Gurney acknowledges the resemblance but has remained positive about it. Many have claimed that some scenes in the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (particularly those in the city of Theed on Naboo) unfairly copy images from Gurney's books. He called the series "Dinotopia": a portmanteau of "dinosaur" and "utopia". Rather than digital tools, Gurney used " plein-air studies, thumbnail sketches, models photographed in costume and original cardboard or clay maquettes" to create 150 oil paintings for his 2007 Dinotopia book. He later decided to create an imaginary island based on these paintings. These were originally done as art prints for collectors. This inspired him to imagine his own, so he painted "Waterfall City" and "Dinosaur parade". Gurney's assignments for National Geographic required him to work with archaeologists to envision and paint ancient cities that no one alive today has ever seen.
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