He uses watercolor, gouache, casein, and acrylic, but the painting insights are universal and will benefit oil painters as well.He then applies those principles as he paints a banded cylinder, a dappled light effect, and a checkerboard illusion. 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. In this video workshop, James Gurney offers practical exercises for creating color gradations. "James Gurney's new book, Color and Light, cleverly bridges the gap between artistic observation and scientific explanation. Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter. A glossary, pigment index, and bibliography complete what will ultimately become an indispensible tool for any artist.
Gurney cuts though the confusing and contradictory dogma about color, testing it in the light of science and observation. 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. 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. A researched study on two of art's most fundamental themes, Color and Light bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical knowledge. 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.
This art instruction book is the follow up to the acclaimed Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist. 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.
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