November 15, 2018 at 10:15AM

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My Nacho Libre illustration is now an enamel pin thanks to @endlesstees We'll be at DesignerCon this weekend in Anaheim and these guys will be available! Check us out or say hi if you're around :) #Repost @endlesstees (@get_repost) ・・・ Would you rather receive a piledrive to the face from 100 Nachos or one punch to the face from the Ramses? ¿Porque no los dos? Get these new sweet Nacho enamel pins ON SALE TOMORROW online or at Booth 734 at @designercon this weekend! #endlesstees #new #enamelpin #pin #designercon #nacholibre #luchador #wrestling #pingamestrong #eaglepowers

November 01, 2018 at 12:44PM

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My friends over at @paneltopanelpodcast asked me to create my interpretation of Deku from My Hero Academia for my Patreon Page. This guy was fun to draw and this time I painted everything on one photoshop layer for funsies. Want your own illustration done? Check out my Patreon Page @https://ift.tt/2qlriEE #art #illustration #illustrator #characterdesign #anime #fanart #myheroacademia #deku #digitalart #japaneseanime #cartoon #patreonartist #artistoninstagram #myhero #patreon #crunchyroll

October 30, 2018 at 02:44PM

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My good friend @songbird3685 has been doing some cool cosplays, and my favorite one so far is her star wars/zelda crossover cosplay of a Sith version of Princess Zelda. Here is my interpretation of the character she came up with! Check out her page and see the cool stuff she's doing too. #cosplay #illustration #art #artist #fanart #characterdesign #digitalpainting #digitalart #drawing #draw #princesszelda #zelda #thelegendofzelda #nintendo #starwars #sith #darth #darkside #disney #princess #mastersword #lightsaber #crossover #triforce #empire

October 12, 2018 at 11:03AM

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If you haven't seen one of my last IG stories, then you may not know that the Kickstarter for my Children's book has been successfully funded!! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO LIKED, SHARED, AND SUPPORTED THE CAMPAIGN!!! As a thank you, everyone who pledged and any new backer now until it ends, will receive this additional 8x10 illustration with their order. This is a painting I started working on immediately after the goal was met because I knew I wanted to thank all the pledgers somehow. So I went with a campfire scene with Peet celebrating with all his pals of his book release :) Check the link in my bio to visit the kickstarter before it ends in 72 hours!!!!! #illustration #childrensbookillustration #childrensbooks #characterdesign #art #digitalart #painting #draw #drawing #kidslitart #kickstarter #selfpublishing #bigfoot #forest #animals #campfire #kidart #artistoninstagram #thankyou #blessed #illustrator

August 29, 2018 at 04:01PM

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Hey Everyone! Hope you're all having a great week. I have a quick update on my Kickstarter campaign. I originally had the launch date set as Sept 1st, but I realized that launching on Labor Day weekend may be a bad idea since many people are out enjoying the holiday and are away from their computers and phones. The first 48 hours of a Kickstarter can make or break the whole project, so I want to play it safe. I also need to get my page reviewed by the Kickstarter team, which can take up to 3 business days. So unfortunately I will have to postpone the launch to next week. I'll be posting another update regarding the official launch date as soon as I have everything finalized and ready to go. Thanks again for all the support, all the likes, and loving comments- you guys inspire me to keep moving forward even times are tough! Here is another illustration preview from the book that I wanted to share. Peet isn't the only character in the story! #illustration #childrensbookillustration #kidslitart #art #artist #drawing #draw #digitalart #digitalpainting #kickstarter #selfpublishing #bigfoot #animals #friends #characterdesign

August 17, 2018 at 04:04PM

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Hey everyone! It's been a minute, but I swear I'm alive and still making art. The reason for my absence has been the result of being heads down working on completing my first self published book, which i'm so happy to say is finally done! The next step to bring this guy to life is to hash out the details for its Kickstarter campaign which will launch September 1st (tentative date). So stay tuned, I will release official info regarding the campaign soon. In the meantime here is a little teaser image of my main character, Peet! Thanks for taking a look and your continued support ❤📚🖌 #childrensbooks #childrensbookillustration #kidslitart #illustration #characterdesign #art #draw #drawing #painting #story #storytelling #artist #bigfoot #forest #illustrate #digitalart #instaartist #kickstarter #illustratoroninstagram #selfpublishing #author

