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. 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 Rea 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. 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. 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's new book, Color and Light, cleverly bridges the gap between artistic observation and scientific explanation. 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. Color and Light is the latest book from 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, something to help make sense of them.
The book talks about color in a very practical sense, as you would see them in life. The lessons are observations of light and colors from James Gurney's years of pa Color and Light is the latest book from 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, something to help make sense of them. The book talks about color in a very practical sense, as you would see them in life. The lessons are observations of light and colors from James Gurney's years of painting experience.
He brings his points across with his own beautiful paintings as examples, clearly explaining why and how he uses colors. It amazes me the amount of work James Gurney has created over the years, and this book is filled with them, from his plein-air to Dinopedia paintings. There are lessons on sources of light, light and form, understanding the color wheel, how light reacts with surfaces and other elements, and visual perception. You'll learn interesting things like why the moon looks blue, when happens to light when it travels through green canopy, tips on mixing colors, and a whole lot more. There are lots of tips and techniques included.
The book is also well researched and I enjoy reading the history of color as they were used in the past by other artists. It's really a no-brainer to pick this up if you're into creating art, or even if you just want to check out the beautiful paintings in the book. Highly recommended reference.
And you should also check out his other book. Summary review: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - Let me be very clear on this point. This book comes very highly recommended by me. James Gurney's coverage of the topic of colour and light is comprehensive. Plus it is accessible art instruction of a very high order.
I've not come across any other book about colour by a practising artist and illustrator which covers this topic in such breadth and depth and makes it accessible as well. I've got ones which are more technical - but they're much less accessible Summary review: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - Let me be very clear on this point.
This book comes very highly recommended by me. James Gurney's coverage of the topic of colour and light is comprehensive. Plus it is accessible art instruction of a very high order. I've not come across any other book about colour by a practising artist and illustrator which covers this topic in such breadth and depth and makes it accessible as well. I've got ones which are more technical - but they're much less accessible. I've got ones which are as accessible - but they don't cover as much as he does. It does not attempt to dumb down or omit important aspects of the way in which colour and light function and interact.
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It articulates very clearly how you can make choices about how to use different features of colour and light in a painting. it makes excellent use of images and graphics This is a book for students and improvers and all those who want to know more about colour and how light and colour interact - in life and in a painting. I am so confident about the impact of this book that I am happy to predict that if you buy and study this book your paintings will improve! (Note: You can find my detailed review of this book on my reviews blog. I was sent a copy of this book to review in advance of publication.). I’m usually not a fan of instructional art books. All to often, they devolve into breaking things down into a series of steps, or simply showing a the different stages of one image.
While this breakdown might be helpful in creating that one painting or drawing, it rarely helps you develop the skills needed to apply to original work. Thankfully, Color and Light is not that sort of book. Instead it is a wonderfully useful guide to how color and light works and how to incorporate them into your artw I’m usually not a fan of instructional art books. All to often, they devolve into breaking things down into a series of steps, or simply showing a the different stages of one image. While this breakdown might be helpful in creating that one painting or drawing, it rarely helps you develop the skills needed to apply to original work. Thankfully, Color and Light is not that sort of book. Instead it is a wonderfully useful guide to how color and light works and how to incorporate them into your artwork.
That’s another benefit of the book – since it focuses on color and light and not on a specific medium, it is applicable for all sorts of media and field. While it’s geared towards artists, either traditional or digital, who create their artwork from the ground up, the information on color schemes could also be useful to a photographer.
This book is full to the brim of all sorts of useful information, from different types of lighting, to ways to think of the color wheel, to how you create different surface effects. Each topic is covered in a two page spread, which, while simple, effectively conveys what you need to now.
Which brings me to another topic. I can’t believe that I’m already five paragraphs into this review and haven’t mentioned how wonderful James Gurney’s art is. If you know anything about James Gurney, you’ll know that he’s the creator of Dinotopia, and luckily for us, he uses his own highly imaginative and beautiful paintings to help illustrate the principals in his book. If you are at all interested in art, this is a book that you should at least flip through. Even if you don’t create your own artwork, you may very well want to marvel at the beauty inside this book. This is another book every art person should own. However, it is a little 'hand-wavy' as most art books unfortunately are.
James Gurney at least stays away from weird mythical art mumbo-jumbo, as he actually has a formal scientific background (archeologist). He has a very active, informative blog on which you can see his rather rigorous methods. This book is more like a discovery channel documentary than a serious textbook.
Nonetheless, Gurney's attention to detail shines through and he at least This is another book every art person should own. However, it is a little 'hand-wavy' as most art books unfortunately are. James Gurney at least stays away from weird mythical art mumbo-jumbo, as he actually has a formal scientific background (archeologist). He has a very active, informative blog on which you can see his rather rigorous methods. This book is more like a discovery channel documentary than a serious textbook. Nonetheless, Gurney's attention to detail shines through and he at least alerts you to the existence of very subtle phenomena like that the difference in atmospheric density at high altitude IS artistically relevant. I treat this book as my little library of such isolated tidbits.
