Wm.B.Hand • SHARPIE CREATURES!! -- (Apr.16th)

[Pete Hidalgo]

Dude! So much inspiring works! Your creatures are amazing! However I agree with ^ The dragon is so sick.

[Mike L]

I am in awe of those wonderful organic creatures, and your use of line to express them!
Thanks for posting!

[William b. Hand]

LisaAnnGreen - Thanks! And I'm glad you like the calligraphy... I love doing that stuff but feel like the audience for it is maybe small, so it's good to hear some praise for it.

Psychobuddy, Pete Hidalgo, and Mike L - Thanks guys!

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So here's another one...
The Phone Call • Airbrushed Acrylic on Black Paper





And just to keep the recent updates all on the same page, again here's
Small Dragon • Airbrushed Acrylic on Paper...

[Tef]

Hi,
There are superb and beautiful looking monster creature design and I like it too Nice work

[ThomasM]

that dragon looks so delicious...

[William b. Hand]

Tef and ThomasM - Thank you!

Another one...

Gatorcat • Airbrushed Acrylic on Paper

[NickyBeats]

i am really in love with your imagination and sketchbook William! your airbrush work is top notch man!

[William b. Hand]

NickyBeats - Thank you! Sometimes I'm really surprised at how well people tend to respond to the airbrush stuff.


As I look at these pieces again, I realize that they were produced in something of a rush and I wonder how dramatically improved they might be were I to take them to a much more finished place. They feel more like preliminary sketches or w.i.p.'s to me as I look at them now. Hrmm...

A horizontally-oriented one... and hey, she's looking almost human -- how did that happen??

A Peaceful Time • Airbrushed Acrylic on Paper



Oh, and here's something that's pretty much a flat-out cartoon, I guess:
The Prong-Horned Geisel • Airbrushed Acrylic on Paper

[Tef]

Although it is very good, I'm not a fan of airbrush (juste a little)
But it's a nice work !

[witcrack]

Awww, I want to pet that gatorcat!

Seriously good stuffs. Inspiring! Awesome awesome airbrushes (how big are those?)
I'm also liking the sharpie stuffs a page back. And that crab critters. And Squirrel. And Animations. Everything, even to your new(?) signature . Just... keep sharing, please

[AustenFM]

Hey bud! Absolutely swooning over your 'rushed' airbrush paintings, while they may be quick, they've got great life to them, over rendering can sometimes stiffen things up, so these are great to see! I especially love the 'A Peaceful Time' painting, while the humanoid is cute, and her semi-transparent exo-suit is a wonderful blend of organic and tech, I keep getting drawn into the ethereal background, especially that ghostly hand. Wish I could add it to my personal William B. Hand gallery someday (still under construction mind you).

You're always up to something cool! I saw this guy a few pages ago and he still makes me a laugh. Hope to see more simple keyframe animation like that from you again!

Anyway, keep it up, and thanks for sharing~

[William b. Hand]

witcrack - Thanks! These are all roughly 18"x24". Glad you're liking all the other denizens I've been releasing recently too! The signature is my default for airbrush paintings, and now it's become the same for my Sharpie® pics I guess.

AustenFM - I know what you mean about over-rendering... I've done that plenty, but still I feel like I'm not properly exploring levels of finish that I'm capable of. Glad you like 'em as-are, though. I do hope to do more animations... My next efforts will probably be more traditionally accomplished using Sharpie®. Cheers!

Okey dokey, this'll be my last update for today.

Demon Portrait IV • Airbrushed Acrylic on Paper

[Carnifex]

oh wow, i'd almost forgotten how beautifully you paint love the gatorcat.

[will123will]

Wow, beautiful acrylic paintings man

[Yor]

amazing

[Fetsch]

cool stuff!

[sipher]

extremely impressive work

[Tef]

Excellent man !

[Velocity Kendall]

On paper?? are you kidding me? thats the best air brushing ive ever seen. damn.
id love to see what you did with a movie effects budget, id pay to see that.

[William b. Hand]

Carnifex - Thanks! It really has been quite a while since last I painted...

will123will, Yor, Fetsch, sipher, and Tef - Thank you all!

Velocity Kendall - Thanx! It's nice that people still respond to airbrushing. As far as doing any movie work goes, I'd love to be involved with a solid project and I'll see if I can't make that happen over the next few years.



So, here're several more Sharpie® drawings. Some have a bit of marker on there and some've been slightly tweaked in PS. See whatchya think:

Chasing Prey


Creature Heads


Sharkish Types


Some Figures


Exoskeletal Types


Creature with an articulated shearing mouth


Closer look at the Sluggish type


Waving hello to the creature

[egerie]

Damn this is awesome! Even wilder than stuff from Moëbius or Jorodovski's universes.

[kevin_]

cool sb! like your creature designs!

[Bourin]

Some of your latest sketches remind me of Moebius's (RIP) work. Really really good stuff.

[kingkostas]

awesome designs and drawings. I love your work !!!

[Ana Caspão]

You are officially on my awsome list!

[HunterKiller_]

Ridiculous.
That's all I have to say.


Oh, and are some those creatures inspired by The Penis?

[William b. Hand]

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Thanks guys! (smiley face)

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It's been a bunch of months since I last posted, I guess...
Here's a dump of Sharpie® and marker drawings, and three airbrushed acrylic w.i.p.'s that'll hopefully end up looking good:

[Paolo13]

Always inspiring to see your work!!!

[HunterKiller_]

Hot dump.

[JakehC]

keep it up mang.