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neilious85 t1_je99j5v wrote

This picture has unlocked a childhood memory. Is this not from a story book?

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c2srq t1_je99uyu wrote

Why cutoff the brontosaurus' head?

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Bierbart12 t1_je9b4a7 wrote

Look at the good boy stepping those pumps

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dao_ofdraw t1_je9cxzw wrote

James Gurney is truly one of the greatest illustrators of all time. Creator of Dinotopia, and one of the most prolific National Geographic illustrators. Color and Light is one of the best instructional books on realistic color there is. Absolute must for any art student.

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kyunirider t1_je9p7gd wrote

I think the artist should have used a wooly mammoth for the fire hose. Have the water filled mammoths ready water filled and standing by for the long neck to lift and aim. Thanks for the flash of imagination

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Story-Artist t1_je9xb7g wrote

Replying to kyunirider (#2,482,631)

This is the guy that did Dinotopia, basically everything he did was dino themed. In the book they use dinosaurs in their society so I guess he was just coming up with ways different species could be used.

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Akai1up t1_jea0a4i wrote

I feel we need another Dinotopia adaptation. The Jurassic Park/World series has had a monopoly on dinosaurs for far too long.

For the record, I am a huge fan of the JP films... not so much the JW films. I saw 65 with Adam Driver recently and thought it was mid. We need more quality dino stuff, but I understand it'll require a lot of CGI and complex practical effects to fully realize. HBO, get at it!

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MatzeBlueeye t1_jea0i0d wrote

could be strqivtly riped out of the movies dinotopia lol

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inagious t1_jea6m2s wrote

Reminds me of the books and too short tv series dinotopia. Nice work!

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omega_mog t1_jea8umg wrote

I love this so much.

You can tell a lot of thought went into it.

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RabsRibs t1_jeaj0aa wrote

Our lord and savior James Gurney, through Color and Light he leads us all.

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LegendOfCrono t1_jeaom7t wrote

Replying to dao_ofdraw (#2,479,699)

Man that hardcover book was truly something special when I was kid. I fucking loved dinosaurs, and the stunning art, the exciting Swiss Family Robinson style story, and just the awesome concept of a utopia of humans and dinosaurs was revolutionary for me. Man I need to see if I can find that old book....

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EastClintwood89 t1_jeaov6v wrote

Reminds me of the juggernaut brontosaurus from Turok Evolution.

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mpjgray t1_jeapi5t wrote

I have postcards from Dinotopia that are similar to this

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AniAni00 t1_jear4kk wrote

I've been reading Color and Light and this reminds me that I wanted to look into what Dinotopia actually is and to find out more about the context of his paintings/illustrations from the book.

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Ventaura t1_jearcet wrote

I love designs like these so much! Incorporating different creatures into our modern world.

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Texish06 t1_jeawhkh wrote

I LOVE james Gurney and all of the dinotopia books, I had the opportunity to meet him and I got two dinosaur drawings for me and my brother… that I promptly lost.

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CraneStyleNJ t1_jeawu87 wrote

James Gurney's "Color and Light" is THE BEST book on the subject of painting, light, shadow and color theory.

I highly recommend this book to every artist who hasnt read it already.

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tonyrizzo21 t1_jeay9m6 wrote

Replying to TheMelv (#2,489,433)

My mother worked security at a Tyco Toys distribution center in the 80's, and one Christmas was all Dino-Riders action figures and VHS tapes. None of my other friends knew WTF I was talking about when I told them. I think they may have been an early release / test market at the time.

We also got talking pull string Ed Grimley dolls that year. I was 5 and had no idea who he was.

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CivilProfit t1_jeb1d1m wrote

Oh my God Reddit needs to know so much more about these books, I learned to read because my family got me a copy of the world beneath and it endlessly fascinated my young mind.

