Elixir Hardcover – February 1, 2009

SPECIFICS:Page Count: 48Number of images: 43Small images: 2Half page images: 11Full page images: 242-page spreads: 6BW images: 0TEXT:IntroductionTitle, year and comment for each paintingBiographyART:9 images: 5 stars28 images: 4 stars6 images: 3 stars0 images: 2 stars0 images: 1 starOverall: 4,0 Stars

I just got this today and quickly looked through it. I'm so happy that I got this. I fell in love with this artist's art work by looking at the cover art of "Digital Painting 2." I recently got "Spectrum 16" not realizing that she did the cover. Although I have to admit that I don't like some of the pieces, I LOVE her style. Some of the earlier pieces feel like plastic and fake and I don't like them but others, including the cover, are breath taking. I already ordered her second art book, "Elixir 2" hoping that it will be as good as this one.

Melanie Delon is an amazing artist. I'm so happy she has a calender. My only grief is that there are big red leaves on the lower left hand corner of every picture. Boo to the calender company for covering up her beautiful work!! Melanie, find someone else to do your calender! I would pay more for a better product

I love Melani's "Elixir" books. They are gorgeous. It is interesting to study both books, for you can definately see the improvement in her technique. I love to see an artist's journey and this one was a good start for her.

Melanie Delon's 2010 Calendar could be given very good experience for the lover of digital painting and her fans...

Una excelente collección de Pinturas, con una Mágica Fantasía.....Un realismo increible que invita intimamente ser parte de su magia píctorica,..de sus sueños,..de sus hermosas historias de una profunda emoción....Un hermoso libro!!!Que será parte de mi vida.......

I am really happy to have Elixir Hard Cover originally.This is really good to touch what i have seen before from my display screen.Thanks for the publishers...

I loved this book and hope to see more from the writer. The stories are very short and each beautiful drawing is accompied by one. My only dissapointment is that it ended too soon for me.

Melanie Delon is a wonderful artist! This series of books are great quality and I would highly recommend them to any digital art fan.

Libro rilegato di piccole dimensioni (17x26.5 cm) stampato su ottima carta. Le illustrazioni a colori, correlate dal titolo e da una brevissima storia, sono splendide. Purtroppo le dimensioni del libro non danno il giusto risalto alle immagini.

très beaux dessins, avec une ambiance magique grâce aux commentaires...une référence de la Fantasy, dans monde quasi onirique de tristesse et nostalgie qui touche l'âme

表紙の絵につられて購入。自分はリアルな写実画がけっこう好きなので、それに通ずる本書の表紙絵に惹かれた次第。本書は Melanie Delon メラニー・デロンというイラストレーターの画集で、買って眺めてみて、どこかで見た覚えのあるタッチだなと思い、『ファンタジーアーティストの仕事の流儀』(ボーンデジタル社刊)という別の本を開いてみると、案の定、彼女を紹介したページがあった。それによると、彼女はフランスのイラストレーターで、大学で美術史を学んだことはあったが絵をキャンバスに描いた経験がなく、2005年にPhotoshopと出会ってからデジタルツールで絵を描くことを覚えた、ということである。19世紀末の母国の画家ブグローに影響を受けている、とも。好感というか共感を覚えたのは、描くことを重ねて新しいことを学ぶと同時に1つ前の作品を超えようと挑戦していた、と言っているところで、挑戦に意欲的なクリエイターという印象を持った。画風は、映画の『ロード・オブ・ザ・リング』の世界をブグローの筆致で描いたような感じと言ったらいいだろうか。本書はB5サイズで50ページくらい、1つのページに1ないし2作品を載せているのだが、彼女の総作品数を知らないけれども、もっと見たかったといくぶん不満に思った。本のサイズが小さいので、お腹いっぱいにならなかったのかもしれない。なので総合評価は星1つ減じた。各作品の出来自体は、どれも丹念に描き込まれていてよく出来ていると思う。

Loved the art work, had to buy the series, recently brought her new book :)