Alzamon - Illustration & Design

The live brainy scrapbook of Alberto, a Children's Illustrator and Comics Artist.

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#inktober2019 No. 23 - Ancient ⚱️ After some brainstorming I settled on the attempt to render my characters in 1930s film cartoon style — "ancient" enough I guess? . . . . #alzamonart #alzamon #retrocartoons #retro #inktoberprompts2019 #illustration_for_children #illustratorsofinstagram #kidscomics #inktoberday23 #retrogram #1930sstyle #kidlit #kidlitartist #illustration_daily #characterdesign #character_design #kiddaniel #sillysymphonies #charactersheet #merriemelodies https://www.instagram.com/p/B4AtwLcnKef/?igshid=ynduybi74c9w

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#inktober2019 No. 19 — Misfit / Sling 💥 To make up for the erratic updates I am combining here two prompts into one - my favorite misfit #kiddaniel pointing a slingshot because he's just like that. Oh, and I went back to digital this time, using Clip Studio Paint on iPad Pro + Apple Pencil. . . . . #alzamonart #alzamon #inktober #inktoberday19 #inktoberprompts2019 #illustration_for_children #illustratorsofinstagram #kidscomics #kidlit #kidlitart #characterdesign #slingshot #clipstudiopaint #promptlist #misfitkidz #character_design #originalcharacter #mischiefmakers #applepencil #uptonogood https://www.instagram.com/p/B3z3N99nMi3/?igshid=1kdm74dz21n5

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#inktober2019 No. 16 — Wild 🌿 So I'm now late with this but read on: I had to redo this drawing as ink was being smudged over with the Copics (Swipe to view) so I reverted the process - Copics first, inking later; also found out the ink of the Pentel brush pen doesn't like marker-painted surfaces much. The @zebrapen_usa pens fare much better in this regard. Anyway I think I've been doing things too complex for the limited time I have so first, I decided not to do all the rest of Inktober prompts but just those I have strongest ideas for, and second I see this as a nice learning process. Results might not be ideal but you end up learning a lot about ink, paper, markers and how they interact with each other. . . . . #alzamonart #alzamon #inktober #inktoberday16 #inkeddrawing #illustratorsoninstagram #kidlit #kidlitart #comicsforkids #wildjungle #kiddaniel #childrensillustrators #costaricaillustrators #inktoberpromptlist #copicmarkers #copicartwork #adventuresinillustration #panther #hunting #adventurebook #illustration_for_children https://www.instagram.com/p/B3xSEtinEXT/?igshid=4501joznuib8

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Some call it cheating, I call it "having a day job". Anyway, #inktober2019 's drawings are in the works now. More to come later. . . . . #alzamonart #illustration #inktober #sketch_daily #pencilsketches #brainstorming #planning #redpencil #characterdesign #kiddaniel #drawingoftheday #drawdrawdraw #instadraw #alzamon #kidsillustration https://www.instagram.com/p/B2zdWRbn50y/?igshid=19huor0avicw2

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Today many youngsters around the world are marching on strike to debate what to do about our planet's climate change which will affect them the most. I think they should have the chance to grow and live on a healthy, natural and sustainable planet and the more conscience is made and spread of this the better we'll all be in the end. I'm republishing this work I made earlier this year starring my characters Daniel and Susana. . . . . . #alzamonart #best_of_illustrations #kidlit4climate #climatestrike #climatechange #thereisnoplanetb #characterdesign #sustainability #illustration_for_children #toucan #raccoon #kiddaniel #kidlitartist #artoninstagram #illustratorsofinstagram #climatechangeisreal #rainforest #alzamon #amazonrainforest #digitalpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ourJTHE-k/?igshid=107qzld46q3w9

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Here's a #fanart based on Belgian 🇧🇪 comics legend —OK, to me anyways— Jean Roba's "La Ribambelle" (sort of a European "Our Gang"). Started analog as a warm-up for #inktober2019 and finished up details in digital. Hope some of you get the references as well. Swipe for more photos. . . . . #alzamonart #inkdrawing #inktober2019 #bandedessinnée #bd #laribambelle #jeanroba #belgiancomics #analogart #comicsforkids #fan_art #characterdesign #instadaily #ourgang #lineart #kidscomics #kidsillustration https://www.instagram.com/p/B2kBrI-n9zx/?igshid=1s9larb67rdbc

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#CostaRica 🇨🇷 as a nation today is almost two centuries old. It is a small natural treasure on Earth and it is up to us to keep it being that way. . . . . #alzamonart #kiddaniel #independenceday #costaricaillustrators #CostaRicaIllustration #kidlit #kidlitart #characterdesign #illustratorsofinstagram #best_of_illustrations #illustration_for_children #drawingoftheday #dessindujour #countryflag #redwhiteandblue https://www.instagram.com/p/B2cv3CWHsBb/?igshid=1u96tfk36wdgi

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For #independenceday in my country 🇨🇷kids sing the national anthem and do a march with hand made lamps the night before. I used to make some curious ones back then, and using candles 🕯that could catch on fire. Technology evolves and most use LED lighting nowadays, but the spirit lives on. . . . . #alzamonart #costarica #characterdesign #september15 #kidlit #charming #kidsillustrations #cuteillustration #best_of_illustrations #illustrationwork #clipstudiopaint https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ZRfUuHcLe/?igshid=2ml5zqxdansb