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TheMelv t1_jeb497k wrote

Replying to tonyrizzo21 (#2,494,302)

Those toys were awesome and I'm frankly shocked more hasn't been done with the IP. I thought it was on national television. Crazy people don't remember it but I guess there were a LOT of cartoons and toys back then.

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Citizen_Art t1_jeb4h5g wrote

a heat protection for the Dino’s neck would be a good idea.

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ScallionNo8580 t1_jebb29r wrote

I read this as dinosaur Farquaad and thought that the guy looking at us being Farquaad is a bit of a stretch

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LegendOfCrono t1_jebe9k3 wrote

Replying to KanesaurusRex (#2,498,116)

This legitimately made my nostalgia well up so much that I went online and found they have a 20th anniversary edition of the original book in hardcover. Well that is now my impulse purchase for this paycheck

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rkalo t1_jebfrj1 wrote

James Gurney is great. You all should check out his YT channel, he has a gazillion outdoor painting demonstrations.

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loptopandbingo t1_jebhtr1 wrote

Replying to CoachOfTeamChaos (#2,496,539)

The original expression is "jock full", referring to a full cup and jock strap. It was originally used in the late 1890s at baseball games referring to seemingly well-endowed players with enormous cups and jockstraps. Source: just made it up

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Empty_Pick6129 t1_jebocha wrote

Very cool, although those dino throats are gonna get hot without shielding in the front.

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ggrayg t1_jebrpm6 wrote

Replying to dao_ofdraw (#2,479,733)

I highly recommend Imaginative Realism too - an absolutely excellent book for anyone who wants to work in illustration, animation, concept art, graphic novels or any form of narrative/sequential art. James Gurney is a legend and a wonderful instructional writer.

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mikefromearth t1_jec1oso wrote

I LOVED these books when I was a kid.

I loved them so much I sent James a letter, asking him to draw me a picture of waterfall city. Yeah, right?

Well he wrote me a personalized letter, signed by him and his son (who also wrote me a note!) and HE DREW A PEN DRAWING OF WATERFALL CITY FOR ME!!! He also sent a admittance ticket to Dinotopia :-)

That was the best day of my life.

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Akai1up t1_jec6i8a wrote

Replying to lovecamp (#2,500,852)

HBO is probably the only company I'd trust with a quality Dinotopia series. Netflix would cancel it, Amazon is real hit-or-miss with quality, Disney might cheap out since it's not a super popular IP, and SyFy would make it look like dino doodoo. Maybe Hulu or Apple could do it, but I'm not as familiar with their work. The original Hallmark show looked good for its time, but idk if they'd have the budget these days to make it up to standard.

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Criss_Crossx t1_jeccrok wrote

I got to see some of his paintings at an exhibit long ago! I loved the Dinotopia series too.

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Kuwing t1_jecee74 wrote

I never believed in Santa Claus, but I believed in Dinotopia.

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Khyron_2500 t1_jed1grl wrote

Replying to Akai1up (#2,504,985)

Apple did pretty good with Prehistoric Planet, I’m not sure I’d take it all as hard fact, but holy crap did it look good. And of course anything narrated by Attenborough is straight fire.

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TossMeOneOrTwo t1_jed4h6h wrote

Replying to simplyorangeandblue (#2,490,749)

So you believe that a specific man from Galilee in Judea was the embodied form of the almighty creator of the universe, killed as a sacrifice to cleanse humanity's immortal souls of the impurities that would eternally separate them from communion with their creator?

That's what I remember from Sunday school, and just like you I don't see anything in there about a super young Earth, or contemporary dinosaurs, or God hates ***s, or embryos are people. Evangelicals really do like to toss whatever they feel like on top of the core premise, don't they?

Good on ya, friend, for not falling for their bullcrap! 👍 All that core premise stuff is pretty cool, though.

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TandT-artstudio t1_jed7kvz wrote

James Gurney has an absolutely incredible YouTube channel.

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Mafro_Man t1_jedmfi5 wrote

Ah man, Turok Evolution vibes be comin'

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