I RECEIVED CONFIRMATION A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO THAT MY TABLE HAS BEEN RESERVED FOR MEGACON IN ORLANDO!!! I HAVE BEEN GOING TO MEGACON AS A SPECTATOR FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS...IT STARTED OUT AS JUST A WAY OF GETTING COOL SWAG AT DISCOUNTED PRICES AND THEN AS I GREW UP (SORT OF) STARTED TURNING MORE TOWARD THE ARTISTIC STANDPOINT...LAST YEAR I COMMISSIONED MY FIRST ARTIST AT A CON TO DRAW A SKETCH CARD FOR ME AND BEGAN THINKING "HOW COME I HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF BEING A ARTIST IN ARTIST ALLEY?"...SO NOW IT IS OFFICIAL...I WILL BE AN ACTIVE ARTIST IN MEGACON'S ARTIST ALLEY...MY FIRST CON AS A ARTIST...I'M STOKED AND NERVOUS AT THE SAME TIME...

I KNOW THERE ARE ALOT OF YOU THAT GO TO CONS AND I NEED YOUR HELP...

ARTISTS- WHAT TYPE OF THINGS DO YOU SUGGEST A ARTIST BRING TO A CONVENTION? SURVIVAL GOODIES, TYPES OF EQUIPMENT AND TYPES OF GOODIES TO SHOWCASE...

CON-GOERS- WHAT TYPE OF STUFF DO YOU LIKE TO SEE AT CONVENTIONS AND WHAT IS A FAIR PRICE RANGE/BUDGET FOR ATTENDEES FOR ARTWORK...

BOTH- ARE THERE ANY RULES OR A ETHIC CODE THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHILE AT A CON???

THANX SO MUCH IN ADVANCE FOR HELPING ME OUT...FOR ALL OF YOU THAT WILL BE AT MEGACON IN 2010...DON'T BE A STRANGER! I HOPE TO MEET EVERYONE THERE AND HAVE FUN AT MY FIRST CON EVER!!!

Found this on a fellow Deviants page and decided to give it a go...I like to share myself with the world...so here we go...

1) Full Name:
JUAN ANTONIO FONTANEZ JR.

3) Were you named after anyone?:
MY POPS....(btw...I have no idea where number 2 went...juss sayin)

4) Does your name mean anything?:
Spanish form of John, now occasionally used as a given name in English-speaking countries, in spite of the unfavourable associations with DonJuan, the heartless seducer of Mozart's opera (1788) and libertine hero of Byron's satirical epic (1819–24).

Spanish (Fontánez): variant spelling of Galician Fontanes, a habitational name from either of the two places in Pontevedra province named Fontanes, from the plural of fontán‘spring’.

5) Nick Name(s):
WILDMAN, JUANITO, JUANITA, TONIO, ANTONIO

6) Who do you think you look like:
MY DAD...ONLY TAN

7) Date Of Birth:
OCTOBER 29TH 1984...SCORPIO BETCHES...

8) Place of Birth and Current Location:
Birth: HARTFORD CONNECTICUT
Now: LAND O LAKES FLORIDA (NO...THE BUTTER ISN'T FROM HERE...)

9) Nationality:
PUERTO RICAN

10) Astrology Sign:
SCORPIO.....BETCHES......

11) Chinese Astrology Sign:
RAT

12) Religion:
CHRISTIAN

13) What’s your favorite smell?:
GIORGIO ARMANI....AQUA D'GIO

14) Political Position?:
SAYS DEMOCRAT ON MY CARD...FEELING MORE INDEPENDANT AS OF LATE...

15) What do you prefer to drink in the morning?:
PUMPKIN COFFEE WITH CREAM AND SUGAR FROM DUNKIN DONUTS

16) Hair + Eye color:
My hair is a really dark brown
Eyes: BROWN/BLACK

17) Do you look like anyone famous?:
I DON'T THINK SO...SOMEONE SAID I LOOK LIKE THE KID IN THE WHEELCHAIR FROM "MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE" THOSE WERE HIS LAST WORDS....(SCORPIO...BETCH)

18) What do you look like?:
5'10 OR 5'11...TAN, LITTLE CHUBBY (WORKIN ON IT), PIERCED EARS (NO GAUGES CUZ I HAVE A DAY JOB AT A CREDIT UNION), SOME TATTOOS (HIDDEN DUE TO PREVIOUS EXCUSE), SHORT BLACK CURLY HAIR, GOATEE (TO MAKE ME LOOK A LITTLE OLDER), THICK BLACK RIMMED GLASSES (CUZ I'M EMO LIKE THAT)

19) Any unusual talents?:
BEING DELICIOUS....I USED TO ACT IN HIGH SCHOOL...I SING KARAOKE ON THE WEEKENDS...AND I DRAW...NOTHING SUPER WEIRD.

