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Who painted this?

Started by tyrantqueen, September 03, 2012, 10:36:41 PM

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tyrantqueen

September 03, 2012, 10:36:41 PM
Does anyone know who painted these tyrannosaurs? They look so life like as though you could reach out and touch the animals.

The style looks vaguely similar to Zdenek Burian but is far too modern to be his artwork :/



caspakian

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September 03, 2012, 11:21:30 PM Last Edit: September 03, 2012, 11:22:41 PM by caspakian
Gurney, the dinotopia artist. I agree about the art. I think it is the pool that the dino is drinking from that makes it look so realistic.

tyrantqueen

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September 04, 2012, 12:57:28 AM
QuoteGurney, the dinotopia artist. I agree about the art. I think it is the pool that the dino is drinking from that makes it look so realistic.
Thanks!

Blade-of-the-Moon

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September 04, 2012, 01:03:00 AM
Beautiful piece by Mr. Gurney..would love to have a large poster print of it.. ;D

mmfrankford

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September 04, 2012, 01:11:48 AM
I second that. Wonderful colors.

juju1305

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September 04, 2012, 07:52:11 AM
Quote from: tyrantqueen on September 03, 2012, 10:36:41 PM
Does anyone know who painted these tyrannosaurs? They look so life like as though you could reach out and touch the animals.

The style looks vaguely similar to Zdenek Burian but is far too modern to be his artwork :/



This was painted by James Gurney.

Seijun

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September 04, 2012, 08:25:41 AM
I love the nervous herd of trics in the background!
My living room smells like old plastic dinosaur toys... Better than air freshener!

Jetoar

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September 04, 2012, 10:05:22 AM
I like it  ^-^. Good colors and good scene. I think the same that Seijun: Trics are a good ad  ;D.
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juju1305

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September 04, 2012, 03:18:04 PM
Quote from: tyrantqueen on September 03, 2012, 10:36:41 PM
Does anyone know who painted these tyrannosaurs? They look so life like as though you could reach out and touch the animals.

The style looks vaguely similar to Zdenek Burian but is far too modern to be his artwork :/


you're spot on with your comment. While being modern from a postural/anatomical perspective, the color choices, the palette, the overall picture feel is reminiscent of the work of Zdenek Burian. This guy was a genious. I'm a friend of Alain Beneteau who is a wonderful paleoartist and he told me that Burian was the one who gave him the desire to draw prehistoric life. Here is the link to his site in case you don't know him http://paleospot.com/

I think that if Burian was alive today, with the current level of knowledge about extinct animals, his art would be miles ahead of anything else. He was so good, his paintings so vibrant, so unique.

Gryphoceratops

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September 04, 2012, 11:21:43 PM
James Gourney is amazing.  He is a fantastic painter all around.  I highly recommend looking him up if you haven't seen some of his other work.
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