I've been unable to upload videos for a few months due to technical problems with my computer (in early July my laptop died unexpectedly and a series of catastrophic misfortunes prevented me from getting a new computer until the end of August). I've been able...
We are getting closer to laying out the portfolio, but first I want to dedicate an entry to other basic elements that we need to decide before starting to lay out: composition, typography and color. Remember that designing is an act of conscious creation, that is,...
Once we have learned about the world of illustration and the specific sector we want to target, it is time to curate the content of our portfolio. And that's when the first questions come to us: what do I include? How many images do I...
As I have mentioned before, as well as being an illustrator I am a graphic designer. They are two professions that go hand in hand, and having a basic knowledge of graphic design will help us as illustrators. That is why I want to make...
Almost without noticing it, summer has arrived. As this year I cannot afford to go on vacation, I have thought of escaping through my sketchbook. I have a complicated relationship with my sketchbook, on the one hand I love the idea but on the other hand...
Hi! Another month has passed and I bring you a new blog post. Today I will talk about selling illustrated products online. Most illustrators, at some point on our way, think about selling products with our illustrations, either at fairs and markets or on online stores....
Hi! As I said at the beginning, I will publish only once a month, but recently I decided to try shrink paper and, as it was, I have made a video on the subject. Here you have it (my videos are in Spanish since it's more natural...
When I asked on Instagram about which content should I upload to the blog, one of the first questions was about my working method, so today I am going to show you how I make an illustration from the idea to the final result. I must...
First of all, I want to clarify one thing: doing nothing is a perfectly legitimate way to spend time. Having fun (by playing video games, browsing Instagram stories or watching The Simpsons chapters you know by heart) is not a waste of time. I deal with...
How could I ever imagine that, when I first started thinking of writing this blog, that I would write the very first entries while being stuck at home in the middle of a global pandemic. Because the situation is pretty weird right now. And I know...