~nicodelcastillo
Nico
Artist | Hobbyist | Other
United States
I used to draw a lot as a kid. I got older and became more of a musician, and left my pencils and sketchbooks at home more and more.
Recently I've become self employed as a web developer, and I'm finding a lot of clients don't just want things coded, they want things designed. So to get my design / artistic skills up to par, I came here to DA to practice. What I put here won't necessarily be design-related, it's more screwing around with my Wacom tablet.
Analogous to my life as a musician, this is band practice.
Interests
Favorite visual artist
Alphonse Mucha, Gainax (studio), Banksy, Yoshitaka Amano
Favorite movies
Nightmare Before Christmas, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Shaun of the Dead, Amélie, Wall-E, Oldboy, Dancer In The Dark
Favorite TV shows
Doctor Who, Cowboy Bebop, Firefly, FLCL, Walking Dead, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Favorite bands / musical artists
Radiohead, Pixies, Metric, Cursive, Squarepusher, Gaslight Anthem, This Will Destroy You, Cursive
Favorite books
Ulysses by James Joyce
Favorite writers
James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, Chuck Klosterman, Kurt Vonnegut
Favorite games
Portal 2, Minecraft, L4D series, Red Dead Redemption, Final Fantasy VI
Favorite gaming platform
PC, even though I don't have one right now. Sads.
Tools of the Trade
Wacom Intuos 3, Photoshop, Coffee
Other Interests
social media & web development, electronica, local bands, zombies, robots, ponies
Sta.sh
