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Anthony Castrillo is a liar and a cheat.
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Logan510

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I have a story that sums the whole thing up.

 

A few years ago on the Byrne board, someone commissioned JB to do a drawing. He doesn't charge up front and if you don't like what he's done you don't lose a dime. So the guy who commissioned him decided he didn't like it...end of story right? Some time passes and an Anthony Castrillo commission that looks like it had been light boxed off of a copy / printout of the rejected JB drawing showed up on the original buyers CAF page. The buyer was outed on the boards and if IIRC AC claimed no knowledge of the prior illustration. Total BS as someone layed one on top of the other via Photoshop and it was a near perfect match.

 

Just sayin'

 

Links?

 

This is all from memory, but it happened. I remember the term "art thief" being thrown around and a lot of butthurt.

 

I found the link...thank Google:

 

Swiping

 

It's funny reading the comments from all the Byrne Knobs. lol

 

 

That's how we feel when we read your posts tough guy :sumo:

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sl4ppy

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I actually assumed he was lightboxing and everyone knew about it, and wanted it. (assuming you credit the original artist and its not an EXACT EXACT recreation)

 

his specialty is seems to be re-creations w/ a twist (or straight re-creations).

 

And light boxing seems efficient and most likely to get something near the original...

 

Or is that art 'theft'? I guess I was both ignorant and more informed on this issue at the same time.

 

I think there is a lot of grey area in lightboxing/copying. I mean, a homage with your own spin/style is cool for any artist to do - but there is a very thin line of public opinion that an artist has to be careful of crossing, otherwise they find themselves on the indefensible side of the argument.

 

What AC did in that particular case with Byrne's art did not do his reputation any favors. If AC did not know about that, I would generally feel bad about that situation. If someone misled me to produce a concept that another artist did and they didn't pay for, I'd be beyond furious with that client.

 

I think he has some genuine talent as well; not just lightbox/grid/copying. This piece he did for me.. It's not a copy of anything I recognize. I described what I wanted and he came up with exactly that.

 

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miraclemet

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I'm not going to get into notating dollar amounts cause thats between you and Anthony, but I do think its worth noting the sum total of work orders remaining and how long people are waiting.

 

Seems like AC fulfils orders "willy nilly" (technical business term, go look it up). Some people who had comissioned within the last year have gotten their books, while others have waited going on 3 years.

 

 

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miraclemet

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Updated:

 

List of people Anthony Castrillo owes work or refunds to:

 

user name (date of payment/engagement)

 

conditionfreak (May 2011)

Silver Surfer (almost 3 years ago)

plasticmoz (? supposedly sent to CGC in Nov 2012)

J DUB (Oct 2012 purchased completed sketch, asked to add back)

Erndog (unknown D Doom, finished pic posted in Mid-Jan)

absolutecarnage (10/2010)

sl4ppy (10/2011)

Mayor006 Oct. 24, 2012

 

Resolved issues, completed work

I like pie (Dec 2012) Refunded money May 2013.

Silver Surfer ("almost 3 years ago) 3 commissions completed

 

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Mayor006

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You should delete any reference you made to his family (wife/sister) regardless of how mad you are. Obviously there are issues in completing deals but once you included those bits of information I really could give a mess about your $240 dollar drawing.

 

2c

agree

 

I'm on the list of people waiting, and even I agree with this.

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Dr. Balls

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I actually assumed he was lightboxing and everyone knew about it, and wanted it. (assuming you credit the original artist and its not an EXACT EXACT recreation)

 

his specialty is seems to be re-creations w/ a twist (or straight re-creations).

 

And light boxing seems efficient and most likely to get something near the original...

 

Or is that art 'theft'? I guess I was both ignorant and more informed on this issue at the same time.

 

I think there is a lot of grey area in lightboxing/copying. I mean, a homage with your own spin/style is cool for any artist to do - but there is a very thin line of public opinion that an artist has to be careful of crossing, otherwise they find themselves on the indefensible side of the argument.

 

What AC did in that particular case with Byrne's art did not do his reputation any favors. If AC did not know about that, I would generally feel bad about that situation. If someone misled me to produce a concept that another artist did and they didn't pay for, I'd be beyond furious with that client.

 

I think he has some genuine talent as well; not just lightbox/grid/copying. This piece he did for me.. It's not a copy of anything I recognize. I described what I wanted and he came up with exactly that.

 

I think you're right - to me, it looks like he's done a lot of original work based on what I've seen in the other threads.

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Mayor006

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You should delete any reference you made to his family (wife/sister) regardless of how mad you are. Obviously there are issues in completing deals but once you included those bits of information I really could give a mess about your $240 dollar drawing.

 

2c

 

He's using it in the context of AC's explanations for his delay in doing the art - any of which are believeable to a certain point. After months upon months of delays, the sympathy and understanding you generate from strangers if your dog/cat/parakeet dies, brother/sister/barber gets in an auto accident, wife/dog/mother has a questionable personal relationship goes out the window.

 

AC used it as a crutch to explain why he wasn't producing, and now the time has long since passed and it leaves everyone to question the validity of his excuses, and any excuse that happens after that. I don't see how it causes any sort of problem, and it definitely paints a picture of AC's professional ethics.

 

Better way of putting it. :thumbsup:

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miraclemet

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to me this situation is the counterbalance to all of the Bleeding Cool (and other) articles about Publishers not paying artists for work (or not returning art, or whatever)...

 

So yes there are Publishers that are slow to pay, but there are also artists that are slow to deliver.

 

Anthony is doing a disservice to his artistic compatriots...

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Bio-Rupp

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Its a shame that AC can't stay on top of this better. He is talented, lightbox or not. I hope he makes everyone whole with what he owes.

 

Best thing to do conditionfreak is take this over to the PL Discussion thread and put forth your case there.

 

Someone has already humped your button on your first post and this thread will be locked soon.

 

Forget posting here... and start your case over there.

 

 

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Park

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Someone has already humped your button on your first post and this thread will be locked soon.

 

 

Paging Dr. Park....

 

Not enough butthurt in this one. Nor any arguing and name calling or invitations to Phil's parking lot.

 

No meltdowns, no lock.

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comicwiz

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I have a story that sums the whole thing up.

 

A few years ago on the Byrne board, someone commissioned JB to do a drawing. He doesn't charge up front and if you don't like what he's done you don't lose a dime. So the guy who commissioned him decided he didn't like it...end of story right? Some time passes and an Anthony Castrillo commission that looks like it had been light boxed off of a copy / printout of the rejected JB drawing showed up on the original buyers CAF page. The buyer was outed on the boards and if IIRC AC claimed no knowledge of the prior illustration. Total BS as someone layed one on top of the other via Photoshop and it was a near perfect match.

 

Just sayin'

 

Links?

 

This is all from memory, but it happened. I remember the term "art thief" being thrown around and a lot of butthurt.

 

I found the link...thank Google:

 

Swiping

 

I don't ever throw this word around, but that thread is epic!

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