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James Gurney is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Dinotopia book series. He designed the World of Dinosaurs stamps for the U.S. Postal Service and has worked on over a dozen assignments for National Geographic magazine, painting reconstructions of Moche, Kushite, and Etruscan civilizations. He has won the Hugo, Chesley, Spectrum, and World Fantasy Awards. Solo exhibitions of his artwork have been presented at the Smithsonian Institution, the Norman Rockwell Museum, and currently at the Lyman Allyn Museum of Art. He has recently been named a "Grand Master" by Spectrum Fantastic Arts and a "Living Master" by the Art Renewal Center. His most recent book, Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter, was �鶹��'s #1 bestselling book on painting for over 100 weeks and is based on his daily blog gurneyjourney.blogspot.com. For more information, visit www.dinotopia.com or www.jamesgurney.com

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Customers find the content of the book great, informative, and useful for learning art basics. They also appreciate the illustrations, saying they're great and beautiful. Readers also mention the book is written in a simple manner and well-explained. In addition, they say it's inspiring, opens their minds, and gets their creative juices flowing.

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67 customers mention "Content"67 positive0 negative

Customers find the content of the book great, amazing, and the best on their art shelf. They say it's full of information, explaining key principles, and pleasant to read. Readers also mention the book should be a staple for both serious artists and hobbyists.

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"...Filled with lots of wonderful artwork on every page. Great book. Good reading." Read more

"...It makes you pay attention to the light in our world! Amazing book!" Read more

"A great book. Well written. Thoroughly happy with my purchase." Read more

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Customers find the book very informative, pleasant to read, and helpful for students who want to learn how to paint. They say it provides clear, but detailed information and good illustrations. Readers also mention the book provides insight into developing a consistent process and will move their skills forward.

"...and a pleasent suprise . Very concise and informative. I really liked..." Read more

"Amazing guide to applying and observing lighting and color techniques in painting...." Read more

"...James Gurney is an incredibly talented illustrator & a very great teacher so the contents of this book can be easily followed & applied to your own..." Read more

"...I'm no great artist, just an amateur, and I feel like it was easy to understand...." Read more

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Customers find the illustrations in the book great, inspiring, and simple. They appreciate the beautiful photos, precise artistry, and good quality images. Readers also say the book is a delight to read and then apply these techniques to their art.

"...It can and is. James Gurney is an incredibly talented illustrator & a very great teacher so the contents of this book can be easily..." Read more

"...The example images were good and I didn't feel like there was any useless text - it was edited to be very concise...." Read more

"...Even if you don't paint, it's worth it for the pictures, lots of great pictures of Gurney's plein air work, studio works, and portraits...." Read more

"...painting either, applies to copic coloring, photography, comics, digital art, you name it...." Read more

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Customers find the lighting in the book fundamental for realistic paintings. They say the notions about real color and light elements are comprehensively grasped. Readers mention the book goes over many kinds of lighting, but it's too much about science. They also say the book is perfect for understanding color and light.

"Amazing guide to applying and observing lighting and color techniques in painting...." Read more

"Colour and light theory is a complicated and large subject. Gurney does a great job of presenting and succinctly explaining these difficult topics...." Read more

"Very complete and lot of informations about natural light and its influence on the subject. A must have book...." Read more

"It does go over many kinds of lighting but it's too much about science, less about painting...." Read more

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Customers say the book is worth their money and time. They mention it's worth the pictures and arrived in good condition.

"...Totally worth the money and it's going in my personal library for reference." Read more

"...should be enough to convince you that this book will be worth your money and your time...." Read more

"...Even if you don't paint, it's worth it for the pictures, lots of great pictures of Gurney's plein air work, studio works, and portraits...." Read more

"...- this is absolutely the very best one to purchase - and also at a great price. Arrived on time and in perfect shape!" Read more

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Customers find the book fantastic, clear, and concise explanations of the interactions.

"Interesting approach to colour theory. I like the examples and the clear and concise writing style...." Read more

"...the most important aspects of color and light in a very simple and clear way...." Read more

"Fantastic, clear and concise explanations of the interactions of light and colour, and different ways to translate them into pigments on paper...." Read more

"...comprehensively grasped, explained and illustrated in a simple, yet clear and practical language...." Read more

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Customers find the book concise and well-explained. They say it's written in a simple manner as opposed to a word salad of random nonsense.

"...and I didn't feel like there was any useless text - it was edited to be very concise...." Read more

"Well explained, easy to read. James Gurney does a great job explaining key principles. Don't be fooled - this is not a book about dinosaurs...." Read more

"...I like the examples and the clear and concise writing style. Only halfway through and I’ve learned a few useful tricks...." Read more

"...Has images to explain the concepts side by side. It is also written in a simple manner as opposed to a word salad of random nonsense thrown around...." Read more

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Customers find the book endlessly inspiring. They say it opens their minds, gets their creative juices flowing, and is interesting for the artist.

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"Great illustrations, very inspiring, clear and simple explanations." Read more

"Endlessly inspiring. Any book by Gurney is well worth it. What a careful, precise artist." Read more

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sukhjot
Incredible.
Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2022
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If you're looking for books that'll help you grow as an artist, you've more than likely already heard of this book. Either just from its reputation or perhaps you've seen/heard/read other artists swear by this book. Surely it can't be that good, right?

