Twin Visions: The Magical Art of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell [Hardcover]

Boris Vallejo (Author), Julie Bell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 27, 2002

In this eagerly awaited new collection, Boris and Julie show off many of their most recent masterpieces, created over the last few years, together with a selection of pictures from earlier in their careers that have never before been featured in their books. The provocative paintings, which were often originally created for calendars and other commissions, make an invaluable addition to the collector's portfolio. Boris Vallejo, one of the top and most respected fantasy artists in the world, has done a great volume of work for the Fantasy field, having worked for virtually every major publishing house with a science fiction/fantasy line. Boris has also illustrated for album covers, video box art, and motion picture advertising. During the past eight years, Julie Bell has established herself as a force to be reckoned with. Her art studies have always centered on drawing, especially of the human figure. Her unique sense of color and dramatic composition put her paintings in a class of their own. Collections of her paintings have appeared in book form, calendars, posters, trading cards, and many other products.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Running Press (August 27, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560253797
• ISBN-13: 978-1560253792
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,366,858 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sit, flip and enjoy, October 12, 2008

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Carlos Severino (Lisbon, Portugal) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Twin Visions: The Magical Art of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (Paperback)

I bought this book along with Imaginistix and III Millennium. I don't think I can compare Luis Royo with Boris Vallejo. They have different styles, both very appealing in their own way.

Between Imaginistix and Twin Visions though, I would choose the latter the only reason being its slightly bigger size. Other than that, and after owning several books by Boris Vallejo (besides the ones mentioned above I also have Mirage and The fabulous women of), it's pretty much safe to say that it would be very hard for me to be disappointed with his work.

It's easy to tell which paintings were made by Boris and which were made by Julie. The ones made by Boris have a darker tone and Julie's finishing methods aren't as thorough which leaves them a little less clear. I guess what I mean is that sometimes you can compare a Boris painting with a photograph while that would be much more difficult to happen with a Julie painting.

As a comic book fan and not an art expert (as most of you have already guessed) to me this is indeed superior fine art. It's a treat for the eyes and I often find myself flipping through it.

SPECIFICS:
Page Count: 128
Number of images: 114
Small images: 4
Half page images: 22
Full page images: 80
2-page spreads: 8
BW images: 0

TEXT:
2 pages - Introduction
5 pages - Chapter introductions
Comments on the paintings

ART:
8 images: 5 stars
54 images: 4 stars
47 images: 3 stars
5 images: 2 stars
0 images: 1 star

Overall: 4 stars

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than I could of thought of, April 8, 2009

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Allison A. Reynolds "Allison Reynolds" (Wautoma, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twin Visions: The Magical Art of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (Paperback)

I have seen a lot of artwork in my past 60 years from all over the world. but this book was or I should say is far better than I ever could of thought it could be. saying it is Fantastic would be like putting just one word on its beauty and style. the two artists work together is like getting two books for the price of one,.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another wonderful collection from Boris and Julie, February 28, 2009

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Angela Armstrong "Angelfire42" (Minneapolis,MN) - See all my reviews
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I have been a fan of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell's work for quite some time. This book is yet another example of their jaw-dropping ability and mastery of oil and acrylic paints. Though not as large as some of their other books, it is still worth owning. An excellent addition to any art book collection.