"This is the book that started it all" —Patrick O'Brien, MICA
James Gurney
This weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You'll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums.
You can write me at: James Gurney PO Box 693 Rhinebeck, NY 12572
or by email: gurneyjourney (at) gmail.com Sorry, I can't give personal art advice or portfolio reviews. If you can, it's best to ask art questions in the blog comments.
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Where do ideas come from? That’s easy. Sketchbooks.
I did this sketch of a mama pig and her piglets at the county fair. What a job it must be, I thought, to nurse that many babies all at once.
Some time later I was inventing some aliens for a science fiction paperback cover. I went to my sketchbooks for ideas. The pig suggested the idea of an alien mother who gave birth to a lot kids at once. Fortunately she’s well equipped to feed them.
Thank you, thank you,thank you! I have been searching for the name of the book this painting is on off and on for the past 10 years. I remember the pigish lady and found it through google pic while trying to find the book cover. It is one of the best covers for a book (and the scene is depicted in the book) that I have ever seen. Thank you again!
11 comments:
Oh, that's hilarious. Well done.
Wow, three posts in one day? You're on fire James!
That's a great tip for concepting alien worlds...just look at some of the common wonders we have around here, and give it a little twist.
Hi James!
Is there any chance that you like ripple chips? :)
Great design!
Ha! I really like that.
I would not have guessed this was one of your pics- it's pretty wild
Cool drawing James.
Please, please tell me there's a print available for this painting!
Sorry, El Dude, not right now. But Glory Lane is reproduced in a big double page spread in Imaginative Realism.
Hi!
I really like your pig sketch, is it ok if i use for a flier i'm making? :) it'll really help a lot :D
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Thank you, thank you,thank you! I have been searching for the name of the book this painting is on off and on for the past 10 years. I remember the pigish lady and found it through google pic while trying to find the book cover. It is one of the best covers for a book (and the scene is depicted in the book) that I have ever seen. Thank you again!
Great design! Noticing common specifications made it more accurate. Take a look at Famous Names Alien for some funny name ideas.
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