It can and is.

James Gurney is an incredibly talented illustrator & a very great teacher so the contents of this book can be easily followed & applied to your own work.

Each page basically has its own technique that it teaches you (reflective light, bounce light etc) and each page is accompanied with one of Gurney's many illustrations that perfectly show of whatever he is teaching you. So this book is filled with great informative explanations AND with illustrations to help you visualize what Gurney is teaching you on that page.

I cannot recommend this book enough, for new artists and seasoned artists...you're guaranteed to come away with something you didn't know beforehand.

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Indigo
Excellent source of knowledge.
Reviewed in Canada on March 15, 2020
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I read this cover to cover and it was very... enLIGHTening.
Seriously though, this book will change how you look at things by giving you the science and psychology behind visual perception. I'm no great artist, just an amateur, and I feel like it was easy to understand. The example images were good and I didn't feel like there was any useless text - it was edited to be very concise.
The book will also give you loads of practical advice on how to put it all into practice, especially if you're into oil painting. It's quite detailed about oil painting - enough that though I've never oil painted in my life (I'm into digital mediums) I feel like I have the confidence to try it if I wanted to. Totally worth the money and it's going in my personal library for reference.

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Mili Fay
Amazing!
Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2012
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The trouble with ignorance is that one does not know one is ignorant, until one is no longer ignorant.

Though I've studied art in various forms for over two decades, until I've read this book I remained chiefly ignorant of Colour and Light.

As a reference, this book is an absolute must! It answered many questions that I did not know I had, and some I did not know how to ask.

James Gurney dissects theories of light and colour into an easy reference that is a pleasure to read. He approaches art from an artist's view, as well as a scientific view. The amount of his knowledge at times can be quite frightening. Before reading this book, I thought I knew quite a bit about working with colour. Now, I realize how much of my work was instinctive, and I can only anticipate improvement in my work when that instinct is tempered by my freshly gained knowledge.

Reading the table of contents should be enough to convince you that this book will be worth your money and your time. It does not hurt your decision making to know that Mr. Gurney's art is beautiful, or that it enriches this book with the art to text ratio of ~ 7: 3.

Lastly, when you are finished reading this book, if you feel that you still need further explanations, Mr. Gurney includes a list of books you can use to continue your study.

What else can I say?

'Colour and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter' by James Gurney is absolutely amazing. Thank you Mr. G for writing it, and I look forward to reading your other and future work.

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c anson
Don't hesitate, buy it.
Reviewed in Canada on September 3, 2024
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If you are a painted or an artist and you want to learn things on colour and light. Then just buy this book. Just do it! ''yes that is a Shia LaBeouf meme'' But the book isn't a meme, for real' its the best art book I have ever gotten.

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Virginia Timmons
Yep. It's a keeper.
Reviewed in Canada on December 3, 2019
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Yes! You should buy this! I refer to this book more than any other book I have about painting. I have read it through several times and still enjoy going back to it and using it as a reference. Even if you don't paint, it's worth it for the pictures, lots of great pictures of Gurney's plein air work, studio works, and portraits. Really good info about reflections, limited palettes, colour choices.... there's just so much good stuff in here. What a gift to have an artist like this who is also a good teacher, AND can write an instructional book in a way that doesn't make you fall asleep on your palette.

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jasmine
Not really for beginners
Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2023
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This is a very good book when used as a reference. However, to fully understand the concepts it really helps to have some prior knowledge of how colour and/or light works. The emphasis is definitely on oil painting, which is a shame as watercolorists, on the whole, do not use white pigments to lightenen their paints.
Don't be put off by the fact that this is Volume 2. This book is complete in itself.

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Andrew
Filled with information
Reviewed in Canada on November 6, 2018
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Colour and light theory is a complicated and large subject. Gurney does a great job of presenting and succinctly explaining these difficult topics. Gurney provides great examples from his own work. This book is quite dense with information and will reward the reader who returns to read it a few times.

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Amazing art book! Every artist should own this!
Reviewed in Canada on June 26, 2018
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This book has so much teaching information in it. I wish this book would have been my first book I purchased on art and learning to use light to bring my art to life. I recommend that you buy this first before any other. A wealth of information. It makes you pay attention to the light in our world! Amazing book!

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Tanja
Ein tolle Buch, um Licht und Schatten zu verstehen
Reviewed in Germany on November 19, 2024
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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.

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Ein tolle Buch, um Licht und Schatten zu verstehen

Reviewed in Germany on November 19, 2024
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.

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Ana Saldaña
Excelente adquisición
Reviewed in Mexico on March 4, 2025
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Llega en buenas condiciones y en tiempo. Aborda los temas de forma impecable.

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Pedro Henrique
Livro espetacular
Reviewed in Brazil on March 22, 2025
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Chegou em perfeito estado e sem nenhum arranhão, compra excelente e conteúdo magnifico.

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Keshiya Kaavyashri
Classic
Reviewed in Australia on September 17, 2024
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Loved James Gurney's introduction to light and color, as an emerging artist.

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�鶹�� カスタマー
Best book for light & color study!
Reviewed in Japan on May 13, 2025
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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!

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