Visions [Hardcover]

Luis Royo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2003

The latest collection of exciting new fantasy pieces specially painted for this book by the best-selling artist.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: NBM Publishing (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561633550
• ISBN-13: 978-1561633555
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,951 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Royo's best, February 10, 2004

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Rembrantley "paintslinger" (Anchorage, Alaska United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visions (Hardcover)

I have had the opportunity to look at most of Luis Royo's books, and this is my favorite. If I had to give away all of my Royo books but one, this would be the one I keep.

Now don't get me wrong, there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with any of his other books--some are stronger than others but I really don't think there is a weak one out there. This is my favorite primarily because I think the artwork is some of his best. The girls are prettier, their curves are rounder, the colors are richer, and the background hazes are more mysterious. The other main reason I like this book so much is that many of the finished pieces are accompanied by the concept sketches that preceded them. It's a great mix of painting, drawing, and even narrative that all come together to bring a Royo fantasy to life.

Royo's figures are amazing to me--with a few strokes of a pen and a thin wash with a brush, he creates a beautiful figure, and voila--his piece is done. None of his figures are overworked--they all remain fresh. It's hard to find an artist who can scratch out a figure with so few lines, but it makes for a beautiful rendering, and Royo does it well.

If you're shopping for your first Royo book, this would be a great choice. If you're adding to your library, oh yeah--you need this collection. Enjoy.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best, April 6, 2006

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VictoryClassWoman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Visions (Hardcover)

This is one of the best Royo books. It is a good mixture of everything: sketches (both plain and colored) and finished paintings; futuristic sci-fi and ancient to medieval fantasy; unhappy/worried characters and powerful/confident ones; dark/mysterious pictures and bright pictures; fully clothed and mostly nude; cover arts and independent art; men and women. Still, the works don't get as dark as, say, III Millennium. But it shows much of what Royo is capable of and I recommend it.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Could have been his best book..., February 23, 2009

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

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This review is from: Visions (Hardcover)

If it didn't have so many sketches this one would have been rated 4,5 stars...

SPECIFICS:
Page Count: 80
Number of images: 71
Small images: 13
Half page images: 11
Full page images: 37
2-page spreads: 10
BW images: 20

TEXT:
1 page introduction
1 page bibliography
1 page biography
Occasional small paragraphs about some paintings
Title and year of each painting

ART:
17 images: 5 stars
18 images: 4 stars
10 images: 3 stars
24 images: 2 stars
2 images: 1 star

Overall: 3,5 stars