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Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design

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Alberto Gonzalez / Costa Rican 🇨🇷 children's illustrator, middle grade comics author, character designer and multi-trick pony. My nick is my shortened full name. More about me at go.alzamon.com

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Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · May 6

Well it took way longer than expected but this humble account of yours truly has just crossed the 1k followers mark! 🥳🎈🎉

So, as promised, here's finally the commemorative art for display. "Making of" extra material will be available soon! :D

Children's illustration with text: "Here's to my 1000 friends in the BlueSky". Around the number 1000 with a 3-dimensional character, L to R, my characters: Daniel running with a butterfly catcher net pursuing butterflies around: Susana, smiling atop the 1000 number, and Elias leaning on the last zero of 1000, looking on.

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Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 7h

The heck? Not even a prompt about a fitness regime beforehand? These days I don't touch FB even with a 10-feet pole, absolutely not aware of what's going on. This becoming the new normal for those who don't know better is... unsettling 😳

Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 8h

Maybe if they felt their own job in jeopardy because of it, they would think differently about it. Alas, that doesn't seem to be the case or else they would think twice about plastering walls with AI "art". #kidlitchat

Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 8h

Aquí aplica perfectamente el dicho aquel de "lo que la vida no da, la universidad (o ChatGPT) no presta". Todos tenemos hoy una cámara en la mano pero eso no nos convirtió a todos en Sebastião Salgado o Frans Lanting ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Amalas @amalasrosa.bsky.social · 18h

Hey hey #portfolioday
I’m Amalas and I’m open for cover work.
I love to draw urban scenes and human connections found between concrete and steel, sprinkled with some nostalgia

[email protected]
cara.app/amalasrosa
azantianlitagency.com/our-artists/amalas-rosa

Book cover for the YA book ICEBREAKER by A.L. Graziadei showing the two male main protagonist facing each other and holding onto each others collar.

Digital art of my original characters Aran and Tao as young adults out at night in their local nyc neighborhood kissing. Tao sits on a bicycle and Aran bends down slightly to kiss him.

Mock cover of Suzanne Samin and my upcoming graphic novel. The title still r wads Fear Of Falling but we changed it now to Wherever I’m With You.

The cover shows a brick house fall and Aran and Tao sitting on the rooftop, their legs dangling down the edge, and in big letters underneath them it reads “fear of falling”

Digital art of original characters Aran and Tao as young teenagers on a hot summer day walking down the streets in their local nyc neighborhood and playing around with a basketball.

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Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 9h

And guess what are genAI LLMs more chock full of...

The whole Ghibli fiasco earlier this year was likely the warning shot for the Japanese government. It has yet to be seen what can they *really* do against OpenAI, but still, 🍿

Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 9h

It's like sales numbers telling one story but the official discourse still clinging to another, for reasons yet to be wholly understood. Numbers don't lie, do they? And yet...

Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 10h

Well I was going to sign up for a publishing newsletter and

* confused Pulp Fiction Travolta gif * 😳

Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 16h

Es simple: cuando una entidad o cliente comienza a lanzar publicidad o comunicaciones con frecuencia en esos estilos que antaño no solían contratar, es casi seguro que se trata de IA, me la juego.

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Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 17h

Greetings #portfolioDay followers!
I'm Alberto and I, um, make original stories in graphic novel / comics format for kids, and character design as well.
Looking for representation, related gigs and / or bags of money. Hit me up. 😬

📬 beto [at] alzamon.com
🎨 Portfolio site: alzamon.com

Portfolio Day (10/2025) collage of comics pages and work from Alberto Gonzalez aka Alzamon. Email: beto@alzamon.com / Website: alzamon.com

Portfolio Day (10/2025) collage of character design work from Alberto Gonzalez aka Alzamon. Email: beto@alzamon.com / Website: alzamon.com

Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 17h

Many of Mr. Struzan's movie poster paintings are iconic and rightfully celebrated, but for personal reasons this is my and likely @maxiem0us3.bsky.social 's as well favorite. The background is based on a real NY harbor photo circa 1880s. Drew's signature is visible on the center-right side. #RIP 🙏🏻

Poster art for the animated movie "An American Tail" (1986, Don Bluth) painted by Drew Struzan.

