CassandraJean's Blog urn:uuid:3a16fd3c-16ab-65f8-fcca-fe7683e32d7d 2010-03-18T20:10:46-04:00 CassandraJean Chapter 6 urn:uuid:ca1d7143-b8ec-842f-0c3b-4d2a7a86e3dd
Starting work on Chapter 6 this week~ This chapter will introduce our first "bad guy!" A detective and his loyal dog <3 I've been playing around with the copic marker set I go in the mail last week. Thinking of taking commissions with them to have some practice fun.
]]> 2010-03-15T15:31:00-04:00 Chapter 5 Completed urn:uuid:629189b0-5bad-0638-69ea-ec89148e992b
Another sample from Fear Tango 2. I just finished chapter 5!! Woo hoo! This panel shows an overly romantic Crowe. Isn't he pretty?

Also, I have updated my site! I completely redid the layout, so I hope everyone enjoys.  http://cassie.100megs13.com/
]]> 2010-03-11T11:34:00-05:00 Fear Tango 2 : Chapter 5 urn:uuid:2c8c01e5-992f-aa01-d190-f5ba27ce2937  
This week I will finish Chapter 5!! At this rate, I will have a chapter finished every two weeks (or less). So I should be done with all the art around June sometime. not too shabby, right? I'm really happy I have a good flow going! Now I shall work on the Dango Sunshine update for today~
]]> 2010-03-08T13:11:00-05:00 Happy (belated) Valentine urn:uuid:7727f108-4e09-dd84-40bf-6c89f89910e1  

This was the Valentine's Day card that I sent around this year. It features my character, Cupid from Lotta Love. It's a story I've been working on. And things are looking very positive for it here in the USA! But I can't really talk much about it. 
]]> 2010-02-28T14:02:00-05:00 Dango Sunshine urn:uuid:555e683c-6c5d-a8bf-0051-6fa26da88258  

Over on deviantArt I've been holding a contest for my webcomic Dango Sunshine! So far there have been a lot of good entries, but the deadline isn't until the end of March.
Check it out!  LINK

It's been fun seeing everyone draw the characters, and I'm glad the comic has been popular so far. We reached over 1,000 fans on Smack Jeeves now!
]]> 2010-02-28T13:59:00-05:00 Alive Again! urn:uuid:8cf69936-33e1-ac0f-40b8-fbfd78e3b83e


Ah Crud! It's been too long since I've updated the blog here... I will try to be more consistent from now on! Many many apologies! Since I've been so quiet, my first comic, 'Fear Tango 1' was published! It is available to buy here: LINK

I signed the contract for Volume 2, and have sketched out all the pages. Now it's a matter of inking and toning all those 151 pages... I'm eager to do it though!

In other news. 'Acrobatic Fog' made it into the Society of Illustrators competition, I didn't even know they were entering it! So that was a fun phone call to receive.
]]> 2010-02-28T13:33:00-05:00 Cowboy Painting urn:uuid:1b0c70e9-dfdb-aa28-39d5-4510208ace29

Aha! I need to post here more... Well I am working on updating my site, I haven't posted new pictures on there in awhile... I really should be keeping it up to date.
]]> 2009-10-11T21:27:00-04:00 News urn:uuid:56df2508-56d1-3eee-a3f5-ae9fef773a9c


Well! here is some fun news! My piece "Acrobatic fog" which won the Nichi Bei Times contest will be auctioned off at a convention in Las Vegas on Septmeber 6! Unfortunately I won't be able to make it there myself to sign and do the meet and greet, but I'm really happy and excited! It made my day~
]]> 2009-08-28T22:21:00-04:00 New Things? urn:uuid:af232cdf-825e-0b67-3e4b-dfbcd71ce6cb

Finally updated my website! Goodness knows it needed some new pictures. Though if you pay any mind to my deviantArt or mangabullet you've probably seen all those pictures before. Lets see what other news... well Fear Tango is nearly complete! I only need to fix typos in two more chapters once the publisher gives that to me then it should be alll dooone. Also! Neal and Crowe, the main characters from Fear Tango, will be in the fireangels calender for 2010~! They will be the month of April.

