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 is the follow up to the acclaimed
Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist
.
James Gurney,
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.
"James Gurney's new book,
, 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