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Graphic L.A. Paperback – September 15, 2014

by Robh Ruppel (Artist)
4.6 out of 5 stars 20 customer reviews
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Design Studio Press (September 15, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1624650171
  • ISBN-13: 978-1624650178
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.5 x 8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 starsBeautiful Graphic L.A.
By Parka TOP 50 REVIEWER on September 19, 2014
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I started following Robh Ruppel's art ever since I learned that he was behind the art direction of Uncharted 2. Back then, I was mesmerised by the staging and composition of the game's environment art from The Art of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves artbook. Robh Ruppel has a way of framing scenes such that they always look so inviting. So it's great to see this new book from him.

Many of the artworks in Graphic L.A. have appeared previously on his blog The Broadview Blog. There are additional art as well as many sketches included. The drawn subjects are mostly urban scenes from Los Angeles, hence the title of the book.

In Graphic L.A., Robh Ruppel adopts a more graphical approach to creating his illustrations. The emphasis is on breaking down scenes into geometric shapes and symbols, focus on getting the correct tonal values, and then working with that in mind to create a graphic representation of a scene. It's sort of similar to how some watercolour artists think about shapes for their paintings.

The artworks are stylised and beautiful. There's even a vector quality to his artworks that is characterised by sharp edges. The colour scheme is very tastefully done. The paintings remind me of photographs that are treated with some colour filters, or those from old school film cameras. This more vector-like style with strong symbolism is a departure from his other painterly style, which you can see in his earlier artbook Aspect Ratio and older works from his blog's archive.

There are quite a few sketches included and they are experimentation and exploration of values, shapes and silhouette.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsBeautiful work, amazing use of three point perspective
By T. Austin on December 24, 2014
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This man is a genuine master. Beautiful work, amazing use of three point perspective, and clear about how to graphically break down shapes, perspective & tone. With laconic accuracy which includes a series of step-by-step illustrations of his process, you can witness an image go from a thumbnail sketch to a final painting. If values, shapes, and perspective is what you are looking for then this is the "ne plus ultra" on the subject.

But why four-stars? (I could not do 3.5 stars)

Color palette is never addressed, hue is completely absent from the discussion; not illustrated at all. Frustrating since the artist has obviously mastered that subject as well but is completely silent on the subject.

Hue also has value (tone) and the two subjects are nearly synonymous. This book could have been a "grand slam" and a "no-hitter" but rather it is just a home run.
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2.0 out of 5 starsThis is a beautiful book, but do not expect to read it
By Antonio GARCIA GARCIA on January 13, 2015
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This is a beautiful book, but do not expect to read it, there is next to nothing to read. You will find 18 totally blank pages, 12 pages with less than 10 words and the longest text you can get is the one you can read using the Amazon look inside feature.
The book is just a collection of thumbnail sketches and great urban illustrations, not necessarily related to each other, and short sentences around the single main advice: "simple design, forced into the fewest values". The reason I still give it 2 stars is because I am happy to keep it just as a beautiful graphical art book. I do not give it the third star because it is expensive for what it is, specially for you can see most of the images on Robh Ruppel's blog, and with much more insight, for free.
Nevertheless, you could be happy too getting the physical thing, just know what you will get for your money.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis is a great window into Robh's creative process
By David Dibble on January 3, 2015
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This is a great window into Robh's creative process. His comments on thumbnailing and composition scattered throughout the book are spot-on and help understand the importance of simplified value structure. I highly recommend this book to anyone in the Concept field or landscape painting.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book by a great artist; simple and wholesome!
By james on November 1, 2014
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Great book by Robh, the Art Director of Naughty Dog. It's all about the lasso tool and blocking in composition. Nice, short, but most importantly concise. If you enjoy the art of Naughty Dog concept artists like Eytan Zana, John Sweeny, Nick Gindraux, and the like; this book gives great insight into the valuable technique that Robh implements in his own work, as well as the techniques that artists under him use.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAmazing approach to digital rendering
By J. Enete on September 23, 2014
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Amazing approach to digital rendering. Great illustrations. Great step-by-step explanation. On the downside, the graphic design did not do these beautiful pieces justice and the binding was camel crap. But the quality of the renderings supersedes poor font choice and Elmer's glue.
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5.0 out of 5 starsRobh picked his words carefully!
By J. P. Kunze on June 25, 2015
This is a short but chock full of goodness book. It's true that the words are short but they are very meaningful and require the artist to really chew on them to acquire the meaning behind them. The more I read and review what Robh says in this book the more I'm getting out of it.

I'm loving this book a lot!
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5.0 out of 5 starsRuppel is a master of his craft. This book ...
By Geoff Shupe on December 6, 2014
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Ruppel is a master of his craft. This book is laid out simply and concisely, but explains things in way to give more insight into his blog posts. A must for artists and lovers of landscape art.
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