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Many of us drew dinosaurs when we were kids. Dinosaurs are beasts of paradox. They inhabited the world between monster and animal, imagination and science. For many, dinosaurs were the introduction to understanding the natural world. It is not surprising that many of the world’s leading paleontologists started out as artists themselves. In this DVD, David conveys a strong understanding of dinosaur anatomy mixed with the sheer joy of giving life, personality and motion to these inspiring creatures. He covers a wide range of topics from skeletal structures and muscles, to range of motion and the essential gestures of various body types. David focuses on capturing these elements in the form of quick sketches of both herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs.
(about 120 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on January 03, 2007 in Arts & Crafts::Painting: Misc and Digital Art - 2D::Master Artist Techniques.
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David Krentz does an outstanding job covering the basic traditional drawing skills (gesture, construction/form, anatomy, and rendering) as applied to dinosaurs. And despite its necessarily brief treatment in a 120-minute DVD, you’ll learn enough to feel confident with drawing many different types of dinosaurs. Both of my boys (ages 6 and 9) absolutely loved it. In addition, at least if you're inclined to pursue this subject, I recommend that you borrow or purchase the book “Thunder Lizards” by Steve Miller as a basic workbook to help you remember, practice, and build on the solid foundation that David teaches in the DVD.
Excellent, the best drawing DVD I have ever rented. Has lots of photoshop stuff at the end also.
He knows a great deal about drawing dinosaurs but it is a little on the slow side. I would've preferred that he show how to draw some dinosaurs first, then when into the details as to why he draws them in that manner.
This is one of Gnomon's finest DVDs. David is intelligent, emotive, and intensely interested in dinosaurs. His anatomy references, his movement recommendations, and his refined artistic skills are helpful for both illustrators and animators.
Note this is NOT for someone who wants to draw little ellipses and then put teeth on them. This is for someone who wants to construct realistic, believable creatures.
This DVD is superlative, and only McCaig's storytelling DVDs seem show as much passion for the subject as David has for dinosaurs.
