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 - null 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 Topics: 00:00 - Intro 03:55 - Teaching Yourself Art 06:47 - Core Curriculum vs Project Based Learning 17:18 - Bringing Community Online 26:01 - James Gurney’s Parents 28:42 - Growing Up Without Art Instruction 30:05 - Art Parents 36:54 - What Books Did You Study From? 40:33 - Drawing from Observation and Imagination 44:11 - Getting Feedback Without Art School 49:50 - What are young art students seeking now? 59:46 - Principles, Concepts, and Techniques 01:04:15 - Howard Pyle’s teaching 01:08:06 - How Long Does a James Gurney Book Take to Make? 01:15:22 - The Business of Art 01:17:28 - Animal Drawing 01:27:04 - How Long Were You a Student? 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 Grand Central Academy of Art - https://grandcentralatelier.org/ Show Links and Referenced Artists - https://www.proko.com/492 “Draftsmen” is available in audio. Subscribe on these platforms to keep up to date: Spotify: http://bit.ly/DraftsmenPodSp Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/drafstmen Apple: http://bit.ly/DraftsmenPodA Google: http://bit.ly/DraftsmenPodG #dinotopia #painting #onlinearteducation FOLLOW PROKO: Marshall's Art - http://www.marshallart.com/ Email Newsletter- http://www.proko.com/subscribe Instagram - http://instagram.com/stanprokopenko Twitter - https://twitter.com/StanProkopenko Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/prokotv Tumblr - http://stanprokopenko.tumblr.com/ Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/stanprokopenko CREDITS: Guest - James Gurney (http://jamesgurney.com/) Hosts - Stan Prokopenko (http://www.stanprokopenko.com/), Marshall Vandruff (http://www.marshallart.com/) Production Assistance - Alex Otis (https://www.instagram.com/alexotisillustration/), Charlie Nicholson (https://www.instagram.com/shloogorgh/) Editing - Charlie Nicholson Intro Animation - Cody Shank (http://codyshank.com/) Intro Jingle - Tommy Rush (https://www.instagram.com/tommyrush/) Music Used with Permission Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra