception and distraction of colors? Is this something we can make ourselves with some red acetate?

Garth

Ilaria,

Personally I like the look - It says "I am a serious artist! Dont' mess with me!" I would like to try it with my serious artist shoes.

I think I once pulled one of those red goggle things out my daughter's Happy Meals when she was little.

They can actually help you to see values (the goggles not the shoes).

PS yes red acetate will work fine.

Garth, thank you dahhling, I did not want to encourage piracy, but since they are not on sale in USA... I think red acetate will easily do it.
You might as well stick it to kids 3D glasses.

Chris, really those shoes are unbeatable, come on, show us how you look in them...
I want to find red lenses sunglasses, and use them when I go and see clients, looking like an eccentric !


Ilaria

Ilaria, I quite like how you look in the red glasses. I'll bet that's a classic Ilaric expression.

Chris, do you mean to say you actually own a pair of those shoes?

Actually, I have two pair- one is a sandal but not as comfortable as the tennis shoe style. I might go far a new pair this summer, depends on whether the fashion bug bites me - although those Oscar gowms were an inspiration, I have to admit.

Wow!!
How many miles per jump?
Nice legs

Ilaria

Alex...it is.
I.

Seeing red works!
 

Hey Ilaria,

You are so influential! I found an old sheet of red acetate and took it into my portrait class this morning. It's a clever little help, and it became easier to explain the value hierarchy on the model and within the student's paintings. Even I had to correct my demo after seeing red.

Thank you!

Garth :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I wouldn't have endorsed it if it didn't do, I have high moral values
( just bought shares of red acetate factory)
Glad to share, this is the whole point of the forum, no?
Ilaria

I have the shoes (thanks to Chris for sharing them) and the red stuff! I wear both at school. (The shoes more than the red filter.) I can't count the times I've been asked to jump! You can find red filters at quilting stores. I don't remember the name but if you're interested I'll look and post it.