tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85059462553247890432024-03-13T05:08:11.581-05:00When I Was Little...The online blog for When I Was Little and artist, Justin Castaneda.Justin Castanedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04591246002644307203noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505946255324789043.post-84371004857284245172019-05-31T20:36:00.001-05:002019-05-31T20:36:19.641-05:00New Stranger Things Artbook Announced!Hi all!<br />
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I feel like every time I post something on here, I have to apologize for not posting in a real long time. I'm pretty active on my <i>other</i> socials so it's hard to juggle so many plates. That being said I'll try to frequent this space more often. I've also just been very busy.<br />
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It was announced last Friday, May 24, that <b><a href="https://printedinblood.com/">Printed in Blood</a></b> is working with <b><a href="https://twitter.com/DelReyBooks">DelRey Books </a></b>to curate and produce a new art book called <b>Visions From The Upside Down: Stranger Things Artbook. </b><br />
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What is even more exciting is that this massive 240 page hard cover features over 200 artists AND I AM ONE OF THEM! I could not be more excited for this collection which drops on October 15th of 2019!<br />
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Take a look at the cover and a sneak piece of the inks on my piece which features my favorite character, Mr. Clarke:<br />
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<br />Justin Castanedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04591246002644307203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505946255324789043.post-3108814155112966582019-02-28T13:20:00.002-06:002019-02-28T13:21:57.277-06:00The Murder Balloon is finally done!Hello all,<br />
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I know I have been away for a while. I try to stay pretty active on social media, mostly Instagram and Twitter. If you follow me on there, then you know how busy I was working on my latest project, The Murder Balloon. For about 10 months, I was penciling, inking, and coloring over 75 pages. I launched the kickstarter in October of 2018 and during the months of January and February 2019, I was shipping out orders.<br />
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In reality this project has been with me since 2011 and after a few well received Inktober Concept books, I was able to finish the thing last year, raise the money to get it funded, and I even had a launch party on the 23rd of this month at Aw Yeah Comics.<br />
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I. AM. EXHAUSTED. I am also <b>very happy</b> with how it turned out and extremely proud of the reactions it's getting. So while this isn't a book for kids, I felt it was worth sharing on my book blog as it has become a great milestone in my artistic career/journey. I hope you can check it out at a con or once the online store is up. I'll keep y'all posted.<br />
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<br />Justin Castanedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04591246002644307203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505946255324789043.post-68579026169982289162018-05-14T15:50:00.001-05:002018-05-14T15:50:49.548-05:00FCBD 2018I attended Free Comic Book Day at Aw Yeah Comics-Skokie on the first Saturday of May. I had a great time drawing along side comic buddies, Art Baltazar and Alejandro Rosado!<br />
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Earlier in December, I was invited along with 7 Chicago artists to participate in the first ever <b>DemocraTee</b>. In the simplest terms, the artists come together, make art, and then<b> Threadless</b> sells the art as products on their new DemocraTee artists shop.<br />
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For more info on DemocraTee, the 7 Chicago artists, and The Simple Good click the following links below. Don't forget to visit the shop and buy some of that sweet swag:<br />
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<b><a href="https://democratee.threadless.com/">The DemocraTee Artist Shop</a></b><br />
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<b><u><a href="http://www.thesimplegood.com/">The Simple Good.</a></u></b><br />
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<b>NOVEMBER 4</b> - My next show after <i>Grand Rapids </i>was the <b><a href="http://minicomiccon.vapld.info/">Mini Comic Con</a> </b>at the <i>Vernon Library in Lincolnshire, IL</i>. This was a smaller show but it had a great turn out of families. Afterward Wesley Sun and I grabbed some coffee and talked about the shows we had during the last few months.<br />
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<b>NOVEMBER 20</b> - I received my check from <a href="http://www.upperdeck.com/"><b>The Upper Deck Company</b></a> which meant I was finally able to break my silence! I got to work on a special <i>Alien</i> sketch card set for <i>20th Century Fox</i>, which I started way back in March. I've been posting them periodically on my <a href="http://instagram.com/whenuwerelittle">Instagram.</a><br />
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<b style="text-align: start;">NOVEMBER 29 - </b><span style="text-align: start;">Back in September, I did an interview and photo shoot for the upstart, </span><b style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.urbanmatrixmag.com/">Urban Matrix Magazine</a>.</b><span style="text-align: start;"> I had such a wonderful time talking about the creative process and on this day, they compiled all the footage and released a video.</span></div>