A companion volume to Gurney's excellent 'Imaginative Realism,' 'Color and Light' provides intelligent, practical advice on what the author describes as 'the painter's two most fundamental tools.' Gurney discusses elements of color, color mixing, surfaces and effects, light and form, atmospheric perspective, and much more in clear, understandable terms.
Batteryminder 1500 reviews. The book is lavishly illustrated with examples and includes a brief but comprehensive history of the title subjects from the Renaissance to the A companion volume to Gurney's excellent 'Imaginative Realism,' 'Color and Light' provides intelligent, practical advice on what the author describes as 'the painter's two most fundamental tools.' Gurney discusses elements of color, color mixing, surfaces and effects, light and form, atmospheric perspective, and much more in clear, understandable terms. The book is lavishly illustrated with examples and includes a brief but comprehensive history of the title subjects from the Renaissance to the present. 'Color and light' is an invaluable resource for anyone who paints—professional or amateur. Highly recommended. An absolute gem of a book. Every page is packed with exactly the sort of technical discussion that most other authors of art method books avoid.
James Gurney has put together a concise but quite thorough compendium of technical aspects of representational work, regardless of material really. Whether you are working with oils or lace ribbons or Maya, this book should be required reading.
Approaching the topics from the angles of optics, pigment history, traditional technique and computer graphics An absolute gem of a book. Every page is packed with exactly the sort of technical discussion that most other authors of art method books avoid. James Gurney has put together a concise but quite thorough compendium of technical aspects of representational work, regardless of material really. Whether you are working with oils or lace ribbons or Maya, this book should be required reading.
Approaching the topics from the angles of optics, pigment history, traditional technique and computer graphics, Gurney covers just about every question one might have when faced with creating a realistic scene. And if you have more, the bibliography points you to even more technical books in psychology, physics, chemistry and history of color. Simply listing the topics covered doesn't give the book justice. It covers a lot of ground. Gurney investigates the way light travels, bounces off or is absorbed by surfaces.
He gives quite a lot of attention to proper color theory. He addresses things like subsurface scattering, lighting methods, gamut mapping and form building, along with the emotive content of a work achieved through some rather specific methods. Do not misunderstand that as giving formulaic answers. On the contrary, I have yet to come across a book that sparks as much creative thought process as this one, and I suppose it is precisely because it isn't concerned with that at all. It gives a library-worth of technical considerations, leaving you flush with inspiration and just itching to try things out. 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 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!
Color And Light Experiments
If I could give this book 6 stars, I would in a heartbeat. This book is an incredible resource for artists to learn about the effects of light and color in different scenarios. Recommended for ANY artist.Some nude figures 'The expression of beauty is by emotion.
The person who can communicate his emotions to the soul of the other is the artist.' (Alphonse Mucha, quoted in Color and Light, James Gurney, pg.
'More paintings fail because of too much intense color rather than too much gray.' (C If I could give this book 6 stars, I would in a heartbeat. This book is an incredible resource for artists to learn about the effects of light and color in different scenarios. Recommended for ANY artist.Some nude figures 'The expression of beauty is by emotion.
The person who can communicate his emotions to the soul of the other is the artist.' (Alphonse Mucha, quoted in Color and Light, James Gurney, pg. 'More paintings fail because of too much intense color rather than too much gray.' (Color and Light, James Gurney, pg. 'Color accents are usually a complement or near complement of the rest of the painting, and usually more highly chromatic.' Add bits of complementary color throughout the painting to keep it from being 'too mechanical or predictable.'
(Color and Light, James Gurney, pg. Keep this book under your pillow artists!!! James Gurney will open your eyes to new tricks and tips which make paintings magical.
Just like magicians, we would need these to manipulate our concepts and trick viewers into our deceptive moonlight;) In my opinion though, there are more than necessary knowledge offered in the book. I would need to read it again and again every time I finish a piece of art to reflect it. A good practice I can think of is that with each tips delivered in the book, you Keep this book under your pillow artists!!!
James Gurney will open your eyes to new tricks and tips which make paintings magical. Just like magicians, we would need these to manipulate our concepts and trick viewers into our deceptive moonlight;) In my opinion though, there are more than necessary knowledge offered in the book. I would need to read it again and again every time I finish a piece of art to reflect it. A good practice I can think of is that with each tips delivered in the book, you can make a painting out of it. Last but not least. The part that really hits my brain in which he explains about chroma, values and colors gamut. Overwhelmed with fancy vocabularies, and of course, new knowledge, but worth it!
