Color and Light

Zusatztext This is a terrific book! highly recommended not only for young artists but anyone with an interest in traditional art technique. (Karen Haber! Locus) Informationen zum Autor 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. embassies in Switzerland and Yemen. He lives with his wife! Jeanette! in the Hudson Valley of New York State. Klappentext Subtitled, "A Guide For The Realist Painter". Zusammenfassung A researched study on art's most fundamental themes, Colour and Light bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical knowledge.

This is a terrific book, highly recommended not only for young artists but anyone with an interest in traditional art technique.  (Karen Haber, Locus)

Autorentext
 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. embassies in Switzerland and Yemen. He lives with his wife, Jeanette, in the Hudson Valley of New York State.

Klappentext

Subtitled, "A Guide For The Realist Painter".

Zusammenfassung
A researched study on two of art's 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.