Practice of Oil Painting and Drawing

Before writing and illustrating Dinotopia, James Gurney painted reconstructions of ancient civilizations for National Geographic magazine. He has illustrated seventeen stamps for the U.S. Postal Service, including The World of Dinosaurs.His Dinotopia artwork has won the Hugo, Chesley, Spectrum, and World Fantasy Awards and has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution, the Norman Rockwell Museum, and the Delaware Art Museum.

• Part IIntroductoryI. A Method by which the Round Object can be Reduced to the FlatII. Construction of the FigureIII. Construction of the HeadIV. CharacterisationV. The Arm and Hands--LegsVI. Light and ShadeVII. Painting--Materials--ColoursVIII. Monochrome StudyIX. Textures in MonochromeX. Still Life in ColourXI. Silver and China in ColourXII. Hints on Arrangement--Solecisms in CompositionXIII. Painting from Life in MonochromeXIV. Colouring a MonochromeXV. Painting in Colour direct from Life--Prepared and Direct Painting compared Part III. Methods of the MastersII. Italian SchoolsIII. The School of TitianIV. The Italian School--continuedV. The Flemish SchoolVI. The Dutch SchoolVII. The Dutch School--continuedVIII. The Spanish SchoolIX. The French SchoolX. The British SchoolXI. The British School--continuedXII. On CopyingXIII. Analysis of CompositionXIV. A Few Words on the Study of AestheticsIndex

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