Color and light : a guide for the realist painter / James Gurney.

By:

Gurney, James, 1958- [author.]

Material type: Text

9780740797712
(pbk.)
0740797719
(pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

751.4 GUR

Contents:

Tradition : Old masters\' color ; The academic tradition ; Open-air painting in Britain ; THe Hudson River School ; Plein-air movements ; Symbolist dreams ; Magazine illustration -- Sources of light : Direct sunlight ; Overcast light ; Window light ; Candelight and firelight ; Indoor electric light ; Streetlights and night conditions ; Luminescence ; Hidden light sources -- Light and form : the form principle ; Separation of light and shadow ; Cast shadows ; Half shadows ; Occlusion shadows ; Three-quarter lighting ; Frontal lighting ; Edge lighting ; Contre jour ; Light from below ; Reflected light ; Spotlighting ; LImitations of the form principle -- Elements of color : Rethinking the color wheel ; Chroma and value ; Local color ; Grays and neutrals ; The green problem ; Gradation ; Tints -- Paint and pigments : The search for pigments ; Charting pigments ; Lightfastness ; Warm underpainting ; Sky panels ; Transparency and glazing ; Palette arrangements ; Limited palettes ; The mud debate -- Color relationships : Monochromatic schemes ; Warm and cool ; Colored light interactions ; Triads ; Color accent -- Premixing : Mixing color strings ; Gamut mapping ; Creating gamut masks ; Shapes of color schemes ; Mixing a controlled gamut ; Color scripting -- Visual perception : A world without color ; Is moonlight blue? ; Edges and depth ; Color oppositions ; Color constancy ; Adaptation and contrast ; Appetizing and healing colors -- Surfaces and effects : Transmitted light ; Subsurface scattering ; Color zones of the face ; The hair secret ; Caustics ; Specular reflections ; Highlights ; Color corona ; Motion blur ; Photos vs. observation -- Atmospheric effects : Sky blue ; Atmospheric perspective ; Reverse atmospheric perspective ; Golden hour lighting ; Sunset ; Fog, mist, smoke, dust ; Rainbows ; Skyholes and foliage ; Sunbeams and shadowbeams ; Dappled light ; Cloud shadows ; Illuminated foreground ; Snow and ice ; Water: reflection and transparency ; Mountain streams ; Color underwater -- Light\'s changing show : Serial painting ; At the end of the day -- Resources : Glossary ; Pigment information.

Summary: Overview: 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.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Clonmel Library Main Collection	751.4 GUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		39002100633099
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	751.4 GUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100629253

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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, 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.

"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

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-221) and index.

Overview: 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.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

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.