the art of Will Terrell

I was in Houston a while back as a guest at Comicapalooza.  I really enjoyed the show, but I especially enjoyed hanging out with old friends.  Some of my buddies wanted to go to this hole in the wall cowboy bar to meet a girl.  I ended up sketching some of the wildlife.  This guy was hilarious.  I don’t think he actually had a mom tattoo, but he was showing it off like that.  He loved the sketch too and bought us a round of drinks.  Thats why I love cowboy bars, I can sketch a couple of hours and walk out with a couple hundred bucks in tips and full of beer.  Plus, you get the privilege of meeting characters in real life.

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I did this illustration a couple of years ago for Phil Kerr Plumbing.  It was a fun drawing, except for trying to squeeze that little dog in there.  But this weekend, as I was leaving the studio, I drove past a van that had it plastered all over the side.  Being a freelance illustrator, I’ve had a lot of firsts in my career, this being one of them.  It was cool seeing the van, and without thinking I whipped a u-turn and followed the van till I could get a good photo.  I’m certain the driver thought I was nuts.

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I did this T-shirt design for Texa$ Don Zielinski celebrating his 50th anniversary of drag racing.  He is a cool guy and this project was a lot of fun to work on.  I did a lot of concept sketches to get the car design just right.  I will post some of those here when I get the chance.   I also got to work with my (new) wife on this, since she’s an amazing artist herself.   AND… I got to see a real Drag Racer in action.  Sometimes I have the coolest job in the world.

-Will

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I love sketching Old Dudes.  Its no secret.   Especially living in West Texas where Old Dudes are in and of themselves work of art for the caricature artist.  I was out at the Market Street last night with Amber sketching people, and the Olderly’s were out in full force.   This guy was one of my favorites.  I decided to paint him in Photoshop.  I want to do a whole scene of these guys.  But I still have lots of other work to be doing.  Maybe one of these days I’ll do a book of ‘em.

-Will

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My lovely fiance’ bought me a new fancy quill pen for Valentines day gift.  We sat around sketching tonight with it.  I forgot how nice it is to ink with a pen on bristol board.  I always forget how important good paper is to a drawing.

This drawing is my idea for an all purpose pesky adorable kitten disposal robot.  I need one right now for the adorable kitten that comes to my house every day and makes me feed it.  Pshcaw!

-Will

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