COLOR AND LIGHT

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&emsp:James Gurneys unique blending of fact and fantasy has won Hugo Chesley Spectrum and World Fantasy Awards. His work has been featured in oneman exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution the Norman Rockwell Museum the Delaware Art Museum and the U.S. embassies in Switzerland and Yemen. He lives with his wife Jeanette in the Hudson Valley of New York State.A researched study on two of arts most fundamental themes Color and Lightbridges the gap between abstract theory and practical knowledge. 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. A glossary pigment index and bibliography complete what will ultimately become an indispensable tool for any artist. This book is the second in a series based on his blog gurneyjourney.com. His first in the series Imaginative Realism was widely acclaimed in the fantastical art world and was ranked the #1 Bestseller on the Amazon list for art instruction.James Gurney New York Timesbestselling author and artist of the Dinotopia series follows Imaginative Realismwith his second artinstruction bookJames Gurneys series of illustrated fantasy adventure stories beginning with 1992s Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time produced a generation raised on Gurneys highly realistic paintings of an entirely unreal subject.... Still it was no surprise to the authorartistblogger and his longtime 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 10000copy run in just two months. : :(Mark Schulz Publishers Weekly)Dinotopia author and pleinair painter Gurney offers a practical wellorganized and informative handbook for artists of all levels. : :(Chronogram Magazine)This is a terrific book highly recommended not only for young artists but anyone with an interest in traditional art technique. : :(Karen Haber Locus)

Data Publikacji: 2010-12-09
Wymiary: 266.7 mm 228.6 mm 15.24 mm 32.288 oz 915.35 gr