stupid cloud, stupid kid

just had an idea for a cool short...

Man...

Thanks for all the spoon love everyone. I'm super happy everything sold =] In other news I'm also happy of a little doodle I did for work. It was a quick deadline but nonetheless a fun one. Hurry before it comes down!

http://www.google.com.br/

(if you missed it or any of the doodles you can always check 'em out here)

The Spoon Show

sold out

Hey everyone, thanks so much for your patience. I know some of you were interested in buying the spoons I worked on so here they are... an art opening of sorts. Without the snacks and the beverages of course... although, I am having a glass of wine tonight if you'd like to join me in honor of 'The Spoon Show' =]

If you'd like to purchase a spoon (or a drawing below) e-mail me at williereal@gmail.com. I will respond (on a first come, first served basis) with a confirmation e-mail where we can get pay-pal started. Once the funds are accepted I'll ship the work to you. Pretty simple.

Enjoy the show and again thank you for your interest and support!

1. Clark - 10.5 x 2.5 $200 sold

2. Sam - 2 x 8.75 $125 sold

3. Alek - 2 x 8.75 $125 sold

4. Franklin - 4 x 9 $180 sold

5. Harry - 5 x 9.5 $200 sold

6. Gustav - 4 x 9 $180 sold

7. Anne - 2.25 x 8.5 $125 sold

8. Joy - 2.5 x 6 $125 sold

9. Megs - 6 x 9.5 $200 sold

10. Mustache Man - 8 x 8 $200 sold

11. Space Man - 8 x 8 $200 sold

12. Figure 3 - 5 x 7 $125 sold

13. New Kicks - 8 x 8 $200 sold

Thanks again! I look forward to doing more of these spoons very soon so stay tuned =]

all artwork on this blog unless otherwise stated is copyrighted by willie real 2011

Art Thief

Here's an 'art thief' piece I did tonight while sitting in a cafe on fillmore. It felt good to use the brush pen again... it's been way too long. Wanted to keep the colors simple bringing the line work front and center. It's the latest topic over at the DrawForce blog... which is still kicking I promise.

The big move

Bloggers!... apologies for my major hole in posting. A lot has been happening in these parts the past couple of months. In brief, I moved from NYC to San Francisco (where I'm originally from) to start a new gig with Google! I'll be illustrating the logo you guys see every day along side some very cool cats who can 'doodle' their pants off. I'm super happy to be home =]

I've received some inquiries and a lot of great feedback on the spoons I recently worked on... I'll be posting those up for sale shortly so stay tuned. Thanks for your guys patience! See ya soon! =]

-willie

a spoon man named enrique

brush pen and gouche

bush+leavenworth show update

I had a chance to visit d-structure (a very cool venue) this past week and was glad to see all the awesome work on the walls... AND apparently one of my pieces sold! whoohoo =] stay tuned because I might try to sell the ones I'm getting back on here...

drawings and spoons

the gang

what'er you lookin' at?

what dreams are made of

Here's to the 1941 classic 'The Maltese Falcon' and to the excellent dialogue in that film... especially the line at the end of the movie by Humphrey Bogart (apologies if you haven't seen it). Happy Birthday Mr. Labriola =]

acrylic 3.5 x 5

Watson

Here's my human touch on Watson, the super computer who wiped out the competition on Jeapordy and is this month's topic over at DrawForce, which by the way is still alive and well... we've just been a bit busy with personal projects and other extracurricular activities. I'm glad were back to it fellas =]

'nuestra casita'

'nuestra casita' - digital (the one at the show will be acrylic)

Here's a painting I'm doing for the preview show of The Art Blocks this Saturday at The New Art Center in midtown. It's part a few original goodies that are going to be auctioned off the night of the event. The big shebang a bang bang auction will be happening online in March so stay tuned! It's a wonderful cause that will provide boarding and education for orphaned children in Ghana. You can find out more about it right here. Shout out to the whole PBP Foundation who've put soooo much hard work into this. You guys are truly amazing =]

SF Show! (March 4th)

Hi there! I wanted to announce the Bush+Leavenworth show coming up at D-Structure in San Fran next week on Friday March 4th. An buddy of mine is unveiling his spring line of clothing and invited myself and a few other artists to showcase our work. I've heard they throw some pretty cool openings so if you get a chance definitely swing by =] Unfortunately I wont be able to make it =[ I have some previous commitments I cant flake on. I'm showing these for the first time so I'm very excited. They're a nice change of pace to everything else I do so I hope you guys dig em. (I added a few drawings below that will accompany the wooden spoons)

Jelly cont.

sneak peek

If you go back a few posts you'll find the old jelly test. It's for a picture book a friend and I are developing... I couldn't decide if the line version was working or not so I decided to try a different route. Fuller color, flat shapes against form etc. I like to try stuff and I'm trying to find a picture book style I guess you can say. Any who I hope you digs. I'll post some more as it comes along... slowly but surely =]

Character Demo

Here's a quick demo I did for my students in Denmark. A few of them wanted to see my process in designing a character from the idea to the finished stage. For the purposes of time I kept it pretty simple and really rough.

1. rough thumbnail 2. cleaner line drawing 3. color

1. I start with doodles, rough shapes, quick sketches to get an idea of the silhouette. They gave me the idea of a boy with glasses holding something. This stage is where I have the most fun and usually do more than one rough but again the demo was quick.

2. Then I copy the rough, scale it up, turn the opacity down and do a cleaner sketch adding all the details. The glasses, the sweater he's wearing, a pipe (to fill with candy) and of course chuck taylors.

3. Once the drawing is done I fill in different elements (the pants, the sweater, his skin, his hair etc) and create clipping mask layers above those elements to add color, textures and shadows etc. These really help with painting gradients and keeping stuff separate in case you want to do variations or need to change something quickly. I keep going from here until it's finished and viola. Pretty simple and rough. You can go as detailed as you like but I like to keep my stuff less rendered... showcasing some of the quirky lines in my work. Any who, just wanted to share it with you all =]

Denmark! (it's a wrap)

Happy New Years! Hope 2011 is good to all of you guys and gals out there =] I just wanted to post a few pics of a tremendous opportunity I have to teach a character design workshop this week with the talented Florian Satzinger all the way in Viborg, Denmark. Hosting us is the super awesome, super duper dedicated Animation Workshop which has a beautiful campus where they work and play. Can't wait to start classes on Monday... wish me luck =]

country side

my temporary desktop

mmm... cant wait to hit the sack after a long 12hrs of travel!

near the teachers' building where i'm staying. It's an old military barracks

a cemetery on the way to town

i found a small door! =]



the viborg museum


i saw this little guy on campus and loved him =]

the animation workshop inhabits an old military facility

the sunrise at 9:20am



the students hard at work

head of the class

the desktop guardian...

... and her arch nemesis.

final dialies where the students showed their finished pieces =]

and that's a wrap

florian's guest book sketch

and mine

I had a wonderful experience teaching such talented and dedicated students at the Animation Workshop. The facilities there in Viborg are top notch! The town is very charming and the Danish people are very welcoming. Thanks to everyone for their hospitality and a special thanks to Florian Satzinger for the invite, to Anja and Lana for all their help and guidance =] I wish all the students good luck with their final projects!