Grant Gilliland :: 2007

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

January 2007

I met your mother at a insulation trade show

January 30, 2007
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The cute kind of stinky

January 29, 2007
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Awww C’mon!

India ink on paper.

Heggo!

January 24, 2007

Tracing paper sketch…

Moleskin double page

January 23, 2007

Well, the children’s book project is well on it’s way…I am looking forward to posting artwork from it when all is said and done. In the meantime, here is a double dose of moleskin fillin’ action…done with one of my favorite art tools: Faber Castell brush pens…how I adore them. Any word on whether or [...]

Children’s Book Characters

January 10, 2007

Here are the main characters for the children’s book I am currently working on…any thoughts?

100th post!

January 6, 2007

I am proud to be making my 100th post today…I think i’ll celebrate with some wine, my rooftop, and some firecrackers…See you soon. The undisputed Rubik’s Cube Cham-peen. For SF Weekly.

Hey ugly! Camera’s over here!

January 3, 2007

Like I said, I am currently involved in a children’s book project…and need to create a bio picture for the back sleeve. Here’s what I have so far. Charming, is it not? Here with a tracing paper overlay: And now with color:

Eschews me, are you a hedgemole?

January 2, 2007

Yeah, I don’t know really…are you hitting on me? I’d appreciate it if you got out of my face, not only because you are hurting my ears, but also because you have indian food in your teeth. I think a scrap of naan just went in my eye. Gross.

Nearly Naked Nature Ned

January 1, 2007

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS (revised list 2007) -(Try to) stop living off of peanut butter and coffee -Build more blanket forts -Burn more blanet forts -Lengthen forehead -Play with stray cats more -Get rabies shots -Take long walks with other people’s grandmothers -Socialize with squirrels -Make pancakes that look like famous people (ie Abraham Lincoln, Ed [...]