Grant Gilliland :: 2006

Bio:

Grant Gilliland is an illustrator and character designer based out of San Francisco, California. He spends most of his free time thinking about funny proportions and animals with personalities. He can also lift about 500 sharpies, no spotter.

Grant grew up in Dayton, Ohio, where he spent about 90% of his time reading Juxtapoz magazine or drawing cartoons when he was supposed to be doing math homework. Grant's disinterest in school ended abruptly after enrolling at The Columbus College of Art & Design, where he earned his Illustration BFA in 2005.

A post-grad illustration career was initiated with the launch of Grant's blog The Gross Uncle in 2006. Serving as a platform for his wild style and humorous writing, the blog garnered him interest from early clients like JibJab and SF Weekly. Teaming up with Scott Hull Associates in 2007, Grant has since worked with major clients such as Weekly Reader, The United States Postal Service, Christopher Chadbourne and Associates, and Frog Design.

Clients Include:

SF Weekly
SF Station
JibJab
Weekly Reader

Links:

The Gross Uncle

December 2006

Three Easy Steps

December 31, 2006
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Chester Williams and Bean Dog

December 30, 2006
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Happy Chinese New Year!

December 28, 2006
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Pretty Boy

December 26, 2006

With big-little boom box.

Christmas Eve Skeez

December 24, 2006
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Magic Toe-Ticklin’

December 23, 2006
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Kitty cards

If you happen to see one of these guys, be sure to give him a good home!

Black and White Ding Dangs

December 21, 2006

A page from my moleskin! :::BIG TIME NEWS!:::I have currently begun work on a wonderful new children’s book…I can’t discuss much about it yet, but for sure it will keep me busy for quite some time. The story is great, the moral is meaningful, and the art is…well, that’s where I come in. Hopefully, these [...]

Lord of the Rings

December 19, 2006

Lord of the Rings illustration for the SF Weekly (click for a close up!)

Team Draw with Andy Stattmiller

December 17, 2006

Andy and I did these while huddled in a cozy coffee nook (click for a close up!) Be sure to check out Andy’s site too!http://www.andystattmiller.com

Whale hat!

Here is another custom mesher: Acrylic on mesh cap 2006 Anyone interested in a custom cap and you live in San Francisco, check out Anubis Warpus on 1525 Haight…or send me an email request…I charge $40 for each. Also, you don’t have to wear a bandana for these to look good.

Young Tompkins!

December 14, 2006

Young Tompkins is a community focused art site started by David Kasprzak and myself. Dave really runs it now, for I am much too busy drawing silly things to be a dilligent webmaster…webmaster? I dunno. I did the wormy letters for the logo, and I have a couple of pieces on the drawings section…see if [...]

Okay okay okay, anyone who knows me knows these are old…but here are some hand-painted original hats!