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Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 17h

He had been in very ill health for a long time. His art was a definite part of my childhood and then some. #RIP 🙏🏻

Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 20h

a puppet in a kitchen with a pot on its head

ALT: a puppet in a kitchen with a pot on its head

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Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 1d

All those spokes 😩

Good luck 🥲👍🏻

Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 1d

If you are not promoting your book like this, you're doing it wrong. 🍪

(Watch it through)

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Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 1d

FINALLY, Pinterest doing something about it. *trumpets of glory* 🥲🙏🏻🎺

On Pinterest, select gear icon (lower left), select Refine Your Reccomenations > GenAI interests, turn off all that crap.

I don't run through much AI slop on my searches but this is more than welcome.

Antonieta Muñoz Estrada @mariadrawss.bsky.social · 1d

If you disable this on Pinterest, all AI content will not appear when you search. 😉✨️ #kidlit

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Sean Foley Halloween @seanfhall.bsky.social · 1d

Working on a thing for fun but now my hand hurts so...break time. Might as well post a WIP though since I'm liking it.
#art #halloween #kidlit

Illustration of kids in halloween costumes climbing up a pipe structure shaped like a tree. They over look a trash pile of old halloween items. In the distance a futuristic city topped with halloween decorations loom.

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Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 1d

Lo que me pone a pensar esto si a como vamos siendo una sociedad de viejos sin descendencia porque no hay cómo y tal, que casos así vayan siendo más comunes. Creo que la idea de compartir piso con otros no va a ser algo solo de jóvenes, pensamientos al aire, no sé.

Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 1d

500 años antes de Cristo joder. Y aquí nosotros creyendo que lo inventamos todo. 😅

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Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 1d

Patrick has been such a key figure on the creation of the @kcsanthology.bsky.social I'm part of, and now he's self-publishing a completely different story which may be of your interest. Check it out! 👇

PLUGO @plugo.bsky.social · 1d

The teaser trailer for issue one of UNDEAD KUNGFU GHOST KILLER
To watch the full video visit our #kickstarter page! #UKGK

youtu.be/9MuRntXF74U?...

UNDEAD KUNGFU GHOST KILLER - issue #1 Now Available

YouTube video by PLUGO a r t s

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Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 1d

One year ago we were in Madrid and, for someone who is from colonized land ancestry, all the stuff they make to celebrate “Hispanichood” is… weird. Kinda rubs the wrong way. Not really mad at Spaniards, that’s ancient history, but (there’s always a big BUT, isn’t it)

Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 2d

Quant à désactiver le dubbing automatique, cette astuce fait le coup parfait selon mon expérience

YouTube Anti Translate - Chrome Web Store

A small extension to disable YouTube video titles/audio/descriptions autotranslation.

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Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 2d

Alors je sais pas si vous connaissez cette canal YT mais je trouvais la présentatrice sympa et elle donne plein d'aide pour practicer 😬🥐

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Alzamon || アルサもン || Comics & Character Design @alzamon.bsky.social · 2d

Truth is, for most people outside these circles, being famous = having money. Lots. Can’t be helped, most never get to know how the sausage really gets made.

And yet… spreading some awareness in order to dispel these myths wouldn‘t hurt imo.

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John A Dracula Cullen @nellucnhoj.bsky.social · 2d

ENTER LONG DUCK

the portal is safe do not question the void-inner

LONG DUCK FRIEND DUCK

old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 2d

long island duck, long island, new york, [between 1972 and 2008]

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Bob Thibeault @teabowart.bsky.social · 2d

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