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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