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<b>DECEMBER 1</b> - As the holiday shopping season began, I decided it was a good time to finally open up my <b>Threadless Artist Shop</b>. I had my older brother John, help me design some images that I wanted to put on to t-shirts. If you check out the link, I have 5 designs right now and will be adding some periodically throughout 2018. I'm so excited that I can put <i>Thump </i>on a Tee! Visit <a href="https://art2heart.threadless.com/">art2heart.threadless.com</a>!<br />
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<b>DECEMBER 3 </b>- I was invited by <b>Pop Culture Classroom</b> and <b>Barnes And Noble Orland Park</b> for a book signing and appearance. I was joined by fellow creatives: <i><a href="http://www.solutionsquad.net/blog/">Jim McClain</a>, <a href="http://andthankyouforflying.com/">Sean Dove</a>, <a href="http://geneha.com/">Gene Ha</a>, and <a href="http://zlehner.com/">Zach Lehner</a></i>.<span id="goog_778385465"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_778385466"></span> It went from 12pm-4pm and I had a wonderful time. So many shoppers came up to the tables and picked up signed copies of our books as holiday presents. I think the best part of the setup was that they were able to take a book, get it signed, and continue with their shopping experience. I felt like that took off a lot of the pressure on my end when it came time to pitch it to the potential buyers. The group of us also got to take a photo with Elsa so it was a pretty magical afternoon and SO CLOSE to home!</div>
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<b>DECEMBER 16</b> - My very last show of 2017 was <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PocketCon/"><b>Pocket Con</b></a>. Taking place at the historic <i>Chicago Cultural Center,</i> Pocket Con celebrates diversity in comics. From 12pm-6pm crowds were treated to live music, comics, and games. Pocket Con also featured works from underrepresented groups, such as women, Latinos, LGBTQ, and other minorities. I had a great time and even traded some art with young aspiring artists. Afterwards, our comics group got together for a post-con dinner at the wonderful <i>Elephant And Castle.</i><br />
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<b>OCTOBER 5-8</b> - This was my first time attending <a href="http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/">New York Comic Con</a>. It was also my first time visiting this city and I wanted to share this experience with my lovely wife. The convention itself took up a majority of our time there. We only had a few hours on each day to really site see.<br />
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The convention was absolutely insane. So many people piled into the <i>Javits Center</i> wanting to experience the fun of comics and pop culture. I did not have a whole lot of time to walk the show floor but that was a good problem to have as the Artist Alley felt like a convention of it's own.<br />
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I was table neighbors with the wonderful <a href="http://www.sararichard.com/">Sara Richard </a>who was the absolute best. It was great to see her work up close. Truly astounding. Behind me sat the always hilarious <a href="http://kurtwooddotcom.com/">Kurt Wood Dot Com</a>, the fastest "drawer" in comics, <a href="http://www.scootcomics.com/">Scoot McMahon</a>, and the <a href="http://www.awyeahcomics.com/">Aw Yeah Comics</a> crew of <a href="http://www.artbaltazar.com/">Art Baltazar</a> and <a href="http://blindwolfstudios.com/">Franco</a>. It felt like being at C2E2 which was great since I missed that show earlier this year.<br />
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<b>OCTOBER 20-22 </b>- Towards the end of the month, I did the <a href="http://www.grcomiccon.com/">Grand Rapids Comic Con</a>. I was actually pretty disappointed in the turn out for this show. Coming off of a huge success that was NYCC, I was hoping to ride a momentum into GRCC, which has always been profitable in years prior. One of the best things about GRCC, was visiting with the fan base I've built over the past four years I've attended.<br />
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Another truly great thing that I did at the show was film an episode of <i>Art 2 Heart </i>with the insanely talented, <a href="http://www.angelonofre.com/">Angel Onofre</a>.</div>
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<b>OCTOBER 1-31</b> - Also all-month long, I was doing the daily drawing challenge, <a href="http://inktober.com/">INKTOBER</a>. Created by <a href="http://mrjakeparker.com/">Jake Parker</a>, I<i>nktober</i> is a way to challenge yourself by drawing one ink drawing a day for the entire month as a way to improve your skills and develop positive drawing habits.<br />
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My comic, <b>JUJU IN THE JUNGLE</b>, was just named a <i><a href="https://www.ghostcitycomics.com/#finalists-section">2017 Finalist for the Ghost City Comics Competition</a> </i>in the <i>One-Page Comics</i> category. Check out the comic below and congrats to all the finalists chosen:</div>
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<br />Justin Castanedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04591246002644307203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505946255324789043.post-42374582603385503032017-08-29T23:31:00.000-05:002017-08-29T23:31:26.006-05:00Month of August RecapThe month of August was a busy one for me starting with my gallery at the Orland Park Library. During this month the library showcased my art, which celebrated my ten years of self-publishing and making cool stuff. You can check out this behind the scenes video:<br />