Also, later this month I will be holding a raffle for a big big poster of Dango Sunshine's Ringo. So look forward to that too! And also later this month keychains will be for sale of the Dango Sunshine characters as well as Persona 4, Devil May Cry, and Eyeshield 21.

Oh! and hey, since I guess I didn't announce it here? Dango Sunshine is a webcomic that we created. Check it out~ http://dangosunshine.webs.com/

and lastly. I have a twitter now~ so here it is ~ http://twitter.com/CassandraJP
]]> 2009-08-03T14:37:00-04:00 Nichi Bei Times urn:uuid:0fb917f3-fdad-3f54-3bf3-6e7aa3dad979

Hey! I forgot to post it here but my image Acrobatic Fog scored a place on the cover of last weeks edition of the Nichi Bei Times. It was their annual "Anime & Manga" edition so that's cool ;w; Got some neato prizes and lots of good publicity.

Yay!
]]> 2009-06-04T07:54:00-04:00 A Pair of Jeans [Online Store!] urn:uuid:677fd4cc-8295-9b0c-d089-78c2632dfd0f


Hello!

★A Pair of Jeans ...Check out the link!!
___________________________________________________
Recently my friend and I have started up a small company called "A Pair of Jeans".
It's an online store selling Greeting Cards, T-shirts and Stickers.
In the future we plan to have even more merchandise too!

There are several greeting cards available by my friend and myself,
and a sticker sheet of our mascots.. Muffin the owl and Sir Squeegee
the rat.
The t-shirts will be available soon!
Even if you don't want a greeting card... you can consider them really
cheap prints! hoho... <3 so go look! .. Please, and Thank you! I'd
appreciate it if anyone could help us spread the word, we are just getting started, so every bit of help....helps! As we sell items, we will be able to afford to create even more.
___________________________________________________

★A Pair of Jeans★
]]> 2009-05-21T18:38:00-04:00 P a t t e r n &amp; M o t i o n [illustrated book] urn:uuid:737c4872-2ec2-3100-7857-4b1d8670004b



[AVAILABLE TO BUY]


Pattern & Motion is a book of illustrations! Created for my thesis at school, it contains 20 acrobats [10 men/10 women]. Each an original character design, costume design and tattoo design.

Each acrobat has their own..
+animal based tattoo [eg. wolf, tiger, spider, boar]
+color theme [eg. blue, red, pink, orange]
+background patterns [eg. water, flower, sun, fog]
+costumes inspired by different cultures [eg. Japan, Sweden, Egypt, Modern]





T H E___B O O K _________________________________


☆ Softcover Price $25.95
☆ Hardcover Price $42.95
☆ 40 Pages [19 Full Color Images]
☆ Premium Paper
☆ 7 x 7 inches
☆ Examples: X X X X X



O R D E R I N G ___________________________________


☆ Can be ordered HERE



Please Purchase and Enjoy The artbook is the result of months of work and inspiration! I had such fun creating each character, so I hope everyone who buys, enjoys the book as well. If you have any further comments or questions, drop me comment, or an email! at casspiedra@gmail.com
]]> 2009-03-26T20:05:00-04:00 Jackalope urn:uuid:e305347e-5211-73cf-c03b-89d23b313302
]]> 2009-03-19T11:32:00-04:00 &quot;k i d r o b o t&quot; urn:uuid:200f653f-294f-f13d-007b-57a9cac00fef


k i d r o b o t

inspired by the toys and fashion of kidrobot!
www.kidrobot.com
]]> 2009-03-05T18:24:00-05:00 Acrobatic Fog urn:uuid:30d26d29-d1aa-b9ed-19ea-43f1540c6ad8


"Acrobatic Fog"
]]> 2009-02-18T12:45:00-05:00 Acrobatic Harvest urn:uuid:fdd1745f-820f-cfb3-0b26-e27ca382ed5e


"Acrobatic Harvest"

one of 19 acrobats for my thesis. I also revamped the original three! It is more than halfway complete. They will be compiled into a book for the senior project, so I'll update with more information about it later.
]]> 2009-02-18T11:29:00-05:00 Bubbles urn:uuid:e8e83b86-b2bd-30a9-ce94-3429726ca521


