A fantastic visual voyage into the world of animals, both real and imagined. There is no end to the diverse and unique creatures that Terryl Whitlatch creates for us with her solid knowledge of anatomy and boundless imagination. Especially intriguing are the 100s of anatomical notes that are dispersed among her sketches, educating and enlightening us to the foundation of living bodies and their mechanics.
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“Terryl Whitlatch’s animal drawings achieve that rare blend of accuracy and expressiveness which comes from a lifetime of direct observation of living creatures. To those gifts she adds a rich imagination that can create convincing characters without anthropomorphizing them.”
- James Gurney, author of Dinotopia
About the Author
Terryl Whitlatch is an accomplished, scientific and academically trained illustrator who extensively studied vertebrate zoology and animal anatomy. She has worked for various zoos and museums in the US and The World Wildlife Fund as Senior consultant for Wildlife Art and Animal Anatomy. She is considered to be one of the top creature designers and animal anatomists working in the field today
In a career spanning over 25 years, Terryl has many projects to her credit, including Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: The Special Edition, Jumanji 1 and 2, Men in Black, Brother Bear, Dragonheart, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Curious George, The Polar Express, and Beowulf. For over seven years, Terryl worked for Lucasfilm Ltd., Industrial Light & Magic and George Lucas' JAK Films. Her unique combination of illustration skills and comprehensive knowledge of animal anatomy and movement are essential components in the design, anatomy and physical animation aspects of believable creature creation.
In her work on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, she worked directly with George Lucas for whom she designed countless creatures for the films and related products, including CD-ROMs. A collection of her work for Lucasfilm, The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide was published by Chronicle Books in 2001 to critical acclaim and popular success. Terryl also designed for many electronic and interactive games for leading publishers including Steven's Spielberg's The Dig, for LucasArts.
Terryl has also worked with many major studios and effects houses as a highly sought after creature and concept designer. Clients include Industrial Light and Magic, Lucasfilm, Ltd., Pixar, Walt Disney Feature Animation, PDI, Entertainment Arts, LucasArts, Chronicle Books, and various zoos and natural history museums.
Terryl is also the author of “The Katurran Odyssey”, volume one of a forthcoming series “The Katurran Trilogy”. In addition Terryl is involved with several other book and film concepts, as well as teaching Creature Design and Construction/Anatomy at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA.
In a career spanning over 25 years, Terryl has many projects to her credit, including Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: The Special Edition, Jumanji 1 and 2, Men in Black, Brother Bear, Dragonheart, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Curious George, The Polar Express, and Beowulf. For over seven years, Terryl worked for Lucasfilm Ltd., Industrial Light & Magic and George Lucas' JAK Films. Her unique combination of illustration skills and comprehensive knowledge of animal anatomy and movement are essential components in the design, anatomy and physical animation aspects of believable creature creation.
In her work on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, she worked directly with George Lucas for whom she designed countless creatures for the films and related products, including CD-ROMs. A collection of her work for Lucasfilm, The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide was published by Chronicle Books in 2001 to critical acclaim and popular success. Terryl also designed for many electronic and interactive games for leading publishers including Steven's Spielberg's The Dig, for LucasArts.
Terryl has also worked with many major studios and effects houses as a highly sought after creature and concept designer. Clients include Industrial Light and Magic, Lucasfilm, Ltd., Pixar, Walt Disney Feature Animation, PDI, Entertainment Arts, LucasArts, Chronicle Books, and various zoos and natural history museums.
Terryl is also the author of “The Katurran Odyssey”, volume one of a forthcoming series “The Katurran Trilogy”. In addition Terryl is involved with several other book and film concepts, as well as teaching Creature Design and Construction/Anatomy at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA.
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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
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This book made my face light up. Packed in this 160-page book is a collection of new artwork from Terryl Whitlatch. You won't see any of her Star Wars creatures that appeared in The Wildlife of Star Wars - you should probably get that book as well.
The gallery consist of paintings and sketches of real and imagined animals. The designs for the imaginative creatures are beautiful and believable. There are sea, land and flying creatures. Great variety.
Many sketches are included, some picked from her art classes. For selected creatures, they are so detailed separate drawings on the muscular anatomy and bone structure are included. Scribbled on the sketches are labels and notes, though a bit small but only because there's so much packed onto the page.
Besides creature concept art, there are also stylized character designs. Rocket rhinos, psychotic pandas, comical cerberus, cupid frogs are just some of the many animated ideas. They are really fun to look at.
This isn't an instructional book so there aren't pointers on how to draw, but you can get lots of ideas or understand what's possible just by looking at the drawings.
This inspiring book is highly recommended to anyone who loves animal art.
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There's a hardcover edition available: Animals Real and Imagined: Fantasy of What Is and What Might Be
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(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
The gallery consist of paintings and sketches of real and imagined animals. The designs for the imaginative creatures are beautiful and believable. There are sea, land and flying creatures. Great variety.
Many sketches are included, some picked from her art classes. For selected creatures, they are so detailed separate drawings on the muscular anatomy and bone structure are included. Scribbled on the sketches are labels and notes, though a bit small but only because there's so much packed onto the page.
Besides creature concept art, there are also stylized character designs. Rocket rhinos, psychotic pandas, comical cerberus, cupid frogs are just some of the many animated ideas. They are really fun to look at.
This isn't an instructional book so there aren't pointers on how to draw, but you can get lots of ideas or understand what's possible just by looking at the drawings.
This inspiring book is highly recommended to anyone who loves animal art.
