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Fantasy in art.
Realism in art.
Painting -- Technique.
Drawing -- Technique.
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Gurney, James, 1958-
Gurney, James, 1958-
Fantasy in art.
Realism in art.
Painting -- Technique.
Drawing -- Technique.
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Imaginative realism : how to paint what doesn't exist / James Gurney.
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Gurney, James, 1958-
Andrews McMeel c2009.
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743
.8
G981i
Subjects
Gurney, James, 1958-
Fantasy in art.
Realism in art.
Painting -- Technique.
Drawing -- Technique.
ISBN:
0740785508 (pbk.)
9780740785504 (pbk.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
223 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Tradition -- Studio -- Preliminary Sketches -- History and archaeology -- People -- Dinosaurs -- Creatures and aliens -- Architecture -- Vehicles -- Plein-air studies -- Composition -- Procedure -- Careers.
Summary:
Beginning with a survey of imaginative paintings from the Renaissance to the golden Age of American illustration, the book then goes on to explain not just techniques like sketching and composition, but also the fundamentals of believable world building including archaeology, architecture, anatomy for creatures and aliens, and fantastic engineering. It concludes with details and valuable advice on careers in fantasy illustration, including video game and film concept art and toy design.
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