书名：Color and Light 色彩与光线：写实主义绘画指南
作者：James Gurney
出版社名称：Andrews McMeel Publishing
出版时间：2010
语种： 英文
ISBN：9780740797712
商品尺寸：22.9 x 1.5 x 26.7 cm
包装：平装
页数：224 （以实物为准）

Color and Light《色彩与光线：写实主义绘画指南》为美国亚马逊五星图书。不同于各类光色教程，本书条理清晰，作者詹姆斯•格尔尼（James Gurney）不卖弄浮夸玄虚的观点，以缜密思维罗列分析光色原理，同时摒弃以照片作范例的方式，多数范图取自作者自己的作品，另赋以通俗易懂的言语。本书适合有一定英文阅读能力的各种水平的绘画爱好者以及对视觉世界充满好奇心的人参考学习。
Color and Light《色彩与光线：写实主义绘画指南》介绍的是画家进行艺术创作的两个重要元素——色彩与光线。色彩与光线是所有彩色画都需要考虑的基础点和关键点，也是画家作画时经常遇到问题的地方。本书首先通过回顾大师作品，讲述了传统绘画当中对于光线和色彩的运用。紧接着论述了光源、光线对形状的影响，色彩的元素、油画和颜料、色彩之间的关系，怎样混合颜料，不同材质的表面对光和色彩的影响，以及各种各样的大气效应。
“我真希望我在艺术学校时就能看到《色彩与光线：写实主义绘画指南》。”——迪伦·科尔 《阿凡达》概念艺术总监
“我们一直在寻找这样的一本教科书，现在终于找到了。”——马克·托凯特 教授、插图画家 费城艺术大学
“在《色彩与光线：写实主义绘画指南》问世之前，对具象派画家有指导意义的研究色彩与光线的书少之又少，而逻辑清晰、综合性强的书籍就更是凤毛麟角。詹姆斯·格尔尼这本书的出版给传统和数媒艺术家们的创作提供了极大便利，使他们能够以精确又具有超强说服力的手法表现主题。”——内森·福克斯 梦工厂概念艺术家 洛杉矶具象艺术学院教师
FromNew 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 will accompany the acclaimedImaginative 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. 
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. 
Review: 
“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 
“James Gurney’s series of illustrated fantasy adventure stories, beginning with 1992’s Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time, produced a generation raised on Gurney’s highly realistic paintings of an entirely unreal subject.... Still it was no surprise to the author-artist-blogger and his long-time publisher Andrews McMeel when his recently released second volume of art instruction, Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter, became a bestseller for AMP immediately upon its release in December 2010, selling out its 10,000-copy run in just two months.”  — Mark Schulz,Publishers Weekly
“Dinotopia author and plein-air painter Gurney offers a practical, well-organized, and informative handbook for artists of all levels.”  —Chronogram Magazine
“This is a terrific book, highly recommended not only for young artists but anyone with an interest in traditional art technique.”  — Karen Haber, Locus

詹姆斯•格尔尼（James Gurney），雨果奖、切斯利奖和世界奇幻奖得主；《恐龙帝国》（Dinotopia）系列图书作者；《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜上的畅销作者、插画家。
詹姆斯•格尔尼从20世纪80年代开始担任自由职业插画家，其油画创作方法融合了学术派写实主义以及插花艺术手法，詹姆斯•格尔尼一手打造了《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜上非常受欢迎的《恐龙帝国》一书，并亲自绘制了插图，该书现已被译成了18种语言，畅销于30多个国家。他出版的《富有想象力的现实主义》，是Amazon.com绘画和艺术指导两个目录中热卖的图书，本书是作者继其之后的第二本艺术指导书。
《富有想象力的现实主义》和《色彩与光线：写实主义绘画指南》均以作者广受赞誉的博客内容为基础，现在每天有超过3000名读者浏览他的博客。

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. 

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