2012

Is it officially too late to say happy new year? Who cares... HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Here's my first of many many posts of 2012. Its a little something I did in my sketchbook. Yeah, I like drawing balloons. Many projects in the works so stay tuned.

Change of Location

Hi people,

Sorry for lack of posts last month. I've had some computer troubles. But here's some hand-lettering I did not too long ago. It's a quote a read in a fortune cookie and decided to illustrate it!

Sometimes a change of location makes all the difference

News and updates...

I havent posted much this month but not because I have nothing to show, but because it's not ready to be unveiled. I am officially going to be participating in the Sketchbook Project 2012 hosted by the Art House Co-op. For those of you unfamiliar with it, The Sketchbook Project is where a bunch of crazy artists are sent a sketchbook and they fill it with magical artwork. Then they send the finished sketchbooks back and the books are shown on display to the world! It is a sort of traveling sketchbook gallery that goes to different cities. Thank you to YuQUan Tan to convincing me to join. More info can be seen HERE

Here's a picture of me and my empty (for now) sketchbook.

I've also been working on some updates for my website and this blog, as well as adding new pieces to my portfolio (both editorial and children's book). PLUS I am working on a collaborative illustration with Charles George Esperanza. So please be a patient turtle (not to be confused with an awkward turtle) and stay tuned for more exciting art / news on the way!

Be good.

That girl on the subway (drawing)

I'm giving fashion / lifestyle illustration another attempt. Here's the pencil drawing of the figure to be included in my illustration. I'll color it digitally on Photoshop along with the background. I'll be uploading the finished illustration as soon as I finish it. Be excited!

Experiment

Hey folks,

In my previous post I uploaded a random drawing I had found in my sketchbook. This is the original image:

I scanned the pencil drawing and played around with it on Photoshop. This is the end result.

I definitely had fun experimenting with this one. I have a bunch of different color combinations but decided the black and white version looked the best. Art experiments are fun!

Sketchbook Stuff

Here's some random doodles from my sketchbook that I usually don't share but thought I would today. Enjoy.

http://christiancastroart.com/

Get Well Soon Panda

Hi there blog,

This post is dedicated to anyone who has ever been on crutches at any point in their lives (such as myself.) This is a greeting card design I worked on a few weeks ago. I call it Handicap Panda. Enjoy.