Chiaroscuro

by Tim White

Hardcover in good condition. Signed and dedicated by Tim White on the half title page. The jacket is edgeworn with a few nicks to the edges and corners; slight peeling to parts of the edges. Some minor bumps and marks to the hardcover edges. The spine is a little cocked. The binding remains sound, all text and illustrations are clear. CM

Genres: Art, Fantasy

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Tim White is the award-winning author of The Nightmare Machine , the first book of the Soulaerium horror-thriller trilogy. His “optimistic horror” stories show that, although there is real evil in the world, good people who fight hard for life-serving values can win the day. In past lives, he was a U.S. Army combat medic, a competitive 3-gun shooter, and an RN/paramedic. He lives in Arizona, where he and his wife own an escape room venue.

Learn more (and get a free book!) at https://TimWhiteWriting.com

Reviews

[King · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tim White on briti ulmekunstnik-illustraator. Esimene makstud töö oli Arthur C Clarke "The Other Side of the Sky" raamatukaanepilt 1974 a. ja sealtmaalt on tehtud sadades kvaliteetseid raamatukujundusi, tuntud ulmeautoritele nagu Robert A. Heinlein, Frank Herbert, H. P. Lovecraft, Isaac Asimov, Roger Zelazny.

Asimovi Asumi ja Zelazny Amberi-sarja raamatute kujundused olid siin mumeelest väga ägedad, sci-fi sobib talle, oli ka fantasy illustratsioone ja kyberpunki. Monede juures oli selgitavat pildisaamiselugu kirja pandud.

Albumi miinuseks on see, et paperback formaadis ja seega kahjuks kaaned väga vastu ei pea ning pildiallkirjad on vaid raamatute tiitlid, raamatu autorit pole märgitud, taga indeksinimekirjas on lisatud aasta ja lisaks kirjastuse nimi a no autor voiks ka olla.

Paberikvaliteet on hea, klantspaber, mis sobibki tema airbrushilik-hyperrealistliku stiiliga ja suurusformaat on A4.

[Ninja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tim White has some classic covers from some classic books. Macroscope to Split Infinity, Weaveworld to Dayworld.
He seems to favour blue-green forms, and squat hobgoblinish forms. I find his characters sometimes look a little plastic, and sometimes more like models than a lifelike representation. Sometimes this works well; other times less so.
But images like Blood of Amber or Hello America are quite different.
The intro took some pretty quirky turns, but the discussion pieces throughout were a great addition, on dragons, on fairies, and history of myths and legends.

[Tobin Elliott · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was all right. I don't mind White's art, but he's not my favourite. When he's doing landscapes and ships, he's very good.

But overall, I'm not a fan of his human figures, or his aliens/monsters. And honestly, while this may sound terrible, his art is far too clean and detailed for the Lovecraft work. I found that art to be a huge disappointment.

On the other hand, his work on Clive Barker's WEAVEWORLD was gorgeous.

[Myriac Acia · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Masterpiece of Sci-Fi & Fantasy Artist Tim White.

[C.C. Cortland · Rating 5 out of 5]

The man is an immense talent and as a direct consequence motivated me to purchase an Airbrush. My own efforts were worthless, but his attention to detail is truly remarkable. Well worth a purchase if you wish to view a masters work. Incidentally, as I have mentioned elsewhere, Mick Farren's Phaid the Gambler cover was done by himself.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

And finally for tonight, the second of Tim Whites work - now I know some authors ok artists release one book after another chronicling their work through the years - so that you can glimpse in to their world little episodes of their creative work. For me those these two books by Tim White are more a single volume that was just too big to be put in to one binding. Works jump back and forth and you can see influences and glimpses of other works lurking in the corners waiting to be discovered (or in the case of the "newer" foundation books he draws your attention to them) but for me this was a marker a way point in my exploration of science fiction where like many other genres today seem to be growing up and obtaining new levels of respect and acceptance.