Santi Casares
santiagocasares.bsky.social
Santi Casares
@santiagocasares.bsky.social
Latinx Kidlit author/illustrator
www.santiagocasares.com
Hello #kidlitartpostcard!

I'm Santi Casares, a writer and illustrator in search of representation or exciting projects!

This month's postcard is inspired by all the leaves that have fallen around here, and the excitement of being a kid.
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Did this two for the #ABLArtFeat, not quite spooky but perfect for the season! #kidlitart
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I love scary movies but don’t care about gore. Give me a Japanese ghost movie that gives me goosebumps any day of the week! #kidlitart
October 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Also I loved The Little Vampire books by Angela Sommer-Bodemburg as a kid. Unfortunately the illustrations I loved so much are not in the latest American version of the books. #kidlitart
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The Dark by Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen. #kidlitart
October 31, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Here's my entry for the third prompt for the #ABLArtFest, Ghostly Encounters. I wanted to wink at Día de los Muertos, and that's why the ghost has a marigold in its ghostly grasp. Thank you to @andreabrownlit.bsky.social for the spark of the ideas! #kidlitart
October 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Process video of the illustration. Created with #procreate. #kidlitart #blackcat #littlewitch
October 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A little late, but here's my second illustration created for the #ABLArtFest, "The Crystal Ball reveals..." @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
October 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Here you can see the process of the creation of the illustration, from testing some brushes to the final art! #kidlitart
October 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Starting a little late with the ABLA Art Fest prompts. Here's the one for Fall Festivities! @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #ABLArtFest
October 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Here's a sped up video of how my #KidLitArtPostcard was created using @procreate.com (And trying out some of their new brushes)
October 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!

I'm Santi Casares, an author and illustrator of children's books in search of representation. I decided to create this spooky illustration because who doesn't love Halloween? Honestly! :)

Portfolio: www.santiagocasares.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Ohhhh and as a kid (how could I forget) loved Harold and the Purple Crayon! #kidlitchat
October 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
September 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT… AND I FEEL FINE!
September 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
And here's the Timelapse (in 30 seconds) of the making of the illustration above. #kidlitart
September 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day!

I'm Santi Casares, a writer and illustrator in search of representation. For this month I decided to show how back to school has been this year, always running five minutes behind!

PORTFOLIO
www.santiagocasares.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Two people to take the Ring to Mordor?
August 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Post a witch if you wish 🧙

#kidlitart #illustration #ifyouseethis
August 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
@estrelalourenco.bsky.social look what I saw at my local B&N!
August 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Quick color change in Procreate…
August 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Here's a behind the scenes of how I created the illustration for this month's #kidlitartpostcard. You can see how there's always some try and error before the idea consolidates. The illustration was created in #procreate. #kidlitart
August 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Hi #kidlitartpostcard! I'm Santi Casares, an author/illustrator in search of representation. For this month's postcard I was thinking of the last splash of summer! :)
August 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My five year old had been reading the Og the Monster books by @amedyckman.bsky.social and Elio. They’re funny and have a ton of heart!

Five Ogs! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM