James Gurney

From New 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 acclaimed Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesnâ€™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. "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

A Guide for the Realist Painter

Color and Light

In 1862, after being shipwrecked in uncharted seas, Professor Arthur Denison and his twelve-year-old son Will find themselves washed up on a strange island where people and dinosaurs live together peacefully.

A Land Apart From Time

Shares tips and techniques on creating a realistic picture of aliens and creatures, places, and machines.

How to Paint What Doesn't Exist

Imaginative Realism

Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara

Presents a fold-out board game along with the story of Gideon Altaire's attempt to save the peaceful dinosaurs of Dinotopia from the evil empire of Poseidos and its robotic technology

Dinotopia: First Flight

The World Beneath

Dinotopia

Thomas Kinkade

The Artist's Guide to Sketching

Shipwrecked, Arthur Denison and his son stumble upon a mysterious world

Pop-up Book

James Gurney's Dinotopia

Before there was "Jurassic Park," there was a fantastical world where humans and dinosaurs lived together in peace. Revisit this magical land in "Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara." After many years of searching, artist James Gurney discovered in a used bookstore a never-before-seen journal by the nineteenth-century explorer Arthur Denison. Denison's previous travel accounts, published as "Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time "and "Dinotopia: The World Beneath," introduced a lost island where dinosaurs and humans live together in peaceful interdependence. Now Professor Denison and his saurian companion, Bix, set out on a perilous journey to the forbidden empire of Chandara. When their personal invitation from the emperor goes missing, they are forced to cross the border penniless and in disguise. Every step of the way, Denison documents in exquisite detail and the creatures, characters, and architecture he encounters: a village composed of three ships propped by on end, a fifty-foot-tall "Brachiosaurus" outfitted for fire fighting, an "Allosaurus" tending its hatchlings, young pilots air jousting on giant pterosaurs, and much more. The land of Dinotopia is conjured by a brief but vivid narrative and a beguiling variety of visuals, including maps, cutaway views, and mechanical diagrams. The lives of the humans are intertwined with those of the dinosaurs and ancient mammals, all of which are actual species portrayed according to the latest scientific research. By turns whimsical, dramatic, and philosophical, the journal radiates a life-affirming vision that will cast a new light on the overlooked wonders of our own world.

Journey to Chandara

Thomas R. Holtz

M. K. Brett-Surman

Text and illustrations, based on James Gurney's art commissioned for the Postal Service dinosaur stamp series, introduce thirteen dinosaurs and three other creatures found in North America during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

The World of Dinosaurs

Michael Brett-surman

Four years after being shipwrecked on the island of Dinotopia, sixteen-year-old Will Denison, now a Skybax Corps pilot, explores the skies over the island while his scientist father explores the legendary caverns of the World Beneath.

Brian Froud

Chris Achilleos

Charles Vess

Dave Gibbons

Rodney Matthews

Frank Frazetta

Boris Vallejo

Julie Bell

Syd Mead

Chris Foss

Editors at Future Publishing

H. Giger

Brothers Hildebrandt

Discover how to paint classic fantasy, imaginative sci-fi, and comic art, with advice on how to tell visual stories, make inspired illustrations, and create strong characters using digital techniques. A core skills section offers basic training on topics such as using custom bruches and rendering realistic materials like cloth, rock, silk, fun, and shinym etal. Artist Henning Ludvigsen presents 20 tips to b etter fantasy paintings including color, texture, and light.

Techniques for Drawing, Painting & Digital Art from 36 Acclaimed Artists

Masters & Legends of Fantasy Art

Think like the 1% is about how you are holding yourself back from achieving your greatest potential and developing your own economy. It is about knowing what the 1% knows and how to change your choices and behaviour to become an economic powerhouse. The book was written by a man who was considered less likely to succeed, from the shallow end of the 99% pool and how he launched himself forward by finding out what the 1% knows. There are practical exercises and ideas about how you can start today toward becoming the 1%.

Think Like the 1%

Solomon J. Solomon

Complete with an Introduction by James Gurney, the author of Dinotopia, this guide introduces not only the techniques of oil painting but also the underlying principles of figure drawing. A series of images by the Old Masters includes 32 pages in full color, featuring paintings from the Italian, Dutch, Spanish, French, and British schools. "A masterly exposition." — Liverpool Daily Post.

The Practice of Oil Painting and Drawing

Adolph Menzel

One of 19th-century Berlin's premier artists, Menzel exhibited tremendous powers of observation and technical perfection. This volume contains 98 black-and-white images of his work, plus 32 color plates.

Drawings and Paintings

Professor Denison and Bix, his dinosaur companion, are summoned to the forbidden empire of Chandara but, having lost their invitation, must travel penniless and in disguise through spectacular sights and memorable scenes. Includes a new afterword by the author.

Dinotopia: Journey To Chandara

Shipwrecked in the strange, unknown world of Dinotopia, a scientist and his young son, Will, discover a land in which humans and an ancient race of dinosaurs have lived together for centuries.

20th Anniversary Edition

Dinotopia, A Land Apart from Time

Gurney takes us back to Dinotopia's ancient past, where the empire of Poseidos is about to capture the peaceful dinosaurs by using robotic technology. This expanded anniversary edition features a wealth of all-new material by the author.

James Gurney

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