Santiago Casares » Illustration

Kong

Santiago — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:41:05 +0000

My friend Adrian R.O. a chef and artist living in Queretaro (in Mexico) invited me to reimagine an image he sent me that represents his new restaurant/gallery: a toy King Kong.

This was an opportunity I couldn’t let pass me by, and with the help of Adobe Illustrator, this is what I came up with! : )

Chili’s World goes APE

Santiago — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:18:16 +0000

I’m exhibiting at the Alternative Press Expo, with a new color collection of Chilu’s World… Stop by and say “Hi”

Dog

Santiago — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:32:38 +0000

My friend Kris Behr asked for contributions of drawings of dogs to be used in his thesis project at the Academy of Art. From what I remember of his story, our best friends will not fare well… :’(

Well, here’s what I doodled:

The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft

Santiago — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:27:25 +0000

If you are a fan of H. P. Lovecraft, horror stories, tales of madness or the Ancient Gods and have an E-Reader this will be great news to you.

Chtulhu Chick recently released an e-book of the Complete Works of H. P. Lovecraft both in EPUB (for Nook and a few others) and MOBI (Kindle) formats. For this project, she used the tales that are already part of the public domain and put them together. I liked the project so much that offered to do the cover using a portrait illustration I had of Lovecraft, and lo and behold!

The Legacy – Concept Art

Santiago — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:44:45 +0000

Here’s an illustration I did as concept art for my story The Legacy. You can also see the storyboard to the story here.

Book Covers Project 8

Santiago — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:17:19 +0000

Now we’ll revisit the other side of Truman Capote. With In Cold Blood, he created (or at the very least brought to the forefront) the non-fiction novel. Recreating the gruesome murders of the Clutter family in a Kansas farmhouse, Capote goes into the relationship between the two killers and the psychology of mass murder.

Book Covers Project 7

Santiago — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:13:36 +0000

Now comes the turn to the novella that inspired one of my favorite movies of all time, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Truman Capote creates one of literature’s most endearing characters in Holly Golightly, and allows us to see her through the eyes of “Fred” for the period they were neighbors…

Book Covers Project 6

Santiago — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:52:02 +0000

Now it’s the turn for Nathaniel’ Hawthorne’s tale of adultery in the American colonies, The Scarlet Letter. I liked playing with the silhouette of a woman within the title’s letter, which shone a spotlight into the sinful act committed within the novel.

Book Covers Project 5

Santiago — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:23:33 +0000

And we continue with this project, with the classic tale by Ernest Hemmingway about an old fisherman fighting with a marlin to not only save his reputation but himself as well. The Old Man and the Sea is a great tale about the human spirit and our resilience in the face of adversity.

Book Covers Project 4

Santiago — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:47:05 +0000

Now it’s time for Ray Bradbury’s tale of a dystopian future, where reading books is the worst possible crime. Farenheit 451 is a must read book, if there ever was one!