Bill Cotter Illustration

Tree Bridge

2009-09-25T09:43:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

Here is another Monster and the Monk piece. I'm having a little trouble deciding how realistic/cartoony the character designs should be. Any thoughts?

2009-05-02T19:12:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, sorry for being so bad about posting! Here's a little glimpse into my sketchbook

These are two characters that I've been playing around with for a little while. I spent a couple hours with this in Photoshop, but I'd still call it "in progress"

Bob Dylan

2008-09-27T07:16:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, here is a little experiment of mine. This is a drawing of old man Bobby Dylan done entirely in powdered charcoal. Enjoy!

TV on the Radio

2008-09-11T13:50:00.000-07:00

For the past few weeks, I have been interning in the art department of Rolling Stone. So far it has been amazing and a great learning experience about how everything runs on the art director's side of the illustration industry.

Every issue of Rolling Stone an artist is commissioned to illustrate the band featured in the album review article. The senior art director Steve Charny told me that it would be great practice to do my own version of the review illustration for every issue. Sadly, it wouldn't be published but it is a great opportunity to build up my portfolio, get a chance to listen to great albums before they come out, and get constructive criticism from the art directors of Rolling Stone. This is my illustration for the review of TV on the Radio's upcoming album Dear Science.

Rocket Ride

2008-04-12T08:33:00.000-07:00

Adren

2008-04-11T13:53:00.000-07:00

Peanut Destroys the City

2008-04-11T13:47:00.001-07:00

Iwo Jima 2008

2008-03-27T07:52:00.000-07:00

Poster for the Batlimore Symphony Orchestra

2008-03-27T07:48:00.000-07:00

The Monster and the Monk

2008-03-04T14:21:00.000-08:00

This is an image from a children's book I am writing.

Bowie in the Afterlife

2008-02-23T11:55:00.000-08:00

A few friends and I all did a David Bowie piece depicting him in a different Bowie phase. I couldn't quite decide which one to choose so I drew Bowie in the afterlife.

2008-02-22T08:12:00.000-08:00

I saw an interview of Jimi Hendirx where he said that all of his songs were essentially about depression (with the exception of "Foxy Lady"). I wanted to do an illustration that conveyed Hendrix's inner turmoil. His closest friend's said that he had a pretty hard time dealing with reality, but then again many geniuses have that problem.

Lizz King

2008-01-23T12:02:00.001-08:00

This is a portrait of musician Lizz King, voted best singer-songwriter of Baltimore by the Citypaper. I had the pleasure of meeting her in person and doing some sketches from life. I then collaged and colored those drawings digitally in Photoshop to make this image.

Double Dagger

2008-01-23T11:57:00.001-08:00

Character design for show about orphans in 19th century New York City

2007-11-06T08:02:00.001-08:00

Poster for the Young Playwrights Festival, currently being distributed to 3,000 Maryland public schools

2007-11-06T07:59:00.000-08:00

Baltimore blues musician Papa T

2007-11-06T07:57:00.000-08:00

assignment: show a transition from "cute" to brute" in 5 stages

2007-11-06T07:54:00.001-08:00

Portrait of lead singer of Bear & Pieces

2007-11-06T07:52:00.000-08:00

promotional poster for the Baltimore band Thrushes

2007-11-06T07:47:00.000-08:00

Poster for the Charm City Rollergirls

2007-11-06T07:45:00.000-08:00

2007-11-06T07:44:00.000-08:00

3 of 12 pieces for the National Alliance on Mental Illness

2007-11-06T07:42:00.002-08:00

2007-11-06T07:42:00.001-08:00

2007-11-06T07:40:00.001-08:00