You can remove the glass screen and reverse the camera obscura. The image will be displayed directly on the canvas/panel. It's a bit inconvenient, so it would be necessary to redesign something for work. I think Kepler made such a camera obscura. I think this is how Dutch still lifes were designed from the 1620s onwards.
I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and skill. In particular I appreciate you addressing the internal argument a lot of us experience when incorporating photography and other technology into our “fine art.” I swear, I still hear my high school art teacher berating the artists who use ANYTHING other than traditional drawing techniques.
This is the only source I was able to find that shows how a box obscura could be used to permanently register an image! Using essentially a mono print method also corrects the right-left reversal created by the reflex mirror.
Thank you Luis: As a boy I always wanted to know if they could have used this scientific tool and your course points out Exactly what I wanted to know! Indeed: Thanks again.
Wow -- your video answered so many of my questions about the camera obscura (and Vermeer)! So well paced and organized too! Did Vermeer "cheat"? Well, maybe, but heck, he had a huge family to support! 😂
Thank you. I'm a film photographer who prefers using a TLR for composition. I wish i could get a Camera Obscure and use it to improve my composition skills.
Hello Sir, I hope you're fine. This video was really knowledgeable, I have enjoyed it a lot. I was very keen to know about camera obscura and now after seeing this video I have a very good knowledge about this topic, so really thankful to you.
This is such a great video. I am impressed by the study work done, the art material self-made, the collection of great books, the clear presentation of the knowledge supported by example and sources, and in particular also the painting skills. It's a fine fine art channel. I wish you further great inspiration and curiosity and success as an artist. Best wishes from Die Himmelsscheibe
rafriedman is correct. I believe you misinterpreted the oil on glass transfer. There is no need to transfer to tracing paper. By lightly painting the image on the glass. The canvas, dampened with a little solvent can be placed face down on the glass. The image will transfer to the canvas where it can be painted over. Image reversal is corrected and no other steps needed. Also if the oils were confined to line drawing. The camera could be reversed in a darkened room into a scalable projector for canvases of various sizes. The image reversal would be corrected as well.
I agree with your assessment but the method you mentioned does not address the importance of the scale of the image. If you want a larger scale image you will need to have a specific lens with a larger focal length or to square up the original image to use as a cartoon. Otherwise you will end up with a tiny painting. That’s not a bad thing but, the image of the camera obscura that I presented in the video is only around 8x10 inches.
I must compliment you on your woodworking skills Luis. No small feat to build a box out of wood. You mentioned focal length of the magnifying lens in this video. Do you know what it is? Or should I simply play around with different lenses and distances until I get something decent? I was a Rembrandt fanboy until you did this expose on Vermeer. Now I am simply a fanboy of the era.
Hello Martin: Thank you for visiting my channel. My recommendation is to start with a regular magnifying lens from any school or scientific supply. Once you have the lens you should figure out the focal length by placing the lens next to a wall and moving the lens towards a strong light source until you get a clear image projected on the wall. Now you can simply take a ruler or yardstick and measure the focal length between the projected image and the surface of the lens. This measurement will be used to build your rectangular box accordingly. Large focal lengths yield large images. 🙌🏻 www.edmundoptics.com It has been suggested by scientists that Vermeer’s camera would have been in the range of 50 cm focal length to produce projected images large enough to match the size of his work.
@@LuisBorreroVisualArtist You are an Invaluable Resource. Thank you so much. I will build mine this week. I had previously built a Tim's Vermeer style lens system, and was disappointed with the result. The man suggested that Vermeer simply copied his images, revealing that he (Tim) was completely ignorant of painting methods of the period or fine art in general. You re-established my faith in the genius of man.
I think you would have more viewers and subscribers, if you make your videos more concise. Nowadays most of us wish we have more time. Thank you for sharing.
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You can remove the glass screen and reverse the camera obscura. The image will be displayed directly on the canvas/panel. It's a bit inconvenient, so it would be necessary to redesign something for work. I think Kepler made such a camera obscura. I think this is how Dutch still lifes were designed from the 1620s onwards.
