Imaginative Realism：How to Paint What Doesn't Exist

图书标准信息

• 作者 James Gurney 著
• 出版社 Andrews McMeel Publishing
• 出版时间 2009-10
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780740785504
• 定价 238.90元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 224页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Anaward-winningfantasyartistandthecreatorofDinotopia,JamesGurneyinstructsandinspiresinImaginativeRealism:HowtoPaintWhatDoesn'tExist.Renownedforhisuncannyabilitytoincorporateamazingdetailandimaginationintostunninglyrealisticfantasysettings,JamesGurneyteachesbuddingartistsandfansoffantasyartstep-by-stepthetechniquesthatwonhimworldwidecriticalacclaim.

Thisgroundbreakingworkexaminesthepracticalmethodsforcreatingbelievablepicturesofimaginarysubjects,suchasdinosaurs,ancientRomans,aliencreatures,anddistantworlds.BeginningwithasurveyofimaginativepaintingsfromtheRenaissancetothegoldenAgeofAmericanillustration,thebookthengoesontoexplainnotjusttechniqueslikesketchingandcomposition,butalsothefundamentalsofbelievableworldbuildingincludingarchaeology,architecture,anatomyforcreaturesandaliens,andfantasticengineering.Itconcludeswithdetailsandvaluableadviceoncareersinfantasyillustration,includingvideogameandfilmconceptartandtoydesign.

Morethananinstructionbook,thisistheultimatereferenceforfansofsciencefictionandfantasyillustration."Gurney'sImaginativeRealismisagoldmineforartistswhowanttocreateimagesthatsingwithauthorityanddelighttheviewerwithrichotherworldlyvisuals."--ErikTiemens,conceptartist,StarWars:EpisodesIIandIII"ImaginativeRealismisanindispensable,flawlessreferenceforvisionmakersinanydisciplinetocreatetheirownimaginativerealms."--FrankM.Costantino,ASAI,SI,FSAI,JARA,cofounder,AmericanSocietyofArchitecturalIllustrators

【作者简介】

JamesGurney'suniqueblendingoffactandfantasyhaswonhimworldwidecriticalacclaim.Hisworkhasbeenfeaturedinone-manexhibitionsattheSmithsonianInstitution,theNormanRockwellMuseum,theMaisond'AilleursMuseuminYverdon-les-Bains,Switzerland,andtheU.S.embassiesinSwitzerlandandYemen.HeliveswithhiswifeJeanetteintheHudsonRiverValleyofNewYorkState.