Hello, my name is David Terrill,
and I'm a doodle addict. Kansas City Plus

David Terrill has been creating compelling illustration for 30 years. His journey from laboring in an Ohio steel mill, working as a freelance illustrator, to wearing many creative hats in design agencies. David's storied path led to his ultimate destination as Associate Professor of Illustration, Kansas City Art Institute, and part-time Creative Director/Director of Talent at C3, a leading family design agency. David enjoys family travels while recording adventures in his sketchbook. On their recent experience in China, they swam in the South China Sea, hiked Great Wall of China (slept in an ancient watchtower), traveled 1,400 miles by train, and resided in a Beijing Hutong. David has been recognized by American Illustration 39, Communication Arts, The Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, and 3X3, The Magazine for Contemporary Illustration. David has lectured at ICON9, The Illustration Conference's Educational Symposium: Radical Teaching; New Approaches in Pedagogy in Austin, Texas, and at ICON10's Educational Symposium on The Sketchbook, in Detroit, Michigan.

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I specialize in drawing, illustration, painting, pen and ink, sketchbook, sketching.

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10” x 15” Original wax pastel and watercolor painting on Strathmore 500 Series 4-ply Bristol illustration paper. Signed by the artist. Unframed.

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Quick freelance commission for Captain Marvel Posters. I don't usually draw superheroes, but this was a SUPER fun assignment!

I wonder what kind of music he likes? Inktober drawing.

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Currently exploring image making with fountain pens: immediate mark making, no pencil, no eraser. I'm enjoying the discovery process and embracing the stray mark made with semi-blind contour and continuous line drawings.

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A few sketches from the streets.

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I had a wonderful time creating this commision for a Kansas City Personalities wall mural installed in a downtown KC apartment building. The wall measures roughly 12’ x 20’. These were all hand drawn graphite and charcoal drawings that I scanned into my mac and delivered digitally. The file was then enlarged and applied to the wall surface.

A beautiful day for a walk in the park and to paint a tree.

Drawing Prompt Submission

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A few of my favorite pages from my sketchbook documenting my trip to China in the summer of 2017. An amazing and life changing experience.

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Drawing inks on Claybord.

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Exploring drawing with Procreate and the iPad.

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Every spring I visit this magnificent pin oak when taking my class out to draw.

11” x 15” Original ink and watercolor illustration on Arches 140# hotpress watercolor paper. Signed by the artist. Unframed.

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Wow, I just discovered Claybord, what an amazing substrate to create on! Here are a few images I have been experimenting with.

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Today’s adventure took us to the KC City Market to sketch. We rode the streetcar to have lunch and draw. These are my sketches for the day.

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Abandoned and discarded.

The Sketchbook: Lets Connect, ICON10 The Illustration Conference Book

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This is the book I made which contains the educational paper I wrote and illustrated about my trip to China in the summer of 2017. I gave a lecture entitled, The Sketchbook: Let's Connect at ICON10, The Illustration Conference in Detroit, MI this past July. I gave a few of these books out along with pocket sketchbooks to the audience. Below are a few spreads from the 40-page book.

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These are a few random pieces from the last few weeks.

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Recent acrylic painting made for a new technique demo video. Using Acrylic skin to create an acrylic collage painting.

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Nerded out at the Kennedy Space Center last summer. Here are a few of the sketches.

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