20) Righty, Lefty, or Ambidextrous?:
RIGHTY TIGHTY...

21) Gay, Straight, Bi, or Other?:
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED AND HAVE A PULSE, PM/NOTE ME AND I WILL LET YA KNOW...ONE HINT- I DON'T LIKE FISH...

22) What do you do for a living?:
CREDIT UNION SENIOR TELLER/MEMBER FINANCIAL ASSOCIATE...FREELANCE ARTIST...OH WAIT...YOU SAID FOR A LIVING...

23) What do you do for fun?:
LISTEN TO MUSIC, SING KARAOKE, PLAY POOL, DRAW, WATCH MOVIES, READ A BOOK, DRAW, GO TO FOOTBALL GAMES AND TAILGATE, WORK AND DRAW...

24) What are your favorite art materials to work with?:
PRISMACOLOR MARKERS (BECAUSE I'M TOO POOR AND LAZY TO BUY COPICS)

25) What kind of materials would you like to work with?:
PAINTS OF ANY KIND.

26) Have you met your grandparents?
YUP...THEY ARE PRETTY RAD.

27) Boyfriend / Girlfriend:
YOUR DAD / YOUR MOM

28) Crush:
LOL....I'LL NEVER TELL...THERE A COUPLE DEVIANTS I WOULDN'T MIND GETTING TO KNOW...JUSS SAYIN...

29) What celebrity would you date if you could?:
ANGELINA JOLIE AND BRAD PITT AT THE SAME TIME (BUT I'M NOT BI.... )

30) Current worries?:
MONEY, GYM, MONEY, TIME, GETTING ON A SKETCH CARD SET


31) Favorite online Guy/Girl(s):
NONE...SORRY

32) Favorite place to be?:
LA HANGOUT
HAYES FAMILY SPORTS CAFE
BOOK STORE
DISNEY

33) Least favorite place to be?:
HOME

34) Do you burn or tan?:
TAN...BEAUTIFULLY

35) Ever break a bone?:
NO THANX

36) What is your favorite cereal?:
CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH OR RICE CRISPIES

37) Person you cry with:
MY PILLOW

Do You Have...

38) Any sisters:
1....SHE'S 6 YEARS OLD...AND OWNS THE PLACE...

39) Any brothers:
2.... 20 AND 24

40) Any pets:
NOPE

41) An Illness:
ASTHMA....BUT I RARELY HAVE EPISODES ANYMORE...SO MAYBEH NONE???

42) A Pager:
HOLY 1990'S....THAT'S A NO BOB.

43) A Personal phone line:
NOPE

44) A Cell phone?:
YES INDEEDY

45) A visible birthmark:
FRECKLES...LITTLE CUTE ONES

46) A Pool or hot tub:
NOPE....MY DAD IS A POOL SALESMAN AND WE DON'T HAVE ONE....SERIOUSLY

47) A Car:
CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING 2006 RED...IT'S THE BEEZ KNEEZ

Describe Your...

48) Personality:
FUNNY, ARTSY, INTUITIVE, GIVING.

49) Driving:
I DRIVE LIKE A OLD LADY ON SUNDAY

50) Your clothing style:
GRAPHIC T AND JEANS WITH CHUCKS OR VANS AND BUSINESS ATTIRE FOR WORK...NOT A BRAND WHORE BY ANY MEANS

51) Room:
COVERED IN ACTION FIGURES AND ARTWORK

52) What’s missing:
SOMEONE SPECIAL TO NERD OUT WITH

53) School:
WANT TO GO BACK TO ART SCHOOL...BUT I HAVE TO WAIT TILL I PAY OFF MY CAR.

54) Bed:
COMFY

55) Relationship with your parent(s):
MEH....MOSTLY GOOD...DEFINITELY SOME HICCUPS BUT NOBODIES PERFECT.

56) Do you believe in yourself:
OF COURSE....I AM THE CHANGE I WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD.

57) Do you believe in love at first sight?:
ABSOLUTELY....BUT I HAVE TERRIBLE VISION ISSUES.

58) Consider yourself a good listener:
YES...I TRY TO REMAIN NEUTRAL AND PEOPLE APPRECIATE A NON BIASED AND HONEST OPINION.

59) Have a future dream that you would like to share?
I WOULD LOVE TO LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL CONDO IN THE CITY AND DRAW ALL DAY...PARTY ALL NIGHT...

60) Get Along with your parents:
REPETITIVE...

61) Save your e-mail conversations:
SOMETIMES....TO SAVE ADDRESSES OR USELESS INFO

62) Pray:
YES....NOT AS MUCH AS I SHOULD

63) Believe in reincarnation:
NOPE

64) Brush your teeth twice a day?:
ONCE OR TWICE

65) Like to talk on the phone:
NOT REALLY...I RATHER TEXT

66) Like to eat?:
SOMETIMES

67) Like to exercise?
NOPE...BUT I'M GETTING USED TO IT.

68) Like to watch sports?
COLLEGE FOOTBALL AND SOME MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

69) Sing in the car?:
OH YES...I AM NOTORIOUS FOR THIS

70) What is a dream that you have all the time?:
FLASHBACKS FROM RANDOM NIGHTS OUT...SOME THAT ARE NOT SO PLEASANT...

71) Dream in color:
YUP

72) Do you have nightmares?:
YEAH...NOT FREQUENTLY...MOSTLY ABOUT SPIDERS OR CHUCKY

73) Sleep with a stuffed animal:
NOPE BUT I DO OWN A GLORIOUS GRUMPY BEAR THAT I WON AT THE FAIR THAT ROCKS MY FACE OFF

74) Right next to you:
UH....NO....?

75) On your favorite coffee cup?:
ANY CUP WITH COFFEE IN IT IS MY FAVORITE COFFEE CUP

76) On your mouse pad:
NO MOUSE PAD

77) Your favorite flavor of gum?:
BUBBLE-ISCIOUS...WATERMELON OR FRUIT STRIPES GUM

78) Your brand of deodorant?:
OLD SPICE OR AXE.

79) Your dream honeymoon spot:
JAPAN OR CALIFORNIA

80) Your dream husband/wife:
SOMEONE THAT IS SPONTANEOUS AND EXCITING AND DOESN'T TAKE THE WORLD TOO SERIOUSLY....A FREE SPIRIT.

81) Hiding in your closet?:
SKELETONS....LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

82) Under your bed:
A POSTER FRAME THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO SOMETHING WITH

83) The name of one of your closest/best friends?:
COOPA TROOPA

84) Your bad time of the day:
6:30-9:30 IN THE MORNING

85) Your worst fear(s):
SPIDERS, CHUCKY, NOT FINDING A SOUL MATE...

86) What's the weather like:
COLD IN FLORIDA...LIKE 60 DEGREES OR SOMETHING...

87) Your favorite time of year?:
FALL

88) Your favorite holiday?:
HALLOWEEN AND CHRISTMAS

89) A material weakness?:
COMPUTER, ITOUCH, ART SUPPLIES

90) The weirdest food or drink that you like:
GATOR TAIL

91) At the top of your "to-do list"?:
GET A SIX PACK THAT SURPASSES TAYLOR LAUTNER'S...GET ON AN OFFICIAL MARVEL TRADING CARD SET...

92) The hardest thing about growing up:
GETTING WRINKLY

93) A pet peeve?:
LYING, NAGGING, JUDGING....JUST DON'T DO IT!

94) Your scariest moment:
MY BROTHER TURNING THE SPEED UP ON THE TREADMILL WHILE I WAS STILL ON IT...NO BUENO

95) Your attitude about love?:
POSITIVE...THERE WILL BE A TIME AND PLACE WHERE EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER...LITERALLY.

96) The funniest or most desperate thing you've done to get the attention of the opposite sex?:
LOL....NO COMMENT

97) The worst feeling in the world:
DENIAL OR REJECTION

98) The best feeling in the world:
ACCEPTANCE, EQUALITY

99) Who sent this to you?:
I stole it from A DEVIANTS JOURNAL AND PUT MY OWN ANSWERS IN.

100) 6 people you tag:
WHOEVER READS THIS....

Hello to all my friends out there in Deviant Art Land...It's been a long time since I updated my journal back in september sooooo...here we go..LOL.

I have been working uber hard on perfecting/tweaking my Sketch card skills and have been ambitiously pursuing professional sketch card work...

The Good news is...I have 3 sets that I am tentatively working on...The ESSENCE OF FAIRYLAND set for SADLITTLES which I will be doing 5 cards for...(LOL), The VOLTRON set for 5FINITY which I am doing 10 cards for and the DREAMERS OF DARKNESS set for SADLITTLES (numbers not decided yet...). I can't wait to kick some sketch card @$$...hahahaha. In addition to the official sets, I am also staying reasonably busy with Personal Sketch Card commissions and making a little bit of extra cheddah on the side...Thanx to all of you on Scoundrel and here for challenging me with cool characters to draw. If anyone wants a sketchcard commission from me- the price for November is $15.00 per sketch card...turnaround time is approximately 1-2 weeks...gimme a holla!

