Justin grew up in sunny Los Angeles, California. He was influenced by the things around him; Skateboards, palm trees, muscle cars, reggae albums, motorcycles, guns, and hippies. As a kid he absorbed the visual language of his childhood, from garbage pail kids to m.u.s.c.l.e. men to skateboard graphics. His initial art education came from his father teaching him to draw on bar napkins late into the night, eventually attending Art Center College of Design, and graduating in 2004.