Reddit mentions of Dinosaur Art: The World's Greatest Paleoart

Hey! I get what you mean!
I have this quite big book titled "Dinosaur Art: The World's Greatest Paleoart. It includes all of the most respected artists in the industry and some of their finest work. If you really want to enjoy some amazing dinosaur art (and yes, actual art) then I suggest you to get this book.

Also thank you for mentioning Tuomas Koivurinne. Always great to see fellow finns mentioned around the world.

This one? http://www.amazon.ca/Dinosaur-Art-Worlds-Greatest-Paleoart/dp/0857685848

I'll second James Gurney's books, his blog and his "In the Wild" video series.

I really like the Complete Guide to Drawing Animals by Gottfried Bammes. It brought together a lot of concepts about anatomy in art that I hadn't really fully understood until I read it. Similarly, I think Sarah Simblet's Botany for the Artist has beautiful and inspiring art.

I'm a big old paleontology nerd, so I have a lot of books on my shelves with fantastic paleoart: Dinosaur Art, edited by Steve White, is a great showcase of modern paleoartists, and Feathered Dinosaurs is full of gorgeous paintings by Peter Schouten. For drawings of dinosaurs of the non-extinct variety, I'm fond of Katrina van Grouw's The Unfeathered Bird.

And I just got a copy of Shaun Tan's The Bird King and, oh man, I really love it. His imagination is incredible. Highly recommended for when you're in a creative rut.