Part of my BFA of creating a brand and characters for it, a poster created for the Santo Cumbiero for the brand "Necrowave" a line of halloween masks meshing music genres with horror archetypes.
- Artist
- Character Designer
- Graphic Designer
- +1
JC
Julian Castano
- Cleveland, United States
- 4 projects
Hi, I’m Julian Castano, an illustration and design graduate from the Cleveland Institute of Art.
About
Hi, I’m Julian Castano, an illustration and design graduate from the Cleveland Institute of Art. I love building characters and visual concepts that feel story-driven—whether I’m creating Halloween mask designs, original branding, or packaging and label art inspired by nostalgia, horror, comic art, the internet-era of the 2000s, and darker themes.
In addition to my studio work, I’ve developed hands-on making experience through fabrication, rapid prototyping, vacuum forming, sanding, priming, and painting. I also bring strong customer-facing reliability from retail and service roles, where I’ve supported teams, organized inventory, helped customers, and ensured displays and stations were clean, stocked, and ready. I’m excited to keep combining art, production skills, and design thinking to create work that looks great and is built to last.
- Joined November 2026
Skills· 11
Languages
- Spanish; CastilianFluent
- EnglishFluent
Industry experience
- Media & Entertainment
- Education
- Retail
- Manufacturing
More experts in Cleveland, United States
- 3D Designers for hire in Cleveland, United States
- Artists for hire in Cleveland, United States
- Character Designers for hire in Cleveland, United States
- Comic Illustrators for hire in Cleveland, United States
- Graphic Designers for hire in Cleveland, United States
- Illustrators for hire in Cleveland, United States
Projects · 4
Done for class assignment embracing our art style, comic book style reimagining of DC character Animal Vegetable Mineral Man.
- Artist
- Character Designer
- Illustrator
Poster created for the Halloween 2025 showing of Clive Barker's Hellraiser at the Cleveland Cinematheque.
- Artist
- Graphic Designer
- Illustrator
Sketch of mask from BFA, the Santo Cumbiero, made in zBrush.
- 3D Designer
- Artist
- Character Designer
Work experience· 4 roles
Stocker · Hobby LobbyAug 2026 – Present · 4 mos
Help unload trucks, process boxes, organize stock, and fill shelves. Organize shelves and floors for customer presentation, communicate with customers to answer inquiries, and build furniture while properly pricing items for display.
Stocker · Grocery OutletOct 2025 – Aug 2026 · 11 mos
Build and arrange product displays (“boats”), restock and organize shelves for a clean customer-ready layout, scan product tags and place items on the correct shelves, and stock/facings the aisles.
Busser · TrattoriaFeb 2025 – May 2025 · 4 mos
Prepped the busser station each shift, served customers shortly after seating, and kept tables clean by resetting after guests left. Maintained a sanitized busser station to support a clean dining environment.
Tattoo Designer (Freelance/Private Client Work)Jan 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 11 mos
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration · Cleveland Institute of Art2022 – 2026
Hire Julian Castano today
Post a job and invite Julian, or contact them directly. No hidden commission.