Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (James Gurney Art)
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (836 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0740797719 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
James Gurney's series of illustrated fantasy adventure stories, beginning with 1992's Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time, produced a generation raised on Gurney's highly realistic paintings of an entirely unreal subject. Still it was no surprise to the author-artist-blogger and his long-time publisher Andrews McMeel when his recently released second volume of art instruction, Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter, became a bestseller for AMP immediately upon its release in December 2010, selling out its 10,000-copy run in just two months.
. embassies in Switzerland and Yemen. James Gurney's unique blending of fact and fantasy has won Hugo, Chesley, Spectrum, and World Fantasy Awards. His work has been featured in one-man exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution, the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Delaware Art Museum, and the U.S. He lives with his wife, Jeanette, in the Hudson Valley of New York State
Not only does he eloquently describe all the effects of color and light an artist might encounter, but he thrills us with his striking paintings in the process." --Armand Cabrera, Artist. Beginning with a survey of underappreciated masters who perfected the use of color and light, the book examines how light reveals form, the properties of color and pigments, and the wide variety of atmospheric effects. Gurney cuts though the confusing and contradictory dogma about color, testing it in the light of science and observation. This art instruction book will accompany the acclaimed Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist.James Gurney, New York Times best-selling author and artist of the Dinotopia series, follows Imaginative Realism with his second art-instruction book, Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter. A researched study on two of art's most fundamental themes, Color and Light bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical knowledge. A glossary, pigment index, and bibliography complete what will ultimately become an indispensible tool for any artist.This book is the second in a series based on his blog, gurneyjourney. From New York Times best-selling author of the Dinotopia series, James Gurney, comes a carefully crafted and researched study on color and light in paintings. His fi
Brilliant [[VIDEOID:moACR3NQKNS85H]]Color and Light is the latest book from James Gurney and it's fantastic. It is a very accessible guide that's filled with interesting and useful information on color and light. It's fortunate we have so many colors today at our disposable, and now with this book, somethin. "A "must have" book for the serious artist!" according to M. L Strickland. I just finished this book and am convinced that it is one that every serious artist needs is their library. It is outstanding! This is the book tha I needed to help me take my art to the "next level"!This is not a book on how to mix color, but rather is a book on how to properly use color and ligh. It reads more like a quick reference but if you want more details Each topic is only a 1-2 page overview. It reads more like a quick reference but if you want more details on each subject you would have to look elsewhere.