Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter

Excellent book, a must have. havent read the whole book yet, but glanced thru index and pages, it is a gem, thorough explaination of how light works in different conditions and its resulting effct on colour.

Its quite..an eye opening Like opening a window to another world..btw not exaggerating 😶..but the information is too ....too much and valuable. It will take time to understand all but...I can use little information from this book and get a lot done and improve a lot. It's that good....btw not exaggerating.

This book has received high praise across the board, and deservedly so. Among all of its excellent qualities, the singular fact that the author went back for a thorough re-examination of the study of colour makes this book a must-read for all those interested. For just one example, if you are into art in any practical capacity, you probably have already come across debates on the types of colour wheel in use. The chapter, "Rethinking the Color Wheel", is an informed and useful piece to compare with the contents of those debates. Now, that is only one chapter, but it shows that Mr. Gurney is an artist to whom we would do well to listen.

Very informative. Came in well packed. A must buy for art enthusiasts.

This book was reviewed on YouTube and I found it just as good. It deals with light in art, a subject just lightly touched in other books. And the author has dealt with it several mediums. My only complaint was that for such an expensive book, the packaging was very basic and was damaged. Fortunately the book was not damaged.

I purchased it for my daughter, and some pages are not suitable for childrens, the book should mention the certification on cover page, rest its a great book

Must for every beginner Artist. It's really to the point and dosent get boring

Loved this book, there's a lot of information about light which I got to know only after I got this book. I recommend this book to artists who wants to learn more about colour and light. I am both 2D and 3D artist and this book is definitely a plus point. I got the paperback edition and quality of book is good.

Warum gibt es solche guten Bücher nicht auch auf deutsch? Wer Probleme hat, in seinen Bildern richtig Licht und Schatten zu setzen ist mit diesem Buch sehr gut ausgestattet. Es gibt mehrere unterschiedliche anschauungs Bilder mit unterschiedlichen Erklärungen auf Englisch (auch wenn man wie ich, nicht so gut englisch kann, ist es in Teilen verständlich und dann selbterkläend). Es sind da zwar einige Fantasy Bilder enthalten, was der Landschafts- oder realistischen Malerei keinen Abbruch macht, da hier ja erklärt wird, wo Licht und wo Schatten sein muss, was man in jedem Bild dann selber umsetzen kann.

I've always been struggling with color theory & lighting and this book gave me a very broad insight! My art improved significantly after implementing everything I learned from this book, a must buy for all artist!

Aun no he terminado de leerlo entero y ya puedo asegurar que se trata de un grandísimo libro. Tienes que saber de qué se trata aun así, pues no te enseñará técnicas de dibujo, estilos o trucos. Sin embargo sí que te enseña algo imprescindible que muchas veces los que aprendemos por nuestra cuenta a dibujar ignoramos, que es la teoría de color, de cómo la luz y los colores reaccionan ante cualquier tipo de objeto y situación. Una cosa importante del libro que destacaría es que te explica los motivos de cada cosa, no se limite a decirte qué color tienes que poner, sino que intenta dar sentido al motivo de que sea así, y por tanto ayuda a aprender, no simplemente memorizar. El libro está desarrollado desde un punto de dibujo más tipo óleo en su mayoría, pero que eso no te eche para atrás si no es tu estilo, pues al final la teoría es la teoría, sea en el estilo que sea. Muy recomendable.

One of the best books on Light that is recommended by many artists. Very informative, enjoyed reading some of it.

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