making peace with burning out

Hi! I'm Ales • Galician digital artist ☔ • He/Him 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 26 • Pretty queer if you ask me

[ales-cortizo]

Welcome! Here's all the links to my content

My portfolio ✏️​​​ Instagram 🖌️​ Twitter ✏️​​​ Bluesky

Just a blog to post my work, sketches and talk a lot about my OCs. You can read my comic here!

I'm so glad you're here!​ Feel free to drop an ask or DMs, I don't bite.🖤

#My art - My drawings! You can also check out #sketch for some of my sketchbook photos.

#personales - Personal post about my life or ramblings about whatever I feel like talking about.

#Ales Answers - For your lovely asks.

#Face Tag - Selfies!

#Herexía - Comic related stuff.

Some other stuff about myself:

I'm galician! so expect some posts in spanish from time to time. I'm working to become a high school teacher!

I love to play TTRPGs on the weekends, If adult life allows...

Inscryption and Hades are my currently fav videogames.

I love cinema, is one of my greatest passions and I try to go to the movies at least once a week If i can afford it.

I'm a trans guy, been on T for over 4 years now. I'd love to connect with more of my community on here!

Personal account: @galician-hobbit

Commission status: closed

[ariarandano]

One of my latest animations. I did it while studying at Animworkshop. I still have a couple of weeks before finishing the workshop and I'm starting a third animation! Which means thata a second one is on its way :) The rig and assets are from the workshop by the way. I did the animation, lighting, rendering and sound design as well

[crowwkui]

mollusk lady knights 🐚 starting a new project (งツ)ว

[atanerrum]

some kind of sketch-doodle-artwork of bayonetta i've been picking at since 2024, i don't know anymore what i was trying to accomplish with it

[ales-cortizo]

Just realized I haven't posted this Pathfinder 2e commision anywhere! From a couple of monts ago.

[ales-cortizo]

Late night study.

[ales-cortizo]

Working on a new short comic today! I'm exited but a bit scared, it has a lot nature in the scenarios so I'm thinking about doing it in full color. The problem is, I've never done it with a comic before and I only have a bit more than two weeks to get it done sooo... Let's see how it goes!

[ales-cortizo]

Found the first drawing in my folder (it was a trend of drawing your oc in that outfit) from three years ago and I remember hating it even back then, so I did it again! I'm not convinced with the face but the clothes look nice.

[ales-cortizo]

Study of when I went to eat at my friend's house and she made lasagna. (It was really good)

[artmagine]

The amazing art of Bilquis Evely

[ales-cortizo]

Some side by sides from my own webcomic remake, two years appart! I'm so happy about the new look ;_;

[ales-cortizo]

I almost forgot to mention but this update is finally up to read!

Webtoon or tapas, pick your poison (you can find it both on english and spanish)

If you're really interested in this story (hi, and thank you!) I'm gonna writte below the cut how I'm feeling about it right now.

Life's been a mess lately and I don't know how or when I'll continue updating the comic. It's a lot of work, one that I love doing with my whole heart but I'm having some troubles with the story. My original idea is too long and I haven't been in the best mind-space to try fix it, not even to promote what I already have. I feel bad doing so If I don't even know how or when I'll keep doing it.

'Herexía' has been my creative outlet since I finished my master's degree. I had a blast drawing every pannel and trying to push through every challenge, but I'm so blocked with the script, even afraid after 60 pages and two redraws.

I thought about making shorter comic updates just telling parts of the whole story, or trying to edit some reels since it's the format that's working best right now. Even just putting it down and do other shorter proyects to improve and come back when I'm ready.

It's okay, either way i really enjoyed every page and learned a lot about making comics and even myself in the process. If you read all of this, thank you, that's very kind and I hope youre having a good day. I'll be fine! Things will get better.

[ales-cortizo]

You can tell I don't usually sketch in digital...

[ales-cortizo]

Trying to learn how to render hair —or render in general—

[achillesinhighheels]

[juunipupu]

Knight and Valentine / sydänystävä

[juunipupu]

available as print

[orcaking]

SWEET • BOY

available as a sticker through february 2026

[retquits]

so don't get too comfortable.

high resolution free to download [ here ]