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Your support runs this blog. Learn more. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Spectrum 19 by Cathy Fenner. Arnie Fenner Editor. With exceptional images by extraordinary creators, this elegant full-color collection showcases an international cadre of creators working in every style and medium, both traditional and digital. With art from books, graphic novels, video games, films, galleries, and advertising, Spectrum is both an electrifying art book for fans and an invaluable resource for clients looking for bright new talent.
The entire field is discussed in an invaluable, found-nowhere-else Year In Review. Contact information for each artist is included in a handy index. Get A Copy. Hardcover , pages. Published December 4th by Underwood Books first published November 13th More Details Other Editions 1. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
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Sort order. Jan 25, Trike rated it really liked it Shelves: art , read-in , non-fiction. The Spectrum series has long been a favorite of mine. I have them all -- well, had them all, as the movers lost some about a decade ago -- and every year there is amazing artwork to be found inside. James Gurney was chosen as this year's Grand Master, a long-overdue award. He's most famous for Dinotopia, but he's also done a ton of work for National Geographic and the like.
He has a number of entries here, as well, and that's always a good thing. Some years are better than others, of course, and I don't know if it's due to the work submitted, what that year's judges chose or a combination, but inevitably there are a good dozen pieces in each book that I find amazing. The 19th edition is no exception. This year I did spot some definite trends.
If you're into dragons, this is the tome for you. This is probably one of the most dragon-heavy editions yet, if not the the top spot holder.
There are also a fair number of mermaids, octopus tentacles as hair, limbs or on octopi And a couple more are inspired by that scene. This year there is more Fantasy than Science Fiction, which seems part of the natural ebb and flow of these things. There are a few standout pieces for me. The sculpt is amazing, but his paint job puts it over the top. He looks like he's standing on Mars.
It's the kind of image that makes me want to know what's going on here. I stopped reading Arnie Fenner's "Year in Review" pieces a very long time ago. I wish they would just cut that stuff out because the guy is a downer. Every year publishing is the worst ever, commercial art is the weakest it's ever been, the world is going to hell, blah blah blah.
Just for the purposes of this review I looked at this year's entry and sure enough, everything is shit according to Arnie. Lighten the fuck up, dude. Anyway, there's a bit less whimsy in this year's collection, but there are a couple pieces that I enjoyed.
I'd upload more pics but it seems as if Tinypic has crapped out on me. Hopefully you can see the ones I've already uploaded. Another sterling entry in the Spectrum series. If they'd had a bit more Science Fiction and a fewer typos, this would be a 5-star book for me.
But I've enjoyed pretty much every entry in this series. May 30, Dawn Livingston rated it really liked it. Big, heavy, coffee table type book. Which is good. The images deserve to be as large as possible so you can see the detail. If you've ever looked at a book cover and been fascinated, you'll like this book. Nov 19, reherrma rated it really liked it Shelves: bildband , anthologie , kunst , phantastik. Der Band wurde noch von den Fenners herausgegeben und ist in der gewohnt herausragenden Weise gestaltet.
Der einzige Nachteil dieses Bandes ist, dass auch dieser Band wieder in der gewohnt amerikanisch-egozentrischen Art herausgegeben wurde, d. Jan 23, Jamie rated it liked it Shelves: art-books. Another year, another Spectrum art book, and the Fenners offer another great collection of fantasy and sci-fi art that is fun to flip through and glean inspiration from.
The introduction by Arnie Fenner is a nice retrospective with some honorable mentions for 's Grand Master Award recipient James Gurney I loved to flip through his Dinotopia series as a kid , as well as memoriums for Jeffrey Jones and Darrell K.
That section offers the only lengthy writing in the book with a conversat Another year, another Spectrum art book, and the Fenners offer another great collection of fantasy and sci-fi art that is fun to flip through and glean inspiration from. That section offers the only lengthy writing in the book with a conversational tone that is accessible if a bit long-winded, and there are some noticeable typos that could have been easily edited out of the final print.
However, the art is excellent with some pieces that I greatly enjoyed, so I may check this book out again from the library to further appreciate the excellent works from Final note: There are a few works whose subject is Eowyn vs. The Witch King, and I'm not sure how this specific moment from Lord of the Rings was so popular in They were all great pieces but a weird repetition throughout this book. Nov 19, Kate rated it it was amazing. The Fenner duo of art directors bring together another amazingly compiled work of fantastic art from all types of artists.
In their year of review they talk about the competition of ebooks stabilizing, new books, and closing of magazines Why Realms of Fantasy?! They lament and discuss the losses of Jeffrey Jones and Darrell K. Sweet, and further developing a requiem section for the artists that have past within that year. On lighter notes, beautiful artwork by Rebecca Guay, Emily Fiegenschuh, The Fenner duo of art directors bring together another amazingly compiled work of fantastic art from all types of artists.
I need to look more at these particular artists. Though anyone who reads and views this artwork may find and connect with the multitude of artistic styles shown here. Then they may find a new artist to admire and inspire them as well.
Apr 03, Amit rated it it was amazing Shelves: art , brom , horror , fantasy , favorites ,
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