A sketch I did that was part of a group of drawings for a project in my Artist Book class.
]]> 2008-12-09T11:27:00-05:00 &quot;Little Red Riding Hood&quot; urn:uuid:148956ee-40d7-a10f-cbd7-b8f5df496372

"Little Red Riding Hood"
Painter 7/Photoshop 7
]]> 2008-12-06T14:12:00-05:00 &quot;Sleeping Beauty&quot; urn:uuid:81b3770d-0b68-1a28-c8a3-7457f296b03f



"Sleeping Beauty"

Painter 7/ Photoshop 7
]]> 2008-11-08T13:52:00-05:00 &quot;Self Portrait&quot; urn:uuid:713a404f-fcaa-0a67-712c-58e34e1e8d43


"Self Portrait"

For the senior poster. Scarves, Hoodies, Hearts and Rings. That about sums it up~
]]> 2008-11-01T10:59:00-04:00 &quot;Wine Red&quot; urn:uuid:e59805f1-7056-7f85-0191-7533c197fbae

"Wine Red"

Painter 7, Photoshop 7


An illustration inspired by the song "Wine Red" by The Hush Sound.
]]> 2008-10-22T08:16:00-04:00 &quot;Work In Progress&quot; urn:uuid:991f608c-3097-66ed-139a-3958e65c88bc


A work in progress, A piece of one of the pages of a comic I am working on that will be published in Germany! It's working title in english is "Fear Tango". A story about the Italian and Irish mobs in new york city. A lil Romance, a lil Drama and a lil Action makes a lot of fun! ... I hope it sells well! It is a multi Volume series (potentially 6-7 volumes?) about 180 pages in volume 1
]]> 2008-10-18T17:05:00-04:00 &quot;musim dingin&quot; urn:uuid:42269746-0cbd-2993-4a03-339a6a6b3487

Painter 7, Photoshop
]]> 2008-10-13T13:27:00-04:00 &quot;Peluk&quot; urn:uuid:a18e30a3-0395-b7bc-8a90-75080ed848f5

"Peluk"

Illustrator


aku sayang kamuuu!! Anda saya berharga! ;o; *menyondol* peluk-peluk~ sayaaang
A gift for my best buddy Nessy!
]]> 2008-10-08T22:59:00-04:00 &quot;The Poe Shadow&quot; urn:uuid:17816f2f-19e0-023b-504d-7609d23652c1



"The Poe Shadow"

Painter 7

About a man who is obsessed with Edgar Allen Poe and tries to solve the mystery of his death!
]]> 2008-10-07T19:18:00-04:00 &quot;Bird Lady&quot; urn:uuid:a855ff25-9419-afd2-6698-4b0e79fdfdb3


Another random character design.. mostly I felt like practicing drawing some birds. I hardly draw them!
]]> 2008-10-02T12:49:00-04:00 &quot;Samsung&quot; urn:uuid:095e9421-9d1b-014c-f1fe-b3662ffa86f1


This was a character design for fun one day when I decided I wanted to tackle something more "robotic". I ended up using his design later in a more complicated picture~

PICTURE LINK << here!
]]> 2008-10-02T12:29:00-04:00 &quot;Sunflowers&quot; urn:uuid:87e01198-db84-24ea-ecd9-bfcb09ab36fc



A picture I did for fun over the summer when I was in a very flowery mood...
]]> 2008-10-02T12:24:00-04:00 &quot;Yarrrrellow Pirate&quot; urn:uuid:d13cb8d0-8fa3-3e5e-1fae-c7a35865023a


This was for fun! .. it's a pirate... Yarr! A slightly different style from how I usually color, but I enjoy it.
]]> 2008-10-02T12:16:00-04:00 &quot;Commission&quot; urn:uuid:0f716185-2e1e-9195-d773-e809c31793ae


Was something small, I was commissioned by someone to draw their character named "Alexander"
]]> 2008-10-02T12:06:00-04:00