Impressive Fantasy Art by Gary Villareal

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Gary Villareal is a famous American illustrator who managed to build a community of 203k followers on his Instagram account, all thanks to his immense talent. 

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Early post! ❤️ Did a little collaboration with my boi, @zhcomicart . This piece is a essentially a fan art piece for one of his original characters, Dax. It was a fun piece to work on plus, it was pretty dope seeing his character in my style! If you don’t know the man, well I reckon you check his work out! 😊✊🏼 . . Oh and I also recorded the entire process so I’ll post this video up tomorrow! As always, I hope you guys dig the piece and have an amazing day! Stay with it!! . . . . . . . . . #drawingoftheday #sketchbook #sketch #art #villarrte #arte #artoftheday #illustration #dax #artistsoninstagram #pencildrawing #instaartist #characterdesign #love #dibujos #instaartoftheday #beautiful #illustrationgram #storytelling #dibujando #handdrawing #fanart #pencil #traditionalartist #traditionaldrawing #originalartwork

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He comes from a family devoted to art – his brothers drew very well, his father loved music, his mother was an amazing cook, and his sister was a passionate dancer. He grew up in Texas, but moved to LA to become a conceptual artist.

His road to recognition was really tough and challenging – he worked as a cashier in HEB for 10 years. It was a boring job, but it gave him enough spare time to express himself artistically. In the meantime, he secretly fell in love with concept art in video games. He applied for a job as the package designer at HEB, and got it, only to find out he didn’t like it at all. After two years, he got replaced, which turned out to be the best thing that happened to him.

He was 27, recently married and unemployed, and spent the next 7 months honing his skills. Soon, a friend wrote to him about a full-time concept artist position, and that’s where he is now, fully content and as creative as ever! 

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❤️Here’s a late post! Sneaking this post right in between that feed of yours. lol Let me know what you think about this piece because I was going all over the place trying to come up with an idea. In a nutshell, She’s pretty much trying to save a fish. 🥺😭 . . I hope you guys are having a great weekend so far, kicking butt, staying with it. . . 🎶🔥Song: Lotus(intro) by Nohidea . 🖌Material: 2H lead and Sai Japanese watercolor marker. . . . . . . . . . #sketchbook #sketch #art #villarrte #arte #artoftheday #illustration #artistsoninstagram #pencildrawing #instaartist #characterdesign #love #blue #instaartoftheday #recording #illustrationgram #storytelling #dibujando #handdrawing #watercolor #sai #traditionalartist #traditionaldrawing #originalartwork

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“I almost lost you buddy…” Nora thought as she picked Koko up from a muddy pool and placed him over her shoulder. It’s been a few weeks now since they last saw each other. Some parts of the river dried around the region, so she decided to check up on Koko. They’ve been friends for many years forging a deep bond for one another. A bond that never died, especially during the dry seasons. Though, over the years, life began taking course. Muscles weakening, bones and joints ached with every movement making it harder for Nora to visit him. She, in a sense, was Koko’s mother. She fed him, moved him to deeper waters when parts of the river dried up and kept him safe. However, she couldn’t help but wonder how long this will last. Until then, she takes a great sense of joy in helping her friend. . . What’s going on everyone, I hope you like this piece! This idea came to me one day after reminiscing about a fishing trip I had with my older brothers. We would often go fishing at the Brazos River and I remember walking on the riverbed during dry seasons. You would often see some dead fishes lying out; some were even easy catches as if they just washed up. Pretty interesting to see how that experience influenced this piece. Anywho, enough of my chatter… Thanks for your time if! . . Have a great day and stay with it!! 😊✊🏼 . . . . . . . . . #drawingoftheday #sketchbook #sketch #art #villarrte #arte #artoftheday #illustration #artistsoninstagram #pencildrawing #instaartist #characterdesign #interesting #amor #instaartoftheday #beautiful #illustrationgram #storytelling #dibujando #handdrawing #fish #catfish #pencil #traditionalartist #mother #traditionaldrawing #original

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These decorative suits of armor not only served well in combat, but unraveled stories about a warriors life. To whom they loved, their failures and how they died. Each Iron plate spoke to Kinsura, but all remained silent as he ripped their silky bonds from one another. . . I was thinking about failure the other day and how it plays a vital role in the development of a person. Why do we fear failure when we, unknowingly, learn and grow so much during those periods. So I’ll just shut my corny butt up and hope that we all fail at something, but most importantly… bounce back from it. . . ✊🏼Stay with it everyone!! . . . . . . . . . #dope #sketchbook #sketch #art #villarrte #arte #artoftheday #illustration #artistsoninstagram #pencildrawing #instaartist #characterdesign #love #samurai #instaartoftheday #beautiful #illustrationgram #storytelling #dibujando #handdrawing #creator #pencil #traditionalartist #traditionaldrawing #originalartwork

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Have You ever had those moments where nothing, absolutely nothing comes to mind? You had a long day, minds a bit numb and you sit in front of your blank page sinking deeper into the void. It’s discouraging. Doubt sinks in. The only thing you could and should do is push on, doodle, ease your mind and you will eventually get a hint. A spark from a random place. . My hint⤵️ 🌟Well as I sat there, with a blank stare(bout to bust a flow) I remembered asking you guys for suggestions on an old post and I read through’em… and it helped… A LOT! So thank you so much everyone and a big shoutout to my wife for reminding me about the post of hidden 💎 😊🙏 . Music: That Day Musician: Jef . . . . . . . #drawingoftheday #sketchbook #sketch #art #villarrte #arte #artoftheday #illustration #artistsoninstagram #pencildrawing #instaartist #characterdesign #cute #dibujos #instaartoftheday #beautiful #illustrationgram #storytelling #dibujando #handdrawing #owl #pencil #traditionalartist #traditionaldrawing #originalartwork

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