The Not so Good News...I was unfortunately a little late to get on the MARVEL 70th ANNIVERSARY set from RITTENHOUSE...I was fortunate enough to recieve a email from them letting me know that they will definitely consider me for their next set...which is a huge positive...There are a couple of SUPER TALENTED AND GENEROUS ARTISTS that are on the set that are giving up portions of their cards so newbies can make it on the set....I have sent an additional follow up email to RA to see if there would be any chance of me grabbing a couple of those cards but no word yet...WISH ME LOTS OF LUCK...this set would be a wonderful dream come true for such a huge Marvel Fan Boy as myself...

I'M CURRENTLY DONE WITH MY LATEST BATCH OF COMMISSIONS...SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME SKETCH CARDS...GIMME A HOLLA AND I WILL HOOK YOU UP...$15.00 PER CARD INCLUDING SHIPPING.

THANX AND GOD BLESS,

Juan

YAY!!! AFTER TWO LONG YEARS I HAVE REACHED THE 5K VIEW MARK...THAT MEANS THAT ALL OF YOU DEVIANTS OUT THERE HAVE HIT MY PAGE 5000 TIMES...I'M SUPER STOKED AND CAN'T WAIT TO HIT 10,000...THANX FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT OUT THERE AND I HOPE TO KEEP ON BANGIN OUT PICS FOR ALL OF YOU TO ENJOY...I AM WORKING HARD ON GETTING MY TECHNIQUE STRAIGHT SO THAT I CAN GET GOOD ENOUGH ON MY SKETCH CARD WORK TO BE PUT ON A LICENSED SET...NO WORD YET FROM THE COMPANIES BUT I AM PRAYIN FOR IT HARDCORE...PATIENCE IS INDEED A VIRTUE AND I CAN'T EXPRESS ENOUGH HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE HELPFUL HINTS AND KIND WORDS FROM ALL THE PROS AND ARTISTS I LOOK UP TO ON HERE...YOU GUYS ROCK MY SOCKS (AND GIRLS...LOL!)

PEACE AND GOD BLESS!!!

(UPDATED 8/30/09) SO I DIDN'T EXPECT TO GET SUCH A WARM WELCOME WITH MY SKETCH CARD ENDEAVORS AND HAVE BEEN SELLING AND TRADING LIKE A MAD MAN...LOL...IT'S LOTS OF FUN AND THE TRADERS/BUYERS ARE SO FRIENDLY AND ENCOURAGING...I ULTIMATELY HOPE THAT I CAN GET INTO A SKETCH CARD SET SOON...I HAVE SENT OUT TWO EMAILS TO RA AND HAVEN'T RECIEVED A YAY OR NAY EITHER WAY....I WILL JUST CONTINUE TO PRAY UNTIL I HEAR BACK FROM THEM. BUT IN THE MEAN TIME I WILL CONTINUE TO PRACTICE AND CHURN OUT SKETCH CARDS FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY.!!!


I AM IN THE MOOD TO DRAW SOME SKETCH CARDS...LOL... AFTER SOME GREAT ADVICE FROM STALK [link] AND NGOFF [link] I HAVE DECIDED TO SEND RITTENHOUSE SOME SAMPLES OF MY PREVIOUS SKETCH CARDS AND WANNA GET BACK INTO PRACTICE SO THAT I'M READY FOR ANY UPCOMING PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE...LOL...(WISHFUL THINKING FOLKS...GOTTA STAY CONFIDENT AND MOTIVATED!) SO HERE IS WHERE YOU GUYS COME IN...I WILL BE DOING A TOTAL OF 18 SKETCH CARDS AND WILL BE LETTING FELLOW DEVIANTS PICK OUT THE CHARACTERS I WILL BE DRAWING...IT'S SORT OF TRICKY THOUGH...8 SLOTS WILL BE FOR DEVIANT ART MEMBERS, 5 SLOTS WILL BE FOR MY SCOUNDREL FRIENDS AND 5 WILL BE MY PERSONAL CHOICE...TOTAL 18... THE CHOICE HAS TO BE A COMIC BOOK CHARACTER...IF IT'S AN OBSCURE CHARACTER, PLEASE INCLUDE A LINK TO A REFERENCE IMAGE. I WILL POST THEM AS I COMPLETE THEM...I HOPE TO HEAR SOME GREAT SUGGESTIONS FROM YOU ALL...

LIST OF SLOTS WILL BE UPDATED AS I RECIEVE NEW SUGGESTIONS...
DEVIANTS-

1. WASP-suggested by STALK- INKED
2. BARONNESS- (something from the new GIJOE movie) from TAYLORE- PENCILLED
3. PSYLOCKE- DONE