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There's a hardcover edition available: Animals Real and Imagined: Fantasy of What Is and What Might Be
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(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
22 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By eagseags
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Let me be clear at the outset:
1. I love fantasy art, and I love paleoart.
2. Terryl Whitlatch is clearly a talented artist. Her work reminds me of that of Mauricio Anton and James Gurney. She can do anatomical drawings of extinct, modern, and imaginary animals, draw characters, etc. in a number of styles from the ultra-realistic to the cartoonish.
This book is filled with interesting and delightful art. What I hoped for is some explanation of the thought process behind the drawings. For example, the "Pre-Tracker" is reminiscent of the extinct predator Andrewsarchus, and has some aspects of the modern wolf, but it has six limbs. It would be nice to know the origin of the concept, what kind of environment was envisioned for that animal, etc.
Also, it would be nice to have some rules of thumb how to make imaginary animals look bizarre, but somehow realistic. Alas, there is none of that here--this book is basically a gallery.
Readers should check out James Gurney's "Imaginative Realism."
1. I love fantasy art, and I love paleoart.
2. Terryl Whitlatch is clearly a talented artist. Her work reminds me of that of Mauricio Anton and James Gurney. She can do anatomical drawings of extinct, modern, and imaginary animals, draw characters, etc. in a number of styles from the ultra-realistic to the cartoonish.
This book is filled with interesting and delightful art. What I hoped for is some explanation of the thought process behind the drawings. For example, the "Pre-Tracker" is reminiscent of the extinct predator Andrewsarchus, and has some aspects of the modern wolf, but it has six limbs. It would be nice to know the origin of the concept, what kind of environment was envisioned for that animal, etc.
Also, it would be nice to have some rules of thumb how to make imaginary animals look bizarre, but somehow realistic. Alas, there is none of that here--this book is basically a gallery.
Readers should check out James Gurney's "Imaginative Realism."
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
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Length:
1:03
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This book made my face light up with ecstasy. Packed in this 160-page book is a collection of new artwork from Terryl Whitlatch. You won't see any of her Star Wars creatures that appeared in The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide - you should probably get that book as well.
The gallery of art consist of paintings and sketches of real and imagined animals. The designs for the imaginative creatures are beautiful and believable. They are sea, land and flying creatures. Great variety.
A lot of sketches are included, picked from her art classes. For selected creatures, they are so detailed separate drawings on the muscular anatomy and bone structure are included. Scribbled on the sketches are lots of labels and notes, though a bit small but only because there's so much packed onto the page.
Besides creature concept art, there are also stylized character designs. Rocket rhinos, psychotic pandas, comical cerberus, cupid frogs are just some of the many animated ideas. They are really fun to look at.
This isn't an instructional book so there aren't pointers on how to draw, but you can get lots of ideas or understand what's possible just by looking at the drawings.
This inspiring book is highly recommended to anyone who loves animal art.
-
There's a paperback edition available: Animals Real and Imagined: Fantasy of What Is and What Might Be
-
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
The gallery of art consist of paintings and sketches of real and imagined animals. The designs for the imaginative creatures are beautiful and believable. They are sea, land and flying creatures. Great variety.
A lot of sketches are included, picked from her art classes. For selected creatures, they are so detailed separate drawings on the muscular anatomy and bone structure are included. Scribbled on the sketches are lots of labels and notes, though a bit small but only because there's so much packed onto the page.
Besides creature concept art, there are also stylized character designs. Rocket rhinos, psychotic pandas, comical cerberus, cupid frogs are just some of the many animated ideas. They are really fun to look at.
This isn't an instructional book so there aren't pointers on how to draw, but you can get lots of ideas or understand what's possible just by looking at the drawings.
This inspiring book is highly recommended to anyone who loves animal art.
-
There's a paperback edition available: Animals Real and Imagined: Fantasy of What Is and What Might Be
-
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Move from reality to fantasy
This is the bridge that closes the gap between currently understood anatomy, and what anatomy can be. It opened my eyes to the types of characters that I can create. Read more
Published 1 month ago by I. Perez
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Animals Real & Imagined
This is a most interesting book. The illustrator, Terryl Whitlatch is a well-known artist who has done much creature design for the entertainment industry, including some for Star... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Robert Hodge
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Beautiful.
This book is absolute eye candy for artists. I've been thinking of starting back up "doodling" and this book has given me the push to do so. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lizabeth Dickson
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Inspiring AND informational
For anyone who likes to draw...run and buy this. Period.
For anyone who likes to see how creature design for movies is done from the ground up...this is perfect for you too.
For anyone who likes to see how creature design for movies is done from the ground up...this is perfect for you too.
Published 2 months ago by Anna Truckey
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liked it.
Good book to get you thinking out of the box. I like seeing the thought processes that artists go through.
Published 4 months ago by William Perry
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Visually Breathtaking...and Smart
As an artist myself, with a fascination for animals here and the potential for them elsewhere in the universe, I cannot help but be fascinated by Terry Whitlach's work. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Adam Dickstein
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book
A great quality book of the repertoire of Terryl Whitlach. Beautifully recreates this masters process and finished product of the real and imagined.
Published 4 months ago by Jake
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very detailed. Basicly amazing
You can really learn from this book. Though this is more made up creatures and dinosaurs than there are real animals in this book, many real animals are incorporated in the made up... Read more
Published 5 months ago by alexandra
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Great book by a fantastic conceptual artist
I am a big fan of conceptual art, and I have to give Terryl Whitlatch much of the credit for that. I first purchased her book The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide back when it... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Matthew Friedman
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Beautiful Book!
I am absolutely in love with Terryl Whitlatch's book Animals Real and Imagine published by Design Studio Press. Read more
Published 15 months ago by CodyD
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