Out of the Forests: The Art of Paul Bonner
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- Author：Paul Bonner
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Summary
Barely contained within this book is the high octane work of Paul Bonner， an intrepid artist able to vividly recall in paints his visits to Valhalla， the blasted future， and sundry haunted and ravaged stopping off points in between。
Here you will find over 150 of Paul's vibrant and compelling full colour paintings， along with numerous character studies and sketches， produced by the artist over the last twenty-five years for the biggest names in fantasy role playing， such as Games Workshop， Mutant Chronicles， Fasa， Riot Minds and Rackham。
So， saddle the dragon storm riders， suit up storm troopers， and prepare to have your worlds revealed anew！
Here you will find over 150 of Paul's vibrant and compelling full colour paintings， along with numerous character studies and sketches， produced by the artist over the last twenty-five years for the biggest names in fantasy role playing， such as Games Workshop， Mutant Chronicles， Fasa， Riot Minds and Rackham。
So， saddle the dragon storm riders， suit up storm troopers， and prepare to have your worlds revealed anew！
Reviews
Carl Grider
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As far as art books go I can't see how this could be better。 I loved seeing the works of a favorite artist while getting some background and context around the art。 Great book！ As far as art books go I can't see how this could be better。 I loved seeing the works of a favorite artist while getting some background and context around the art。 Great book！ 。。。more
Stefan
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The book shows a broad range of Paul Bonner's work。 I really like his highly imaginative pieces。 The book covers mainly fantasy but you'll find some sci-fi as well。 Must have if you like fantasy / sci-fi art of the '80s and '90s。 The book shows a broad range of Paul Bonner's work。 I really like his highly imaginative pieces。 The book covers mainly fantasy but you'll find some sci-fi as well。 Must have if you like fantasy / sci-fi art of the '80s and '90s。 。。。more
Shane
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I've always love Bonner's work so it was really cool to get a peek "behind the scenes" into his history as an artist， his thoughts on art， and his process。 The book had so much great stuff in it that I had never seen before。 Definitely proud to have this one on my shelf。 And just when you thought it couldn't get any better， the guy is humble about his skills and really seems like someone who would be fun to hang around。 I've always love Bonner's work so it was really cool to get a peek "behind the scenes" into his history as an artist， his thoughts on art， and his process。 The book had so much great stuff in it that I had never seen before。 Definitely proud to have this one on my shelf。 And just when you thought it couldn't get any better， the guy is humble about his skills and really seems like someone who would be fun to hang around。 。。。more
Shaz
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Shows most of the fantastic work of Paul Bonner。 He creates such depth and realism in his fantastical subject matter that it feels like you can go IN to these worlds he creates
Krzysztof
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A selection of the author's art from around 20 years of his career。 I was surprised to discover that Bonner is the artist behind more of art that I really enjoyed in the past that I was aware of - including most key art for Warzone/Mutant Chronicles。I'm happy to add this to my small collection of art books， even though a few pieces are inexplicably presented is a smaller format than a part of them that receives a full page。 I bought this for Bonner's work on Trudvang and other nordic-inspired wo A selection of the author's art from around 20 years of his career。 I was surprised to discover that Bonner is the artist behind more of art that I really enjoyed in the past that I was aware of - including most key art for Warzone/Mutant Chronicles。I'm happy to add this to my small collection of art books， even though a few pieces are inexplicably presented is a smaller format than a part of them that receives a full page。 I bought this for Bonner's work on Trudvang and other nordic-inspired works and there's plenty of that， with just a few pieces here and there that I thought were space fillers。 The art contained herein is great， though， and the longer you look at most of these pieces， the more details you find。 。。。more
Jamie Jonas
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To say this book is beautifully illustrated doesn't work--'explosively illustrated' is the better phrase。 Bonner's massively muscled， gaping-mawed and evil-eyed creatures explode off many pages， although the frenetic pace is broken by more contemplative works of incredible depth and background detail。 The text is limited but valuable--the images are often awe-inspiring。 I fail to see how any lover of fantasy/sci-fi art could be disappointed by this one。 To say this book is beautifully illustrated doesn't work--'explosively illustrated' is the better phrase。 Bonner's massively muscled， gaping-mawed and evil-eyed creatures explode off many pages， although the frenetic pace is broken by more contemplative works of incredible depth and background detail。 The text is limited but valuable--the images are often awe-inspiring。 I fail to see how any lover of fantasy/sci-fi art could be disappointed by this one。 。。。more
Guy Haley
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Beautiful pictures from one of gaming’s most prolific artists。Paul Bonner’s painted for virtually every major producer of fantasy and SF games active over the last two decades， many of whom， sadly， are now defunct。 If that means that his artwork has not come to the wider， non-gaming audience， then that’s a shame。 But this book should help set that to rights。 If you like poring over beautifully painted fantasy and SF artwork， then you should certainly pick up Out of the Forests。The pictures， whic Beautiful pictures from one of gaming’s most prolific artists。Paul Bonner’s painted for virtually every major producer of fantasy and SF games active over the last two decades， many of whom， sadly， are now defunct。 If that means that his artwork has not come to the wider， non-gaming audience， then that’s a shame。 But this book should help set that to rights。 If you like poring over beautifully painted fantasy and SF artwork， then you should certainly pick up Out of the Forests。The pictures， which are drawn from across his entire career， are magnificently reproduced， on semi-matte paper that avoids the reflective issues that a higher gloss varnish often brings to other artbooks （like， when light shines on the painting， you can’t see it！）， and the book’s large format means they’re shown at a decent size， more often than not on a single page， so you’re not losing any of it to the fold in the middle。 Bonner’s accompanying text is a pleasant read， giving a good insight into the works of the man and how he executes his art。 If there are any criticisms， it is that the captions on the pictures are somewhat lacking， and that it would have been great to have seen his later Scandinavian folklore inspired landscapes at a larger size。 These are what he really loves doing， and it shows。 I could quite happily buy a book simply of them。 。。。more
Parka
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More pictures at parkablogs。comPaul Bonner is one of the finest fantasy illustrator around。 This book is a collection of over 150 paintings he has created for many big name clients， namely Games Workshop， Mutant Chronicles， Fasa， Riot Minds and Rackham。I love his style of mixing stylized creatures， extreme details and a little quirkiness into all his paintings。 Imagine a desperate monster holding a human hostage， or maybe an orc wearing the head of a mammoth as helmet。 The details in the des More pictures at parkablogs。comPaul Bonner is one of the finest fantasy illustrator around。 This book is a collection of over 150 paintings he has created for many big name clients， namely Games Workshop， Mutant Chronicles， Fasa， Riot Minds and Rackham。I love his style of mixing stylized creatures， extreme details and a little quirkiness into all his paintings。 Imagine a desperate monster holding a human hostage， or maybe an orc wearing the head of a mammoth as helmet。 The details in the design of characters， costumes and background makes everything looks so believable。Although his paintings capture a frame in fantasy time， I always imagine what would happen in the next frame， to learn more about the story of that world。 The composition is wonderful， always framing the scene when the characters are suspended in action。And all these paintings are done on traditional medium。 There are a few photos of his workplace at the back。Throughout the book， there are writeup from people he has worked with。 He also talks about his college days， his travels in Europe and his creative process。If you're interested in fantasy art with lots of orcs， dragons， warriors， intricate armour design and dinosaurs， this book is for you。 Oh， there are no elves， but there are a few human character designs as well。The book is printed in low gloss high art quality paper。 。。。more
Mike
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