Wednesday, November 17, 2010

fernando and an imaginary bud

hey guys, i'm soo excited for ctn... really looking forward to meeting up with old friends, colleagues and some fun in the california sun. i wanted to sneak in another post before the weekend... i'll be away for a while but here's a color study i did for a personal project called 'fernando and his imaginary friend'. not crazy about the title but it's still very early...

kitchen set- color study & rough scale


you might remember these guys from long ago... ralf & fernando.

brush pen

above are some drawings i did while waiting at grand central station. that place is amazing every time and it's such a good place to sketch. i meant to put them up a few posts ago. see ya soon!

22 comments:

Mike Lee said...

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Chase Standley said...

these are so awesome man. Do you have a booth at ctn?

David Campbell said...

These are beautiful Willie. The kitchen has instantly become one of my favourites of yours - the gentle light is just exquisite. Would love to see more of these characters...

Out of interest, how long would it take you to draw one of the brush pen figures?

Garrett Shikuma said...

This looks awesome Willie! I love your brush pen sketches!!! Really appealing shapes!

Sandra Brandstätter said...

Hello Willie,
just discovered your blog and fell in love with yozr shapes and colours.
greetings from Berlin,
Sandra

Betsy Bauer said...

Love it, Willie! It would be awesome to run into you at CTN!

Gabby Zapata said...

this is beautiful! very inspiring :)!!

Isaac Orloff Illustration said...

i was also hoping for california sun but of course the forecast is for 3 days of rain. awesome.

Juny Chen said...

hello again. very nice layout and drawings. allow me to ask a goofy question, when u checking references, how much will u rely on it? like, I searched many references for a saloon, but I don't really know how much I can redesign the classic shape of a table so people won't question me "is this real exist in the time period?".
now I am sucked between drawing from imagination and following the photos. I don't even understand why can't I draw from imaginations.
sorry for the long question, will be very appreciated and look forward ur answer. :D

willie real said...

mike- you charmer you.
chase- i wont have a booth =[ maybe next year... i'll be admiring from the floor.
cal- thanks man... the figures take about a minute or soo... it can vary.
garrett!- thank u. how's crunch?
betsy- i'm tall dark and bald (shaved head) say hi if you see me =]
gabby- =]
issac- so far so good. a bright 76!
juny- i dont mind at all! send me an e-mail and i can give you a more thorough opinion on it... personally it's all about balancing your imagination & the reference. without any reference you dont have anything to design from... e-mail me.

Juny Chen said...

I am sorry, I just can't find ur email address anywhere Q_Q.
here's mine, jnchen.yo@gmail.com
I really want to learn a lot knowledges from u, like a fan, more precisely, ur drawing style and direction fit my inside desire very well! so plz, contact with me.

Unknown said...

WOW! Love your color palette!!!

Tibo3D said...

As always , it's really great!

Unknown said...

Damn Willie! You make me soo jealous!

Martin Wittig said...

Beautiful work as always willie:)

Laura Dubuk said...

me encantan estos dibojos.. nice meeting you at the CTN too!

Arthur Fong said...

omg... best and cleanest 3/4 down I've seen in a while. Dude... I'll see you here at the studio soon ;)

Unknown said...

Great running into you at CTN! Sorry it was at the end though. Next time you're out or I'm there I'd love to talk a bit more. I love your spoons btw. Such a cool idea. Cheers!

Unknown said...

These look great!

lostinarc said...

Awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeenessssssss............man beautiful designs...keep em comin...

Ahmed Al Hasnawi said...

clean lines and cool !!

C.Deboda said...

These are really great! Love the overall design approach.