Clever little help

[Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco]

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!

[Garth Herrick]

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

[Chris Saper]

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.

[Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco]

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

[Alexandra Tyng]

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?

[Chris Saper]

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.

[Mischa Milosevic]

I usually use my mirror but from what you say this could be a better thing. Do you think cheap red glasses would work as well? Have you tried yet?

By the way I'm so exited for you.