: 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 Color in Practice Down-to-earth , step-by-step approach Nathan Fowkes Blog Index Academic Painters 601 Animals 313 Animation 132 Architecture 36 Art By Committee 43 Art Podcasts 3 Art Schools 105 Audio 34 Book reviews 81 Casein Painting 90 Catskill Mountains 11 Clementoons 12 Color 245 Color and Light Book 83 Comics Cartooning 169 Composition 105 Computer Graphics 107 Dinosaurs 111 Dinotopia 229 Effects Phenomena 43 Elementary Schools 10 Figure Drawing 65 GJ Book Club 7 Golden Age