If you buy from the links, I get a little commission that helps me get more books to feature.Ī | Amazon.ca | .uk | | | | Amazon.es | .jp | Amazon. And you should also check out his other book Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist.Ĭolor and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter is available at Amazon ( US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP | CN) 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. A researched study on two of arts most fundamental themes. The book is also well researched and I enjoy reading the history of color as they were used in the past by other artists. Buy Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter by James Gurney for 72.00 at Mighty Ape NZ. There are lots of tips and techniques included. 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. James Gurney, New York Times best-selling. 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. This art instruction book is the follow up to the acclaimed Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesnt Exist. 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. He brings his points across with his own beautiful paintings as examples, clearly explaining why and how he uses colors. The lessons are observations of light and colors from James Gurney's years of painting experience. The book talks about color in a very practical sense, as you would see them in life.

It's fortunate we have so many colors today at our disposable, and now with this book, something to help make sense of them.

It is a very accessible guide that's filled with interesting and useful information on color and light. Color and Light is the latest book from James Gurney and it's fantastic.

Color and light by james gurney