This is social media, I don't have to be asked. Who asked you to make your imbecilic comment? Get lost.

Oh I am absolutely one to look a gift horse in the mouth, thanks. And you can eat shit.

Now you're literally whitesplaining to a POC. By all means continue to shove your feet in your mouth Karen

Howard Terpning (still with us at 98 years young), a master of saying everything with almost nothing.

Just a few brushstrokes, a little light, and suddenly two lifetimes' worth of character appear.

A reminder that painting isn't about detail, it's about seeing. ❤️

What a dimwitted question

Buh-bye, Kitara! *FLUSH*

A title card that resembles one from The Twilight Zone, showing an image of a wastebasket full of crumpled paper, and the title: "The Commission Client from Hell".

🗑️ ✏️ "Some drafts belong in the bin. Some people... well."
—R. Castelli

🎨 💀 "Behind many a finished commission is a trail of casualties."
—Pablo Pecado

😤 🖌️ "Art is 10% inspiration, 90% resisting the urge to scream."
—Vincent Van Groan

#artistlife #creativeprocess #freelanceartist #creativemadness

Love it!

Your work is uniquely beautiful 😍

Mmm, hardboiled, but wouldn't call Marlowe noir. He's a good guy who wins in the end. As opposed to a doomed protag who crosses the moral line and can't get back.

A painted illustration by R. Castelli of a surly-looking Wolfman against a backdrop of a Gothic castle silhouetted against a huge yellow moon.

Re-up, cuz Supermoon! 🐺 🏰 🌕

#wolfman #illustration #fantasy #gothic #horror #castle #supermoon

☕ Monday (like all days) starts with coffee. Hot as hell, black as death, bitter as love.

I love when you can almost hear the brush.

🎃 This year's Halloween sketch. Half man, half moonlight. Or maybe half shadow. Definitely all trouble. 🐺 🌕 🖤

#Halloween #Sketchbook #RCastelli #Wolfman #Chiaroscuro #Feral

Careful, color might scare the beige!

I nominate Rosalba Neri

You may never forgive me for saying this, but I can't unsee the dog emitting a huge cloud of toxic gas.

She’s giving "tropical depression -- but make it fashion."

An illustration by R. Castelli of a haunted castle on a cliff in silhouette against a huge full moon.

✨ Local real estate listing: “Dramatic views, guaranteed hauntings, moonlight included.” 🏰 🌕 🦇

💀 Would you dare to spend the night? 😈

#spookyseason #gothicart #fantasyillustration #hauntedcastle #rcastelli

My retinas! The bathroom where geometry goes to die.

Welcome to the future, as imagined by someone who just discovered both LSD and velour!

Do you know Leif Peng's fantastic archive of classic illustration? If not, prepare to spend hours or even days...

todaysinspiration.blogspot.com

Fuck yourself, ragebait piece of shit.

Born chaotic evil, reformed, now lawful neutral 😆

Character design process: Zoranda

#ArtProcess #SketchToPainting #RCastelliArt #FantasyPortrait #CharacterDesign

Great lines! 🔥

That's so cute! ❤️