Regular servings of inspiration for visual artists from the bestselling author of Dinotopia, Color & Light, and Imaginative Realism.
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What Inspired "Dinosaur Parade"?
So far in this series on the making of Dinotopia art, we've focused on various strategies, including: location sketches, preliminary sketches, maquettes, and models posing.
For this painting, “Dinosaur Parade,” let's look at the sources o...
Secrets Behind the Making of Ring Riders
In our series of behind-the-scenes of Dinotopia, I’d like to show you the steps that led to the painting “Ring Riders.”
In the spring of 1991, I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted for the scene, which I worked out in a pencil sketch....
The Origins of Canyon City
Dinotopia's origins go all the way back to a 150 mile voyage I took with my dad on the Missouri River from Fort Benton to Fort Peck Reservoir in Montana, following the route of Lewis and Clark.
I was in middle school, and I can only de...
Dinotopia, Behind the Scenes
I thought you might be interested in seeing some key Dinotopia images and what went into making them.
I spent a little more effort than usual building this detailed polychromed maquette of Waterfall City because I knew it would figure in a...
How Do You Get a Press Pass?
Yes, I have a press pass. Who issues it? My news outlet. I’m an independent sketch reporter, so mine comes from the Department of Art, by way of Photoshop. It has a QR code and it’s laminated, so it looks official.
It has gotten me behind...
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Author and illustrator of Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time and the art instruction books Color and Light and Imaginative Realism.
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