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<b>AUGUST 5</b> - The first of FOUR conventions I did in August was <a href="http://comicopolis.org/">Comicopolis</a> in Lockport. I always love attending this show because I feel like the show runners know how to really draw in a crowd and they utilize all of the floors. They even took a chance and added outside tables, food trucks, and live entertainment that paid off in a big way for everyone involved. I also shot an episode of <i>Art 2 HEART</i> with Dave and Rene of <a href="http://www.instantpresscomics.com/">Instant Press Comics</a>.<br />
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<b>AUGUST 11</b> - The library scheduled a <i>Meet The Artist </i>event where people can show up, look at my gallery, and ask me questions. I had a wonderful time speaking and some close family and friends came out to share the moment with me.<br />
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<b>AUGUST 12-13</b> The second comic show I did was a new one, <a href="https://www.chicagoretcon.com/">RETCon Chicago</a>. This two-day show really celebrated a diverse group of comic creators and I was among some of the best in the indie comics scene. I'm really excited for the potential this show has.<br />
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<b>AUGUST 14</b> - I submitted to the <a href="https://www.ghostcitycomics.com/">Ghost City Comics Competition</a> in the <i>One Page Comic</i> category. I had a great time creating something fun for this competition. It not only challenged me, but it sparked ideas for a future comic. Good luck to all the creatives who entered! Finalists will be announced September 1st.<br />
<b><br /></b><b>AUGUST 17</b> - <a href="http://www.hottopic.com/ht/sweepstakes/jay-and-silent-bob-sweepstakes/">Hot Topic along with Kevin Smith</a> was having a contest to design a tee-shirt for the upcoming <i>Jay and Silent Bob Reboot </i>film. I'm a huge fan of Kevin Smith and didn't want to miss an opportunity to throw down on this with the potential to be flown out for a walk on role in the movie and some cash. Why not, right? Not sure I can share the piece I did yet but maybe when the judging is over.<br />
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<b>AUGUST 19</b> - The third show I attended was also a new comic show entitled, Fandom Fest. This one took place at the Niles Public Library. I met a lot of families new to comic book shows and had wonderful conversations with author, <a href="http://www.lisamaggiore.com/">Lisa Maggiore.</a><br />
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<b>AUGUST 24-27</b> - The fourth and final show was Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. This was a long four day show. The Thursday and Friday night crowd was pretty sparse. Thankfully I kept busy on the weekend with two <i>Doodle To Drawing</i> workshops. One on Saturday and one on Sunday. It was nice because I had an overhead camera so people can see what I was drawing. This definitely helped drive people to my table and I got to interact even more with the attendees. I ended my show by recording some <i>Art 2 HEART</i> episodes with creators Gavin Smith, Leo Perez, and Jon Lennon.<br />
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<b>AUGUST 26</b> - Also on Saturday night, I had a signing for the <a href="http://printedinblood.com/artbook_thething.html">Thing Art Book</a>, published by <i>Printed In Blood</i>, at <a href="http://www.chicagocomics.com/">Chicago Comics</a>. I was really excited for this event because I got to see and hold the book for the first time since it was released. (Still waiting on my comp copies.) All the Chicago creators who did something for the book were there including Jim Terry, Angel Onofre, Tom Kelly, and Jonathan LaMantia who helped set up the whole thing. A big thank you to Chicago Comics for having us at the shop and to all the customers who bought a book and got it signed by all of us.<br />
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Earlier this month I was invited to draw the dogs of Bucktown at their community block party and social event. Along with fellow artist and super friend, Ali Cantarella, we braved the heat and drew dogs for two hours.<br />
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We had a blast drawing dogs of all kinds and meeting with the locals. Thanks to the BCO for having us and to all the wonderful dogs that sat and posed and played with us. You can read all about the event and the Bucktown Community Organization by clicking on this <a href="http://www.bucktown.org/two-paws-up-for-a-very-pop-ular-bco-summer-block-party/">link.</a><br />
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For MORE photos of the sketches I drew, click here OR follow me on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/whenuwerelittle/">@whenuwerelittle </a>to see all the art I've been up to.<br />
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It is March and my convention season has officially started. I had two shows on back-to-back weekends starting with <b><a href="http://emeraldcitycomicon.com/">Emerald City Comic Con</a></b> and following that up with <b><a href="http://lexingtoncomiccon.com/">Lexington Toy and Comic Convention.</a></b><br />
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The <i>Emerald City Comic Con </i>takes place in <i>Seattle, Washington</i> and it was my first time ever visiting the city.<br />
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Justin Castanedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04591246002644307203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505946255324789043.post-56037180069645043722017-01-02T21:09:00.002-06:002017-01-02T21:13:51.003-06:00#jdropsart: Disney Springs, OrlandoI was in <i>Orlando, FL</i> for the holidays and I met up with my friend, <a href="http://mikeroll.blogspot.com/">Mike Roll,</a> to leave some art behind at <i>Disney Springs</i>! We had such a great time and I snapped a few photos from the day.<br />
