Will Kelly

Professional Freelance Illustrator • Specializing in Book Cover Illustration

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

do a studio ghibli of both sides of your credit card. i want to see something.

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

I just realized an amusing irony while looking at editorial artist portfolios:

The topic of AI has created a huge demand for editorial illustration *about* AI.

So in some sense, AI is actually creating jobs for illustrators 😄

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

@exitthelemming I'm so sorry to read this Samuel. Peace and love to you and your family.

[sʏʟᴇssᴀᴇ ♕ @sylessae]

Stop agonizing and start drawing.

You will:
- Uncover your weaknesses (so you can then develop them)
- Learn when you make mistakes, you're safe (and can make more)
- Realize just how capable you are
- Build confidence

It is that easy. The hardest part is starting.

[John Hendrix @hendrixart]

resist the fear industrial complex

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

One of my favorite artists.

[The Illustration Department @IllusDept]

Gyo Fujikawa was born on this day, November 4, in 1908.

When she chose to depict non-white children, her publisher pushed back. They feared a backlash from racists.

Fujikawa held firm; and her books went on to become best-sellers.⁣

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

There is so much fun Halloween art out there. Just so much visual culture to pull from!

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

@breezytulip Make the spooky art!

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

"Between the Worlds"

Lewis' description of Digory and Polly slipping through time and space in The Magician's Nephew is so vivid.
The precariousness of the kids' situation is palpable in this story. I'd love to revisit scenes from this book again!

#cslewis #narnia

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

@scott_h_james Also, bonus points for signing your contract with a Micron pen. That is truly the artist’s way.

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

@scott_h_james Way to go Scott! They have good taste in authors. Looking forward to 2026!

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

@GoranGligovic This looks like a reproduction of an oil painting in an old Time Life book from the 80s - and I mean that as a compliment. Nice stuff.

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

@GoranGligovic This is SO good… thank the Xitter algorithm for sending me this. How did you paint this, if you don’t mind me asking?

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

@hendrixart @SoFestofBooks Oh man… this is incredible! I wish I could have been there to see that

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

Further proof that artificial “intelligence” is still just a crock of bs that Silicon Valley is using to funnel as much investor capitol as they can into their imploding fantasy world.

https://t.co/7AMCdqnLQC

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

"His Most Constant Comforter"
Eustace-turned dragon is comforted by his now friend Reepicheep the mouse in a scene from "The Voyage of The Dawn Treader" - the third Chronicle in the Narnia series.

#narnia #cslewis #voyageofthedawntreader #illustration

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

@hendrixart The hatching at the top of the Advent page is giving R. Crumb vibes and I’m here for it

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

“The Rashness of the King”

An illustrated scene from “The Last Battle” in my latest series of Narnia drawings. I wanted to portray the moment before King Titian and Jewel the Unicorn attack the Calormene invaders.

#narnia #thelastbattle #cslewis #illustration #drawing

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

“A Lesson In Astronomy”

Another drawing in my latest Narnia series - this time from Prince Caspian. Watching the stars, eclipses and comets for me is always breathtaking and mysterious. I wanted to infuse that feeling into this drawing.

#narnia #illustrations #cslewis

[Will Kelly @willkellydraws]

"Winter Meets its Death"
Today marks 74 years since the first edition of C. S. Lewis' "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" was published.

To celebrate, I'm posting a drawing of my vision of Aslan's triumphal return

#cslewis #thelionthewitchandthewardrobe
#narnia #illustration