Search results for: “dinotopia”
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Gurney Journey at 10
Congratulations to James Gurney for 10 years of authoring his superb blog, Gurney Journey. What started as a modest intention to chronicle his travels on a book tour — in a way mirroring the journaled adventures of the character Authur Denison in Gurney’s popular illustrated adventure series, Dinotopia — has grown over time into not…
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James Gurney's How I Paint Dinosaurs
Long time readers of Lines and Colors will know that I’m an admirer of the work of illustrator and painter James Gurney. I also love dinosaurs and paleontological art, an area in which Gurney is one of the foremost artists working today, so I was delighted to receive a review copy of Gurney’s instructional DVD…
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James Gurney on Gamut Masking
A gamut is a range of colors. More specifically it is a range of colors that can be created or reproduced on a particular device or with a certain set of beginning colors. Those working with print reproduction are very familiar with the concept of the CMYK gamut, or the range of colors that can…
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Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter
Color. What other factor in art is so simultaneously fascinating and frustrating for artists? Numerous books have been written on the subject; some are less than worthwhile, some are good, some are excellent, and a few have become so relied on that over time they have become standards. Each takes a certain approach to the…
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The Color Wheel on Gurney Journey
Painter and illustrator James Gurney, who I recently profiled here, is currently writing a series of fascinating posts on his blog, Gurney Journey, about The Color Wheel. In them he is exploring questions that are not raised often enough, including questioning the concept of exactly what is a primary color, and how might primary colors…
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Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist
There are hundreds of art instruction books out there, with a wide range of topics, approaches and degrees of value, but Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist by renowned painter, illustrator and Dinotopia artist James Gurney, is exceptional in several ways. Before I go too far, I’ll point out that although this is…