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wake up, shake the bugs off, drink a cup of mud and hit the bricks...
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Hopefully soon!
Of course, I'd tell you in advance if I'm going to be out there...
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Thanks!
No, my art is not my entire source of income. I also work a retail job a few times a week. Not to say that you cannot make it on art alone, but there will always be "dry spells" no matter how talented you are...so it's best to have other ways to make money.
That being said, I think any artist that can stick with it long enough will eventually make the transition to having their art be their full time job. -
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I use Liquitex paints for the most part...they always seem pretty smooth and bright.
The key is to mix your paint colors in separate containers...I prefer the little plastic salsa containers that you can get at a local taqueria or burrito spot. Use plenty of water and mix your paint until it moves easily when you tilt the container.
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I posted a tutorial in 2009...here's the link:
http://www.thegrossuncle.com/2009/10/finished-pair-of-vans-customs-from.html
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I would love to...I am currently in the process of teaching myself how to animate...so get back to me in about six months!
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My paintings can be seen at the Fabric8 Gallery in San Francisco's Mission District.
http://www.fabric8.com
Also, I have a pair of painted Vans shoes on display at the Vans store in Las Vegas...you can find it at 7400 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV. -
They are all really my favorite...
For a while I was really into the whole hollow-earth thing...but since that's not really anything I have the capacity to check up on (at least not until my satellite comes in the mail!), I'm going to go ahead and put forth Terence Mckenna's "Timewave Zero" theory.
http://tinyurl.com/yebxogh
Obviously this guy did mad psychedelics, but if you can get past that, his ideas are pretty insightful and very applicable to today's world, especially considering he was lecturing in the 70's and 80's. -
Thanks! I have created two tattoo designs so far...check out some pics of one of them on my Flickr page:
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Thank you! Hopefully I can put together a comprehensive cook book one day.
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I would say doing art has lead me down a certain path...and it has allowed me to express myself in a very specific way...which is fun, and it's personally very exciting to see how my voice develops over time. It's even more exciting when you can have the opportunity to share your work with others. I have met some extremely interesting people by participating in gallery shows, and by sharing my work online...there is a lot of inspiration to be found. Connecting with other artists is really great, and it makes you feel that you can be a part of something.
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I think one of the best things you can do to improve is to draw in your sketchbook with a pen...no sketching, no erasing. Just put the lines down and be bold...and even if you don't feel bold, your confidence will grow exponentially over time. Besides, I know (at least for me) whenever I use a pencil, I take FOREVER...and that can be fun too...but it doesn't challenge you as much.
Also, I recently got the chance to do two interviews...so if you want, you can check those out too!
First one (Sharpie Blog): http://blog.sharpie.com/2010/01/well-ill-be-a-sharpies-uncle/
Second one (Humble Pied): http://www.humblepied.com/grant-gilliland/
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asked by reinaldodimon
There are a number of ways to get yourself back in gear...taking a walk, a bike ride, watching a movie...or just hanging out with friends can "de-funk" you significantly. If anything, taking some time off can be essential to the creative process. I find that taking at least one day completely off can be really helpful...if you can manage to spare a day, then it can serve you well!
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asked by lewcurrie
Somedays I don't draw...but typically I do draw everyday. It depends on what kind of things I have going on at the time. I have done some work for free, but I typically don't condone it, unless it's for your friends. The best way that I've found to "establish" myself (although I'm pretty new to illustration as a career, actually) has been to create a blog and to post regular updates...often using the blog itself as the reason to make work...it can be inspiring, because you never know who is checking it out.
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I have wanted to be everything from a professional skateboarder, to a film-maker, to a cartoon-show producer, to a musician...it really depends on what part of my adolescent life you look at. As I got older, I started to narrow my focus because of the upcoming college-pick that I was being pressured to make in high school...I picked art school, and I loved it.
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It's found over time...there are many moments when you feel like you've tapped into something that may further define how you work...but even as inspiring as that can be, then you usually plateau-out and plod along until you hit the next mark. Taking the time to draw as often as you can, as honestly as you can, is the best method...don't directly copy stuff...it's a waste of time.
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Well, besides drawing the characters with a pen and then coloring them in "coloring book style" with acrylic, I do also use Adobe Illustrator (and to a lesser degree, Photoshop) to make final art. Basically, once I scan a drawing into Photoshop and save it...then I open it up in Illustrator. I usually work with two to three layers in Illustrator...with the drawing being on the first, then the vector tracing on the second, and finally any background image would go on the third. This makes it easy to keep things relatively organized. I just use the pen tool to trace everything...the big shapes (like the outline of the head) are regular vector lines with a stroke, and the small shapes (like the lines and creases of the nose) are vector shapes with no stroke. Adding color is a reactionary process, it's all based on what color looks good next to another. There is a lot of tweaking and shifting of color towards the end of a piece...the more attention to the seemingly minute, the better!
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Sure, can you send me some free money?
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I enjoyed a great deal of Ren and Stimpy as a child...I also read a few comic books like The Maxx, which had a real weird cartoony style. I had a period in high school where I was obsessed with graffiti, so the characters from street art/graff really influenced me as well...and then maybe a dash of Pixar and some Cartoon Network stuff circa early 2000's.
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Grant Gilliland’s Bio
My name is Grant...I have a blog called The Gross Uncle. I sometimes get questions from people about my work, so I thought I'd set up this account as a neat little platform to efficiently answer them.
