tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post91144635574761771..comments2024-02-11T03:10:57.646-05:00Comments on The Art Department: Wish List: Jim MurrayIrene Gallohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15440976373621593153noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-7805674839405407312008-02-07T11:43:00.000-05:002008-02-07T11:43:00.000-05:00Those are some amazing paintings, and the colors a...Those are some amazing paintings, and the colors are incredibly radiant. I almost thought they were digital. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-81760218540446651612008-02-06T22:28:00.000-05:002008-02-06T22:28:00.000-05:00At least he puts his watermark on the bottom edge ...At least he puts his watermark on the bottom edge of the image, and at a pretty transparent setting (5%, at a guess), rather than smack in the middle like some I've seen.<BR/><BR/>This seems like a reasonable compromise between marring the image, and leaving it completely unprotected to casual copiers and/or pirates.<BR/><BR/>Ther have been some websites where I'<BR/>ve tried to do a click-and-print to show an image to my wife, and I've found that the printer churns away and prints... an empty page.<BR/><BR/>I -think- the way this works is that there are actually TWO images on the website, the actual image you see, and then a layer set to 100% transparency, superimposed over the first image. So when you do the click-and-print (or click-and-save), what you end up printing or saving is only that transparent layer. There are probably ways a good computer geek could figure around that system, but I'm not a good computer geek. ("Semi-competent user" is about as far as I'd go.) No watermarks, but still a good measure of protection, especially against the casual copier.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293116210969876175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-12566867738805570752008-02-06T14:16:00.000-05:002008-02-06T14:16:00.000-05:00Those colors are amazing. I was actually disappoin...Those colors are amazing. I was actually disappointed when I got my copy of Spectrum and saw his work... because mine was on the same page! I can't believe how gray my piece looked next to his incredibly saturated and lovely work. I'm glad it forced me to go look at the rest of his work.Ben Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106377129678198024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-42777973107320845302008-02-06T13:28:00.000-05:002008-02-06T13:28:00.000-05:00Shimmer just commissioned short stories based on a...Shimmer just commissioned short stories based on art:<BR/><BR/>http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/shimmer/Rose Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930708178777784645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-84704701294137371162008-02-06T11:01:00.000-05:002008-02-06T11:01:00.000-05:00Nice job on featuring Jim here, Irene! I've always...Nice job on featuring Jim here, Irene! I've always been puzzled why his name doesn't come up in coversations more- his draftmanship is outstanding. Be sure to check out the downloads section on his website to see larger pics. I've been a fan for awhile of this guy - glad to see him get a little profile!<BR/>(love the banner on top btw :) )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324195939788978434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-89787381127947256642008-02-06T10:40:00.000-05:002008-02-06T10:40:00.000-05:00"Can’t we commission cover paintings and then have..."Can’t we commission cover paintings and then have the books written around them?"<BR/><BR/>I say lay down this gauntlet for Scalzi.<BR/><BR/>And wouldn't it be fun for a change to have an artist complain that the story got the cover art all wrong?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14509120506603774581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-29797869099558773242008-02-06T10:12:00.000-05:002008-02-06T10:12:00.000-05:00I agree @ watermarks. It's also annoying to see un...I agree @ watermarks. It's also annoying to see unidentified art copied and pasted on DeviantArt&Facebook pages, etc. So frustrating if you don't recognize the artist. Some genious should come up with a way to embed a signature/watermark that only appears when an image is copied & pasted. Until then, what to do...Rachel AKAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302833874157799108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-49927311438184410382008-02-06T08:47:00.000-05:002008-02-06T08:47:00.000-05:00I saw that top image in Spectrum as well and reall...I saw that top image in Spectrum as well and really liked it. He has some really great images on his site. And I agree about the Watermarks. I realize folks don't want there art stolen. At the same time I think people should want as much exposure to their stuff as possible, especially if they are selling prints, art books, etc.Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30983073.post-79974627542157333372008-02-06T01:18:00.000-05:002008-02-06T01:18:00.000-05:00I saw this (and it's partner in Spectrum) on the s...I saw this (and it's partner in Spectrum) on the short-term display wall at Wizards a while back. I'd never seen anything like them. Truly astounding work. Thanks for the peek.<BR/><BR/>lee moyerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com