James Gurney is our podcast guest this week! He’s the creator behind Dinotopia and the author of “Color and Light” and “Imaginative Realism”. James talks with us about how he was able to succeed with his own art education and how it deviated from traditional art schools. We also take a look at popular art books that you can study from, try to imagine what the future of art education looks like, and talk about the struggles of using animals as live models.

Where You Can Find James’s Stuff

Gurney’s Website - http://jamesgurney.com/

Gurney Journey blog - http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/gurneyjourney

Gumroad - https://gumroad.com/gurneyjourney

His Books (affiliate links)

Imaginative Realism by James Gurney - https://amzn.to/3tEQ5Ti

Color and Light by James Gurney - https://amzn.to/3egK4FO

Dinotopia by James Gurney - https://amzn.to/2QMQYuc 

Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453

Books and Resources (some contain affiliate links):

Composing Pictures by Donald W. Graham - https://amzn.to/3sH5IIi

The Artist’s Guide to Sketching by James Gurney - https://amzn.to/3xeNwJA

Howard Pyle Weekly Drawing Sessions (Blog Post) - http://illustrationart.blogspot.com/2012/01/howard-pyles-weekly-drawing-sessions.html

Perspective Drawing by Ernest Norling - https://amzn.to/3ar04E0 

Drawing Made Easy by Edwin Lutz - https://amzn.to/3gtQ5BD 

How to Draw Animals by Jack Hamm - https://amzn.to/2QPF4Qf 

Cartooning the Head & Figure by Jack Hamm - https://amzn.to/3dCO5oL 

Norman Rockwell Illustrator by Arthur Guptill - https://amzn.to/3v1ORBM 

Art Alphabets, Monograms, & Lettering by J.M. Bergling - https://amzn.to/3tGgr77 

Gurney Journey Dover list - http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2012/06/survival-guide-for-art-students.html

Drawn to Life by Walt Stanchfield - https://amzn.to/3n8bf9I 

Figure Drawing For All It’s Worth by Andrew Loomis - https://amzn.to/3tIltA2 

Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis - https://amzn.to/2QGjIVz 

Gurney Journey Best Art Instruction Poll - http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2012/07/best-how-to-art-books.html

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami - https://amzn.to/3gUjSUz 

The Human Figure by John Vanderpoel - https://amzn.to/32DMOre

The Practice of Oil Painting & Drawing by Solomon J. Solomon - https://amzn.to/32zIGsz 

The Practice & Science of Drawing by Harold Speed - https://amzn.to/3nbqFtZ

Negotiating a Book Contract by Mark Levine - https://amzn.to/3elrHzp 

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators - https://www.scbwi.org/

Animal Painting & Anatomy by Frank Calderon - https://amzn.to/32E19nz 

Animator’s Survival Kit by Richard Williams - https://amzn.to/3sF5f9C 

Artwork for this episode - proko.com/492

Learn to Draw - www.proko.com

Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com

Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko

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