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April Castoldi
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Pediatric speech-language pathologist, author-illustrator, activist.
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 14h
Today’s prompt is “perspective.” I’ll admit that I didn’t realize that learning to draw better would involve so much mathematical/geometric skill. (Duh!).

#scbwiArtober2025 #scbwiArtober2025west
#spider #spiderweb #perspective
A cartoon drawing of a porch in the evening as viewed from the perspective of a spiderweb.
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 1d
Today’s prompt is “stalk”… Watch out for the predators in your home ! 😜

#scbwiArtober2025 #scbwiArtober2025west #stalk #cat #sleeping #illustration
A cartoon drawing of a cat stocking someone’s feet under the covers while I sleep
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 2d
Today’s SCBWI prompt is “scarecrow.” This morning, I took the time to sketch out some perspective lines to see if that improved the quality of my design. I think it did.

#scbwiArtober2025 #scbwiArtober2025west #scarecrow #ifionlyhadabrain #commute #dailysketches #procreate
A cartoon drawing of scarecrow standing up on a train. There are two people seated behind the scarecrow on the seats, one is a man reading a newspaper. The other is a youth and a hoodie dozing.
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 3d
“Charm”

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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 4d
So lovely!
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 4d
Today’s SCBWI Artober prompt is “burnt.” Again, a quick sketch before going to work at my real job. 😜

#scbwiArtober2025 #scbwiArtober2025west #zombie #halloween #campfire #illustration #illustrator
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 5d
And today, the SCBWI Artober prompt is …”rustle.”

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#cat #rustle #autumnleaves #illustration
A cartoon drawing of a gray cat sitting in colorful autumn leaves. Lines indicate rustling in the leaves. The cat has her paw raised, ready to pounce.
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 6d
It’s fun to see other artists respond to the same prompts. I’m delighting in how wildly unique an different each work is. Plus, I’m a big studio Ghibli fan, and I don’t know the movie reference. I’m gonna have to check that out!
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 7d
Today’s prompt is “kettle.” I really enjoyed drawing this antique cook stove.

#scbwiArtober2025 #scbwiArtober2025west #kettle #antique #illustration
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 8d
Today’s prompt for Artober is “twist.”

#scbwiArtober2025 #scbwiArtober2025west #twist #monsters #dance #illustration
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 9d
I had the same take on this prompt!
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 9d
Today’s prompt is “hive.”

#scbwiArtober2025 #scbwiArtober2025west #60sfashion “beehive #illustration
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 10d
Love it!
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 10d
I love wooly bear caterpillars! And this drawing is lovely.
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 10d
Today’s Artober prompt is “carve.”

Again, just a quick drawing before work! Don’t judge me as harshly as I judge myself! 😜

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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 11d
Trying to get an original drawing done before I go to work is a challenge! People talk about letting go of perfectionism… Indeed! Anyway, today’s prompt is “fuzzy.”

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#illustration #monster #cake #kidlit #dailyart
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 11d
So cool!
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 12d
Not much time on a weekday to do this… Today’s prompt is “candle“

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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 13d
Today’s prompt for Artober is “eyes.”

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“illustration
Digital painting of a leopard’s face with eye that look like the earth
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 14d
Today’s SCBWI “Artober” prompt was a bit of a challenge. “Birthmark” is the word of the day. Here’s my take.

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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 15d
Today’s prompt is “Phantom”. #scbwiArtober2025 #scbwiArtober2025west
#illustrator
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 16d
Today’s Artober prompt is “Night Light.”

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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 17d
fun!
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 17d
That's lovely. Is it watercolor?
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April Castoldi @aprilcastoldi.bsky.social · 17d
lovely