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I also shot a quick video and uploaded it to my YouTube channel, you can view that <a href="https://youtu.be/FHiPOkBBLo8">here.</a></div>
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Later in the week, I went to <i>Universal Studios</i> and visited the <i>Wizarding World Of Harry Potter.</i> I was absolutely captivated by the theme park and really felt immersed in the world they built. </div>
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While I was there, I was able to leave behind a couple of art drops which were found that same night. It was a great way to end the year or making art and sharing art!</div>
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I look forward to building up my brand in 2017 and working on projects that are absolutely fulfilling. One of those projects is the last installment of my children's book series entitled, <i>When We Were Little.</i></div>
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My last program for the year with the Chicago Public Libraries happens this Monday!</div>
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<b>Sketch with an Artist:</b> <i>A Children's Writing and Drawing Program</i><br />
<b>When:</b> <i>Monday, December 5, 2016 (4:00PM-5:00PM)</i><br />
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<i> Chicago, IL 60638</i><br />
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<b>Description:</b><i> Join us as we welcome illustrator, Justin Castaneda, as he shows us some basic drawing concepts that you can apply to creating your own book. Attendees will each receive their own blank book to use to create their own illustrated stories.</i><br />
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I'll be doing two drawing events with the Chicago Public Libraries this week and next. If you're in the area, bring the kiddos! I'll also have a small amount of books to sell after the workshop and Q&A! Here is the info:<br />
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Chicago area artist and graphic novelist Justin Castaneda brings introduces new artists to the basics of drawing, focusing on the importance of shapes in drawing, how to break your art down into simple shapes, and how to turn a doodle into a work of art. (Ages 8+)<br />
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Justin Castanedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04591246002644307203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505946255324789043.post-18179961415873934342016-08-12T13:23:00.002-05:002016-08-12T13:23:54.138-05:00Back On The Bus: A Back-To-School-ExpoThis Saturday (August 13th) I'll be at the Tinley Park Convention Center for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/22CMevents/">Back On The Bus, a back-to-school- expo</a>. I'll be set up there selling copies of HEART, Wonder Care, and coloring books. It's a free event so bring the kiddies. For more info check out the image below:<br />
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If you live in the <b>Anaheim, CA</b> area, <i>POP COMICS</i> is having an art show in celebration of the 30th anniversary of <i>Ferris Bueller's Day Off</i> and the many films of legendary filmmaker, <b>John Hughes</b>. I was lucky enough to be invited to showcase some art at the gallery. So if you're close, check it out! I'll have some prints for sale there too!<br />
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Justin Castanedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04591246002644307203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505946255324789043.post-90203293008019159942016-05-07T00:00:00.000-05:002016-05-13T14:07:55.425-05:00It’s Free Comic Book WEEK!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Happy Free Comic Book Day, boys and girls! Victor and I will be posting a page-a-day for an </span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;">entire week</span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">from an</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;">all new Wonder Care story!</span></span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></h2>
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We know that you are out with your friends and families picking up your free comics and visiting your favorite comic shops.</div>
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That’s why today we are just posting the cover which was drawn and colored by Victor, himself. He draws too, kids!</div>
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Justin Castanedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04591246002644307203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505946255324789043.post-85794787731548827072016-02-18T19:18:00.001-06:002016-02-18T19:18:45.275-06:00First show of 2016: NWI Comic ConHi all! I hope you are having a great start to the new year. I have been busy since January getting ready for my first show of the 2016 con season! I will be at <b>NWI Comic Con</b> in <i>Schereville, IN</i> this <i>Saturday (Feb. 20) from 11am to 7pm.</i> I'll be joined by fellow artists <a href="http://www.angelonofre.com/">Angel Onofre</a>, <a href="http://www.thewetstain.com/">Ali Cantarella</a>, the<a href="http://sunbrosstudios.com/"> Sun Bros. Studios</a>, and <a href="http://www.instantpresscomics.com/">Instant Press Comics</a>. I hope to post some pics, shoot a periscope, live tweet the show that Saturday so be on my social media feeds if you can't make it out.<br />
