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Color and light : a guide for the realist painter

Gurney, James, 1958-2010
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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.
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Imprint:
Kansas City, Missouri : Andrews McMeel Publishing, [2010].©2010
Collation:
222 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-221) and index.
Contents:
TraditionSources of lightLight and formElements of colorPaint and pigmentsColor relationshipsPremixingVisual perceptionSurfaces and effectsAtmospheric effectsLight's changing showResources.
ISBN:
9780740797712 (pbk)0740797719 (pbk)9780740797712 (paperback)0740797719 (paperback)
Dewey class:
752
Language:
English
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BRN:
69778
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