I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and skill. In particular I appreciate you addressing the internal argument a lot of us experience when incorporating photography and other technology into our “fine art.” I swear, I still hear my high school art teacher berating the artists who use ANYTHING other than traditional drawing techniques.
This is the only source I was able to find that shows how a box obscura could be used to permanently register an image! Using essentially a mono print method also corrects the right-left reversal created by the reflex mirror.
Thank you Luis: As a boy I always wanted to know if they could have used this scientific tool and your course points out Exactly what I wanted to know! Indeed: Thanks again.
Wow -- your video answered so many of my questions about the camera obscura (and Vermeer)! So well paced and organized too!
Did Vermeer "cheat"? Well, maybe, but heck, he had a huge family to support! 😂
Thank you. I'm a film photographer who prefers using a TLR for composition. I wish i could get a Camera Obscure and use it to improve my composition skills.
Hello Sir, I hope you're fine. This video was really knowledgeable, I have enjoyed it a lot. I was very keen to know about camera obscura and now after seeing this video I have a very good knowledge about this topic, so really thankful to you.
Thank you for writing Piyush. 🙏🏻
Fantastic video
Great video and channel. I love your camera obscura!
Thank you for commenting Gerald. I appreciate your feedback. 🙏🏻
This is such a great video. I am impressed by the study work done, the art material self-made, the collection of great books, the clear presentation of the knowledge supported by example and sources, and in particular also the painting skills. It's a fine fine art channel. I wish you further great inspiration and curiosity and success as an artist. Best wishes from Die Himmelsscheibe
I appreciate your kind words H. Nebra. Thank you for commenting. 🙏🏻
rafriedman is correct. I believe you misinterpreted the oil on glass transfer. There is no need to transfer to tracing paper. By lightly painting the image on the glass. The canvas, dampened with a little solvent can be placed face down on the glass. The image will transfer to the canvas where it can be painted over. Image reversal is corrected and no other steps needed. Also if the oils were confined to line drawing. The camera could be reversed in a darkened room into a scalable projector for canvases of various sizes. The image reversal would be corrected as well.
I agree with your assessment but the method you mentioned does not address the importance of the scale of the image. If you want a larger scale image you will need to have a specific lens with a larger focal length or to square up the original image to use as a cartoon. Otherwise you will end up with a tiny painting. That’s not a bad thing but, the image of the camera obscura that I presented in the video is only around 8x10 inches.
I must compliment you on your woodworking skills Luis. No small feat to build a box out of wood. You mentioned focal length of the magnifying lens in this video. Do you know what it is? Or should I simply play around with different lenses and distances until I get something decent? I was a Rembrandt fanboy until you did this expose on Vermeer. Now I am simply a fanboy of the era.
Hello Martin: Thank you for visiting my channel. My recommendation is to start with a regular magnifying lens from any school or scientific supply. Once you have the lens you should figure out the focal length by placing the lens next to a wall and moving the lens towards a strong light source until you get a clear image projected on the wall. Now you can simply take a ruler or yardstick and measure the focal length between the projected image and the surface of the lens. This measurement will be used to build your rectangular box accordingly. Large focal lengths yield large images. 🙌🏻 www.edmundoptics.com
It has been suggested by scientists that Vermeer’s camera would have been in the range of 50 cm focal length to produce projected images large enough to match the size of his work.
@@LuisBorreroVisualArtist You are an Invaluable Resource. Thank you so much. I will build mine this week. I had previously built a Tim's Vermeer style lens system, and was disappointed with the result. The man suggested that Vermeer simply copied his images, revealing that he (Tim) was completely ignorant of painting methods of the period or fine art in general. You re-established my faith in the genius of man.
Wow Great👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻❤❤😃
Are you able to scan the book "artists techniques in golden age spain" and put it in pdf form?
I think you would have more viewers and subscribers, if you make your videos more concise.
Nowadays most of us wish we have more time.
Thank you for sharing.