More artists’ studios

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10 responses to “More artists’ studios”

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   Catherine Ingleby

   September 28, 2015

   A very male line up! Interesting to see them, I love seeing other artists’ workspaces although makes me feel like I should go tidy mine up. Or at least despatch of some of the spiders.
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      Charley Parker

      September 28, 2015

      Unless, of course, the spiders are inspirational.

      Yes, Yuko Shimizu and Tran Nguyen are the only women in this particular group, and there are only a few more in the two original sources of images. The fields of concept art and comics are still largely dominated by men, though that is slowly changing.
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   Jim Rownd

   September 28, 2015

   Travis Charest must be a big fan of Drew Struzan.
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      Charley Parker

      September 28, 2015

      Evidently.
      I can think of lesser heroes for an illustrator to admire.
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   Bill Marshall

   September 28, 2015

   Spiders are my studio buddies.

   It appears (not surprisingly) that the most important part of the studio is light, artificial or natural, over actual amount of space needed (unless, apparently, you are Tom Kidd).

   It would be an interesting post; examining what the various professionals use for lighting, especially for those of us basement artists that are always searching for the best artificial lighting sources to place among the spiders.

   Bill
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      Charley Parker

      September 29, 2015

      I don’t have enough info for a comprehensive post. One thing I’ll suggest in the short run is that the most important element in artificial lighting for an artist’s studio is the color temperature of the light. Most incandescent bulbs and the CFL’s that emulate them are too warm and heavy on yellow (2300 – 3000K). Studio light should ideally be of a temperature simulating daylight (around 5500 – 5600K).

      It may seem harsh to read by if you’re used to warmer light, but try looking at your art books under daylight bulbs.

      High end is something like Solux, very balanced, used in galleries and museums, but expensive: http://www.solux.net/cgi-bin/tlistore/infopages/artwork.html You can sometimes get them through office supply stores.

      Low end, but acceptable are hardware store “daylight” bulbs at 5000K.

      I think the ones from art suppliers are overpriced. Same opinion of “OttLite”.
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   Bill Marshall

   September 29, 2015

   Thanks, Charley. I use the “daylights”, but am looking to upgrade. Also, still wrestling with what the ideal brightness should be.

   Bill
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      Charley Parker

      September 30, 2015

      If it’s any help, I use several swing-arm lamps, which allows me to add or subtract lights to adjust level of brightness as well as the angle of the light.
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   Ian

   September 30, 2015

   Charley, I really liked the link you put up in 2012 – Artist studios in 360°, by Bradford Bohonus.
   He last added to it in 2014, now with over 150 artists…take a trip around a huge variety of spaces! Thanks again!
   http://www.bohonus.com/category/artists-studios/
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      Charley Parker

      September 30, 2015

      Thanks, Ian. Unfortunately, I’m seeing this as a dead or empty link. I don’t know if it’s a temporary problem.