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For #independenceday in my country 🇨🇷kids sing the national anthem and do a march with hand made lamps the night before. I used to make some curious ones back then, and using candles 🕯that could catch on fire. Technology evolves and most use LED lighting nowadays, but the spirit lives on. . . . . #alzamonart #costarica #characterdesign #september15 #kidlit #charming #kidsillustrations #cuteillustration #best_of_illustrations #illustrationwork #clipstudiopaint https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ZRfUuHcLe/?igshid=2ml5zqxdansb

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🎨 Some months ago I got a new iPad Pro + Pencil, which what I mostly use to draw these days. I tried #procreate in the past but all the styluses I tried before never got the results I wanted - until Apple invented its Pencil which is everything I wanted on a stylus device for iPad. Expect more drawings to come in the near future. 😉 . . #alzamonart #ipadpro #applepencil #characterdesign #illustratorsofinstagram #kidsillustration #fanart #phineasandferb #kidlit #kidlitart #procreateart #ipadproart https://www.instagram.com/p/B1owbBWntyK/?igshid=1wmw7icm6at1t

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Hi, after some months off IG… I’m back. ➡️ On mid-April I stopped posting updates by a number of reasons: a friend of mine took his own life that month and that affected me way more than I thought it could. The sense of politics in a global scale taking a turn for the worse has taken its toll as well. I was also becoming increasingly upset with the fact that can’t hold a daily publishing schedule due to my day job, and the followers count never moved up no matter how hard I tried (that’s why I hope IG likes to be out of sight soon, to avoid that psychological dent on my enthusiasm). However, while I haven’t published new stuff I have been drawing and painting constantly over the last few months because it is what keeps my sanity at bay. Some things are good, most are terrible but I think that’s how it is for most people. I have some hardcore artistic goals I want to attain over the next five years and also want to embrace #inktober2019 in full force so I better get back on the saddle again! If you still follow this account, my heartfelt thank for your patience. You rock. #alzamonart #illustration #characterdesign #illustration_for_children #artoninstagram #illustratorsofinstagram #selfportait #digitalart #kidsillustration #drawdrawdraw #comeback https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Z9Zjmn1ji/?igshid=3hqp4l8gw3sw

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🌟 Today we've got #kiddaniel and friends in Hogwarts-esque garb. ➡️ SWIPE FOR PROGRESSION SKETCHES ➡️ For those not in the know, Daniel is the first one from left to right. Nerdy boy Elias (center) suited me best for the Harry Potter role. And Susana (right) plays Hermione. Being the good guys they of course join the Gryffindor camp. 🎩 . . #alzamonart #illustration_for_children #illustration #kidsillustration #kidlit #kidlitart #characterdesign #illustratorsofinstagram #harrypotter #hogwarts #hogwartshouses #gryffindor #illustration_best #charactersheet #artstagram #drawingoftheday #drawingprocess #childrensbookstagram #childrensbooks #harrypotterbooks #magic #gryffindor #digitaldrawing https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw7hjY5l_07/?igshid=xqn2fw3630fq

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Hello again! 🦔 Here is my take on the 🎨#faceyourart trend. Do you have one too? Share it on the comments! . . . #alzamonart #illustration #characterdesign #illustratorsofinstagram #kidsillustration #kiddaniel #kidlitartist #instaartist #cute #cutedrawings #digitalart #cutecharacter #faceyourartchallenge #illustrates #illustrationartist #dessin #dibujo #personajes #kidlitart #portrait #portraitdrawing https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw4-jE1FNxJ/?igshid=1m64kjtbh8707

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🗓 #tbt to this illo made for #internationalbookday a while ago, to celebrate and encourage books and reading. 📚 . . . . #alzamonart #illustration_for_children #editorialillustration #couple #illustratorsofinstagram #characterdesign #bookillustration #cutedrawings #characterdesign #kiddaniel #readbooks #readmorebooks #reading #kidlit #kidlitartist #kidlitart #illustration_best #illustration_daily #instadaily #colordrawing #ilustracion #ilustracionparaniños https://www.instagram.com/p/BwnAQrPlnNl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uqi8rtl0wpk7

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📓 Moleskine hack: adding pencil holder ➡️ SWIPE FOR PROCESS CLOSEUPS ➡️ A while ago I bought a #bulletjournal notebook and I grew fond of it having a ribbon strap across the spine to hold pencils, pens etc. So I thought why not do the same with Moleskines? So far I don't know about any Moleskines with this feature, let alone in my favorite 3.5" X 5" size. So I gave it a try with one of my older notebooks and so far so good. I'd try doing cleaner and more precise cuts with a new one but it works all the same. Elastic straps cost pennies, a foot is enough to treat several notebooks. . . . #alzamonart #crafts #craftstagram #moleskine #moleskinesketchbook #crafty #pencilholder #sketchbooks #lifehacks #craftideas #handyman #artistoninstagram #process #craftproject #makingof #drawdrawdraw #hack #craftoftheday #drawingnotebook https://www.instagram.com/p/BwKr-pTls_D/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qqb0z1owy6i2

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🧒🐯 A certainly well known spiky-haired boy and his tiger sidekick on a new #fanart, this time on vector form via #affinitydesigner. I love this tool, wish I used it more often. . . . #alzamonart #calvinandhobbes #calvin #hobbes #calvineharoldo #comicsart #comicstrips #characterdesign #quadrinhos #boyandtiger #vectorart #illustration_for_children #illustratorsoninstagram #fan_art #kidsillustration #kidscomics #ilustracion #vector #digitalillustration #fumetti #drawingoftheday #drawings https://www.instagram.com/p/BwFdpzLlNXK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=diaagwx185ju