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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices