There are also lots of tips and techniques included which confirms this book a must have and one that I will no doubt be returning to time and time again. Subsequent chapters help to explain such things as the varying sources of light, how light and form are intertwined, understanding the color wheel, how light reacts with surfaces and other elements, as well as explaining various atmospheric effects. A researched study on two of arts most fundamental themes, Color and Light bridges the gap between abstract theory and practical knowledge. The book begins with a chapter on how our understanding of colour and light has evolved throughout history. 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. Gurney, best known for his Dinotopia series, details his understanding of light and colour as gleaned from his years of painting experience and adds further emphasis to each point with examples of his own beautiful paintings. This book is a wealth of knowledge on not only colour but also light and it’s varying effects. I’d seen this book mentioned numerous times around the traps and thought that perhaps I should get a copy for myself. I’ve been focused on exploring and understanding value for the last few months and felt it was time to broaden my knowledge on the subject of color specifically. One of the latest reads to hit my bookshelf is James Gurney’s Color and Light – A Guide for the Realist Painter.
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