the art of Will Terrell

Sometimes there are days when you just want to tear through the jungle half-naked on the back of a giant ape. I’m sure there are laws against these kinds of things now. This was a quick sketch done in someone’s sketchbook last night using leftover airbrush paint.

Here’s a drawing I did for someone this weekend. I just really like drawing cavegirls. i don’t know what that Lizard thing is supposed to be though.

–Will

I was about to throw this sketch away yesterday when I decided I’d either ruin it with ink first or come up with something someone might want to buy some day. Its some where in between at least, but I like it. She looks like she just woke up from a nice nap. I could use a really nice nap right now. -Will

I’ve been having fun with these cave girl drawings.  I dont know what it is exactly.  Maybe i’m not thinking so much.  Or maybe that it feels like all my skills are clicking at the same time.  I did this in Meranda’s sketchbook the other night.  Wanted to color it up tonight.  About 3 hours total.  What do you guys think?

This is a sketch I did in my friend Phillips sketchbook. Phillip is a prolific art collector. He let me borrow his big sketchbook of incredible drawings from amazing comic book artists to put this little entry into the folds. While I had it I also redrew a half dozen or so of the other drawings in the book. Frank Cho, Mike Weiringo, Neil Adams, etc…. I couldnt pass up the chance.

Anyways.. here is my sketch in B/W… and I did some quick digital colors on it to see how it would look. After redrawing some of these amazing artists sketches with really nice high contrast B/w brush drawings, I was inspired to give it ago. I think I could get the hang of it with some more practice.

Now I’m gonna see if I can borrow some more sketchbooks. I feel lucky to even get to look at them though.

-Will

I’ve decided I’m going to start doing more full illustrations. At the least full characters with a background. I have the tendancy to focus on just drawing cool faces. But I get kind of stuck in that. so yeah…



I started this one last night, at first it was just the jungle girl, but it was kind of plain. So I added a tiger. Havent tried drawing a tiger since 8th grade. Its kind of fun. I need to find a tutorial on how to do mist. I love the atmospheric mood you can get with it, would help if I could do it right though, lol.

Anyways, altogether this was about 3 hours. All photoshop. I used a little reference on the tiger.

–Will