Juan Carlos Cristóbal

is an artist that specializes in hyper-realistic colored pencil works on paper. Iconic pop-culture imagery appears frequently in Cristóbal’s work, elevating the everyday.

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one of these is not like the rest
Loved sketching another insane photo by @antoinetruchet of @charles_leclerc. You can feel the car splashing water onto you in Antoine’s original photo. Capturing the wetness of the tarmac was certainly my favorite part.
Using crayons is tons of fun. Makes me feel like a kid again. Reminds me of what I make art for in the first place.
Oct 2024
Back when I was working on this beast. At a certain point I worked on it in my dad’s garage in the Texas heat. Spraying fixative on it was tricky because I kept dripping sweat on it😂
Framed sketch of @charles_leclerc. Loved the reference image taken by @antoinetruchet. Been trying to loosen up and leave marks a bit more abstract.
Medusa installed in her new home
La Danse (after Jean Baptiste Carpeaux) colored pencil on paper, 51x32” / 130x81cm, 2024
the pencil and I we dance together
The way my life has been, I know there’s angels around me
zoomin Video by @mike.cinatra
I hope you know I pack a chainsaw ;)
Iron Man #mecha . This image is powerful. We perceive charles as a god but here he looks vulnerable. Like there is danger ahead of him. This image shows me that our god is as human as we are. . Original photograph by @antoinetruchetw
Tuned in.. 📸: @mike.cinatra
Framed prints♥️
Frozen and hunted by many warriors. Many tried, many failed. She was not always considered a monster. Men lusted for the beatiful Medusa…While her hair rivaled that of Athena’s, she was envied and seen as a symbol of venem. All who look

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