I would recommend this book to any artist wanting to paint in a more realistic style. James Gurney explains what is involved when painting subjects, both observed and imagined, when it comes to the use of color and light. He discusses color choices for specific situations and how light affects what we see and how we paint. This is not a 'how to' book with specific suggested lessons, but every page has information that can be used for experimentation. The book is beautifully illustrated, mostly w I would recommend this book to any artist wanting to paint in a more realistic style. James Gurney explains what is involved when painting subjects, both observed and imagined, when it comes to the use of color and light. He discusses color choices for specific situations and how light affects what we see and how we paint.
This is not a 'how to' book with specific suggested lessons, but every page has information that can be used for experimentation. The book is beautifully illustrated, mostly with works by Gurney, which visually explain each point the author is making. Since James Gurney works primarily in oils, this book will be especially appreciated by artists who work in that medium, though the principles can be applied to any technique. A fantastic book to give to any artists or art lover. It takes a romp through many art terms in a non academic sounding way, but does bring in strands of academic study into the eye, the physics of colour etc.
BUT don't let theat put you off. Gurney uses examples primarily from his own work (landscape, portrait) but also his published fantasy work. BUT again don't l;et that put you off as his descriptions are very well put. He talks amongst other things about sources of light, light and form, spo A fantastic book to give to any artists or art lover.
It takes a romp through many art terms in a non academic sounding way, but does bring in strands of academic study into the eye, the physics of colour etc. BUT don't let theat put you off.
Gurney uses examples primarily from his own work (landscape, portrait) but also his published fantasy work. BUT again don't l;et that put you off as his descriptions are very well put. He talks amongst other things about sources of light, light and form, spotlighting as a dramatic device, colour and their relationships and also the major exception to the rules of art - atmospheric conditions - weather, hair, etc.
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 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! Fantastic resource for painters, i'd give it six stars if goodreads allowed 6 stars.
Although the title and description doesn't mention oil painting specifically, almost all the paintings shown in this book are in oil. But the basics are applicable to any medium. He guides you through the basics thoroughly, how colour theory started, how it light in the sky refracts, etc. He covers every aspect there is, even those you won't think you would need (but one day will). This isn't a step by step tutor Fantastic resource for painters, i'd give it six stars if goodreads allowed 6 stars.
Although the title and description doesn't mention oil painting specifically, almost all the paintings shown in this book are in oil. But the basics are applicable to any medium. He guides you through the basics thoroughly, how colour theory started, how it light in the sky refracts, etc. He covers every aspect there is, even those you won't think you would need (but one day will). This isn't a step by step tutorial book, he just lays the foundation for a solid education in colour and light. Highly recommended for anyone serious in art.
Fantastic book - just what I was looking for. Gurney has a great inquisitiveness about the world and why things are how they are. Fortunately his has collated his years of study into Colour and Light so that we have the knowledge at our fingertips. I did feel the book fell down sometimes in the explanation and consider more scientific diagrams might have helped in places, but if needed one can always explore the subject matter more thoroughly.
The main thing is he gives aspects that might not ha Fantastic book - just what I was looking for. Gurney has a great inquisitiveness about the world and why things are how they are. Fortunately his has collated his years of study into Colour and Light so that we have the knowledge at our fingertips.
I did feel the book fell down sometimes in the explanation and consider more scientific diagrams might have helped in places, but if needed one can always explore the subject matter more thoroughly. The main thing is he gives aspects that might not have even occurred to you before until pointed out. Science and beautiful art in one! A must have for artists.
Born June 14, 1958 in Glendale, California. Raised in Palo Alto, the youngest of five children of Joanna and Robert Gurney (a mechanical engineer). Earned a B.A.
In Anthropology in 1979 with Phi Beta Kappa honors from the University of California at Berkeley. Studied painting at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena,California, where he met his wife Jeanette. In 1984 they moved to the Hudso Born June 14, 1958 in Glendale, California. Raised in Palo Alto, the youngest of five children of Joanna and Robert Gurney (a mechanical engineer). Earned a B.A.
In Anthropology in 1979 with Phi Beta Kappa honors from the University of California at Berkeley. Studied painting at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena,California, where he met his wife Jeanette. In 1984 they moved to the Hudson Valley of New York State, where they raised two sons, Daniel and Franklin.
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PDF - Color and Light 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. 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 indispensible 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's new book, Color and Light, cleverly bridges the gap between artistic observation and scientific explanation. 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.
A researched study on two of art's most fundamental themes, Colour and Light bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical knowledge. Beginning with a survey of under appreciated masters who perfected the use of colour and light, the book examines how light reveals form, the properties of colour and pigments, and the wide variety of atmospheric effects. Gurney cuts through the confusing and contradictory dogma about colour, 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 no.1 bestseller on the Amazon list for art insturction. This is a terrific book, highly recommended not only for young artists but anyone with an interest in traditional art technique. (Karen Haber, Locus) Dinotopia author and plein-air painter Gurney offers a practical, well-organized, and informative handbook for artists of all levels. (Chronogram Magazine) 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. (Mark Schulz, Publishers Weekly).
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