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<br />Justin Castanedahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04591246002644307203noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8505946255324789043.post-54181675756820567012015-09-01T00:55:00.000-05:002015-09-01T11:01:40.087-05:00World Art Drop Day! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is <b>World Art Drop Day</b> which was started by <a href="http://mrjakeparker.com/art-drop-day">Mr. Jake Parker</a>. Last year, I spent the whole afternoon leaving art in various spots in <i>Downtown Lagrange</i> in <i>Illinois</i>. </div>
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Today I will be leaving two pieces of art in places I <b>frequently visit </b>in or around the <i>Orland Park</i> area.</div>
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Tune in to my social media feeds, mostly <a href="http://instagram.com/whenuwerelittle">Instagram</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/whenuwerelittle">Twitter</a> around <b>11am-Noon [CST].</b> I will be shooting video and posting clues as to where you can find these two pieces of art:<br />
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BONUS DROP! Adding this Pretzel with a location I thought of this morning.</div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">During the last 24 hours I had this creative brain fart about </span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Periscope</b><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> and social media in general (don't worry that's a positive thing).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">For those not in the know, Periscope is an app where you can live stream video from your smart phone and users can log on and see what you see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">So the last few Periscope videos I did went over pretty well and I enjoyed doing them and interacting with whoever was watching.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">From there, this snowball effect happened and I was left with this: <b>social media programming</b>, <i><b>FREE</b> <b>creative content just for YOU</b></i><b>. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">It's simple. All you need is your smart phone, click the follow button on whatever social media you are into, and you can see what I'm up to everyday. And if you dig it, share it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So your <b>#WeeklyWhenUWereLittle </b>is this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Monday's</i><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">: </i><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">#HyperlapseMonday</b><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> </i><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">is a timelapse video of the artistic process taken with the video app </span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Hyperlapse</b><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">- <i>Posts on <a href="https://instagram.com/whenuwerelittle/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6nlDuJgn0aXIvgDmcPbng">YouTube</a></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Tuesday's</i><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">: </span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">After School </b><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">is a weekly web-comic I do with fellow creator, </span><a href="http://vantageinhouse.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Victor Dandridge</a><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">. They are the mini-adventures based on the print comic we do, </span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Wonder Care Presents: The Kinder Guardians</b><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><i>- Posts on <a href="http://wondercareafterschool.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/whenuwerelittle">Twitter.</a></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Wednesday's</i><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">: </span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The Pull Box</b><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> is a </span><u style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">bi-weekly</u><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> show where I talk about the latest comics I am into and we discuss what everyone picked up for </span><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">New Comic Book Day!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><i>- Posts on <a href="https://watchonperiscope.com/users/whenuwerelittle/738884">Periscope</a>.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Thursday's:</i><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">#TBT w/Me </b><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">is a show where I take a look at old sketchbooks and you can ask me questions like, </span><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">"Why do you like drawing Alf?"</i><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> Watch my art style evolve as we go through the pages together.</span></span><br />
<i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">- Posts on</i><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><i> Periscope.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Friday's</i><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">: </span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Draw, Monkey!</b><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> is a show where viewers can tune in and from the jump suggest a character for me to draw. I talk about my process and show you what tools I am using as we go from roughs to a finished drawing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">*So I hope you tune in and find me on your various social media outlets! Use the following hashtag: #WeeklyWhenUWereLittle</span></h3>
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