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Color And Light: A Guide For The Realist Painter (2010)

by James Gurney(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0740797719 (ISBN13: 9780740797712)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Andrews McMeel Publishing

review 1: Not as good as I expected, maybe becuase I already know most of it; so still excelent for beginners, but it also proves you can find all this info online now.But I also felt that although it had plenty of great paintings, there should have been more examples per concept, not just one or two big images. They could have been shrunk to make space for more exmaples.. Detail isn't too important when discussing light/color. Also a larger variety of artists could have been used since how an artist handles color can be a great part of their style. I could tell at a glance which were his paintings and which weren't. But then, I'm unfamiliar with his art and any other books, maybe it was his aim, I read the book only because I'm trying to pay more attention to light/color and I've ... moreonly been recommended it about a thousand five-hundred times.When I read more books about color/light I'll add some comparisons.
review 2: Overall I found the book quite interesting, his works and illustrations are also often impressive and there are a lot of interesting fun facts in it... however these latter two points are also the places where I think the book could have been better. I was expecting based on the promotion for the book to be more of an educational book, with more teaching, instead a good portion of it seemed to be oriented towards showcasing the author's works and trivia. I would have appreciated it even more if the great works would have been dissected more and more of the descriptions would have been about the how to do it and less about the stories behind his particular works, the stories about the actual content, not about how he made it/problems he hit & how he solved them. That being said there is a LOT of interesting and fascinating content in there that got me thinking about a lot of stuff, and his skills and works are a great role model and inspiration for harder work. Very interesting book! less

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monkeymad1

James Gurney (creator of "Dinotopia") has delivered an amazing book on the subjects of Color and Light. Both practical and insightful, the instruction provided throughout this book is top notch. This is a book that every serious artist should read. Each of the topics are represented by gorgeous paintings by the author - including "Dinotopia" and personal work. Having never read "Dinotopia", I have already ordered it based on the fantastic paintings that are represented throughout the book, and look forward to seeing them in that context. This should be required reading at any art school!

Stef65

I absolutely love this book! It is jam-packed full of information on color and light and how it interacts with our eyes and perspective of the world. This is great information for the artist, but it is not technically a "beginner" introduction. James Gurney actually goes into the science behind vision and how it works, and even explains some myths. For example, moon light is not blue! I highly recommend this book! ^_^

florallady43

Probably the only art book that I've ever actually referenced more than once.

Rosie1104

informative

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