The Realism Challenge: Drawing and Painting Secrets from a Modern Master of Hyperrealism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780385346290)

A captivating, step-by-step guide that teaches artists to draw and paint exact duplicates of common objects, rendered in the trompe l'oeil, hyperrealistic style of artist Mark Crilley's popular YouTube video series.

Are You Up to the Challenge?

With just watercolors, colored pencils, and white gouache, artist Mark Crilley takes you step-by-step through his process for producing stunning, hyperrealistic recreations of everyday items. Based on Crilley's mega-popular "Realism Challenge" YouTube videos, The Realism Challenge contains thirty lessons demonstrating how to render mirror-like duplicates in the trompe l'oeil tradition of everything from shells, leaves, and candy bars to your very own still life arrangements. Each lesson builds off the previous one, as you'll master essential artistic techniques like creating drop shadows, adding highlights, and building from light to dark. Learn the secrets of one of hyperrealism's biggest stars. Come take . . . The Realism Challenge

Author: Mark Crilley
ISBN-10: 0385346298
ISBN-13: 9780385346290
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Language: English
Published: 05/05/2015
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.10w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/15/2015 pg. 106