the art of Will Terrell

Quick digital sketch for warm-up.

–Will

I’ve been working a lot lately. Got a little fried today, so I decided to step back and do some fun art. This digital painting was from a photo, took about an hour. I’m really happy with it. I’m starting to get used to adding all the different colors into the skin tone. Also getting used to using larger brushes at low opacity to get a cleaner look. Its so contradictory don’t you think? I used to think it took little brushes to get realism, but nope.

–Will

I’ve done tons of art this month. Just haven’t had time to post them. This is no where near all that I’ve done. But these are the highlights.

Fat Unicorn. I’d love to take credit for this, but the credit goes to a brilliant 11th grader at Lubbock High that did this as a sculpture. I wish I’d bought it. I’ve never last so hard in my life. I saw this when I was teaching my digital painting class a few weeks back and had to record it for posterity.

Speaking of the digital painting class. This is the demo I did in class. Took about half an hour. Thanks to everyone that came out to that. I’ll set up another class soon.

This is one of several painting commissions I did last week. My friend closed down his framing shop and gave me a big stack of matte board, they’re coming in really handy for doing these quick painting commissions. This is Animation Cell paint on black matte board. About half an hour.

I did this illo for my clowns. I think its an image for their website. It turns out they’ve got a 22 year old daughter who’s a clown too. And she’s been a clown since she was like 7. That’s super cool. I did a whole bunch of other drawings for them last week, I’ll probably eventually upload those here to show.

This was a quick warm up sketch from last week that I liked. The hands a little jacked, but I like the ambience.

This is a digital painting I did of my friend Corianna when we were hanging out the week before last. I think it turned out pretty good. I’m still learning. The hand is jacked. And the hair doesnt quite look natural. I’ll get it one of these days.

And of course sketches of women. Cant get enough of ‘em.

Ok.. Well I’ll do a better job of updating regularly next month. March was pretty awesome. Getting a lot of work completed these days. Keep smiling!

–Will Terrell

I sold my first painting this week. It was the first acrylic painting I’ve ever finished… and the first one sold!! It’s a good week. Here’s a picture of me holding the painting in its nice shiny new frame.

This is gonna be an awesome year!

–Will Terrell

This one was digitally colored…

(no idea what she’s doing with her hand there.)

Its weird. I dont know if other artist go through this, but I am feeling so incredible as I draw these days. I really feel my own style coming to the surface. And the incredible control that I never imagined possible. Yet at this same I feel like a little kid, completely in awe and bewildered by what comes out of the end of my pencil. Its like watch saturday morning cartoons when I was 10, except its all coming from my brain. Drawing is fun and playful now. Even my dayjob coloring comics, is starting to become something fun and exciting. I feel very blessed. I cant wait to see what my stuff will look like in a year or two. Man!

Anyways, I think it has a lot to do with sketch club. I’ve really needed other artists around me to challenge me and help me to grow. Its made a huge difference in my life. I feel really grateful to know such awesome artists in this little town. And it seems like every day we meet more and more. And I believe that we will continue to grow and there are more and more exciting things on the horizon – ‘o7 is going to be an incredible year.

I love sketch club.

–Will Terrell