Anthony Castrillo Art...

marvel1 · Post by **marvel1** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:43 pm

Just regular pencils.

cinlach@aol.com · Post by **cinlach@aol.com** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:57 pm

wow, as someone who was forced to use those darn special drawing pencils i thought i was alone in preferring a regular, plain ol' pencil.

my mother used to work at liberty life and she'd bring home boxes of 200 of their pencils...those were the best pencils i've ever used.

too bad i couldn't use them worth a damn! lol

but if i could, i could conquer the world with those things...lol

marvel1 · Post by **marvel1** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:48 pm

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:13 pm

Hiya MAC,

I just blew through all the previous posts in this thread to check out your mojo. Very cool stuff!

Yes, Im jealous... Yes, Id love to have a piece.. Ill be saving my money for a bit and then contact you if your still doing commissions

Do you ever go into your wifes school and teach the kids some basics?

I like that Ninjak, with the blurry effect on his face.. pulls all the attention to his hand and then the ring

Im glad you moved his eye to the center of the page.. looks great!

marvel1 · Post by **marvel1** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:21 pm

Thanks Ian,
Yep i still do the occasional commission.
And i have donated time to several organizations that
push the arts in the public school system.
I went a class in the east village and though the kids wanted to learn
how to draw, they were mostly interested in SPIDERFMAN 3 and the story elements. 3 hours of fun. lol
I will go tomy wifes school this fall and join forces with the art department to teach a weeks worth of comic how to.
It should be fun.
I actually am debating going back to school and becoming a legit art teacher, but like with everything timing is key.
mac

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:06 am

marvel1 wrote:Thanks Ian,
Yep i still do the occasional commission.
And i have donated time to several organizations that
push the arts in the public school system.
I went a class in the east village and though the kids wanted to learn
how to draw, they were mostly interested in SPIDERFMAN 3 and the story elements. 3 hours of fun. lol
I will go tomy wifes school this fall and join forces with the art department to teach a weeks worth of comic how to.
It should be fun.
I actually am debating going back to school and becoming a legit art teacher, but like with everything timing is key.
mac

Have you tried doing any "speed type " drawings digitally? Some thing like this but more in line with comic line art.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLDLYuoigbw

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 1:04 pm

Hmm ok, now do an XO with his ring on his hand? but I think Aric's hand would be fist/palm down with his wrist blaster looking at you, and the ring centered just under that..

Like it was the last thing you saw..

Cool stuff

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:00 pm

Love that Ninjak.

marvel1 · Post by **marvel1** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:34 pm

Uhmm... OK Ian.
Ill get to that right away.lol
mac

marvel1 · Post by **marvel1** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:34 pm

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:59 pm

marvel1 wrote:

After looking at all of your art, I've come to the conclusion that you seem to be heavily influenced by John Byrne. Is he a favorite of yours?

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:46 pm

LOL... Just ideas MAC.. dont take me seriously....... unless theres money involved

It looks like the pic of Ninjak's head was printed out and made fuzzy some how and the hand looks digitally cut and placed over the face.

This doesn't take away from the image though.. VERY COOL STUFF.

Great concept!

Im sure it would be difficult to actually draw something fuzzy.. not sure how to do that.. of course, i dont know how to draw my name much less a picture like that

marvel1 · Post by **marvel1** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:48 pm

Byrne is the strongest of my influences but sometimes i draw in that style because its the easiest.
mac

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:08 pm

marvel1 wrote:Byrne is the strongest of my influences but sometimes i draw in that style because its the easiest.
mac

I thought so. BTW, I'm a fan of Byrne from his classic runs like FF and X-Men. His current art though looks rushed and sketchy.
Anyhow, keep up the great work!

marvel1 · Post by **marvel1** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:30 pm

The NINJAK was just that. 2 pieces put together.
Someone wanted it done so i did a quick sketch and didnt like the size of the
original hand.
The final art will be 1 piece and it will be in focus.
You'll have to wait until the person thats using it lets you see though.

mac

marvel1 · Post by **marvel1** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:05 pm

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:17 pm

Beautiful work!

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:43 pm

AWESOME!

marvel1 · Post by **marvel1** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:32 am

marvel1 · Post by **marvel1** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:54 am

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:32 am

Love it!! I liked the other one too.. like his face was just a bit out of focus... brining the attention to the hand and ring...

Either way looks great

marvel1 · Post by **marvel1** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:58 pm

Thats the final. The other was 2 pieces meshed in PS.

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:48 am

marvel1 wrote:

I saw this and it was great. Now I wonder what the secret is

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:09 pm

Heh - I'm glad I got to see it too.....

-slym

marvel1 · Post by **marvel1** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 3:14 pm