Gnomon Workshop - Drawing Dinosaurs- Anatomy and Sketching

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.

David Krentz

Born in Winnipeg, Canada, David Krentz graduated from the Character Animation program at California Institute of the Arts in 1993. He was immediately hired into Walt Disney Feature Animation as a Layout Artist. He migrated into a Lead Character Designer position for a four year stint on Disney’s Dinosaur. His love for dinosaurs, anatomy and character proved a valuable asset to that benchmark CG film. After leaving Disney he went on to pursue a freelance career, where he stretched his creative wings doing many different kinds of jobs on many different projects. He enjoys sculpture (digital & clay), storyboarding, creature/character design and concept illustration. He maintains ties to the scientific community, where he often lectures on developing performance-centric creatures for film and recreates new dinosaur finds from the bones up. David is one of the founding members of Ninth Ray Studios, a super-group of story driven concept artists. He contributed to such movies as Fantasia 2000, Dinosaur, Treasure Planet, Spider-Man 2, Valiant, The Ant Bully, John Carter of Mars and Outlander as well as many other live-action and animated films currently in pre-production.

Topics Covered

* Head, Torso and Limbs
* Vertebral Column
* Proportion
* Osteological Neutral Position
* Muscles
* Range of Motion
* Locomotion
* Comparative Anatomy
* Body Types
* Gesture
* Quick Sketching

Chapters

01. Introduction
02. Head
03. Torso
04. Limbs
05. Vertebral Column
06. Proportion
07. Osteological Neutral Position
08. Muscles
09. Range of Motion
10. Comparative Anatomy
11. Locomotion
12. Body Types
13. Gesture
14. Quick Sketch 1 (Sauropod)
15. Quick Sketch 2 (Psittacosaurus)
16. Quick Sketch 3 (Deinonychus)
17. Rendering Rugops
18. Clean-up in Photoshop