July 14, 2018 at 06:32PM

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Here is another painting I made from my Kauai trip. (Specific location was at the Kauai Coffee Company) This one took a little over an hour. I tried my best to keep that impressionistic feel. Thank you @rachforevers for being the best model ever 😘🌈🌊🏖🤙🏽🌺🌼🌴 #kauaihawaii #kauai #hawaii #portrait #painting #digitalpainting #digitalart #art #profile #instaart #artistsoninstagram #artist #impressionism #color #light #mood #kauaicoffeecompany @kauaicoffeeco #digitalpleinair #pleinair #pleinairpainting #model #portaitpainting

July 12, 2018 at 03:38PM

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My very good friend Jhierl asked me to draw him a young version of a Deviljho from Monsterhunter world on my Patreon page. Apparently the adult version of this monster in the video game is quite the beast so it was fun turning it into a large eyed, drooling, sweetheart. Thanks for always supporting me in everything I do @omgulayitsjheirl #friends #monsterhunterworld #monster #monsterhunter #capcom #fanart #art #digitalart #draw #drawing #illustration #characterdesign #digitalpainting #deviljho #pickle #dinosaur #baby #videogames #patreonartist #instaart

March 19, 2018 at 01:17PM

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As a special thanks for my Patreon subscribers, i’ll be doing requested illustrations for the next several weeks instead of the regularly scheduled polls. One of my patrons requested any Westworld character, so I went with Maeve :) So excited for the upcoming new season for this show! If you’d like me to illustrate a character for you, i’ll be doing special requests for my first 30 subscribers! Link: Patreon.com/LeoAquino #maeve #westworld #illustration #characterdesign #art #artist #instaart #instaartist #draw #drawing #digitalart #digitalpainting #sketch #doodle #patreon #patreonartist #patreoncreator

March 08, 2018 at 11:34AM

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Which pointy haired DBZ character should I illustrate next? 🔥 Please help me decide by voting in the comments section. I’ll post my illustrated version this weekend :) Thanks!! #dragonballz #dragonball #dragonballsuper #supersaiyan #saiyan #anime #cartoon #illustration #characterdesign #patreon #patreonartist #poll #vote #toonami #dbz #nostalgia

February 28, 2018 at 12:11PM

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Some of you might be a little too young to remember who these characters are..But for those who watched these guys in the 90’s, please help me decide on which to illustrate next! Vote in the comments section 😆❤️#steveurkel #unclejesse #topanga #tgif #abc #90s #nostalgia #childhood #crush #illustration #characterdesign #patreon #patreonartist #Poll #vote

February 26, 2018 at 09:10PM

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Here is a commission I painted for some friends of mine! My good friend Scott and his wife Jennie asked me to paint Poe and Bb-8 for their newborn baby’s bedroom! Such an honor that they would ask me to paint something for thier family like that. These types of projects are the ones that really make being an artist rewarding and fun. #illustration #art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #artist #childrensbookillustration #artistsoninstagram #theforceawakens #comission #starwars #poedameron #bb8 #xwing #disney #rebels #padawan #buddies #hug

February 25, 2018 at 11:30PM

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So after counting up the votes, Haunted Mansion won! This was a lot of fun to do because I love Disneyland and it’s one of my favorite rides. I decided to draw the Hatbox Ghost character, and painted his portrait into a frame. (I felt like it was appropriate since there are so many creepy pictures and frames in the ride) Thank you to everyone who helped me pick which illustration to do next for the Patreon painting. 💙🧟‍♂️🕸💀#disneyland #disney #hauntedmansion #hatboxghost #illustration #digitalart #digitalpainting #draw #drawing #portrait #characterdesign #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #patreon #patreonartist

February 21, 2018 at 03:59PM

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Which Disneyland ride should my next Character illustration be inspired from? #piratesofthecaribbean , #hauntedmansion , or #splashmountain ? Please let me know which one you would like and i’ll post the illustration this weekend 🤓🏰🎡🎠❤️ #vote #Poll #patreon #patreonartist #characterdesign #illustration #art #disneyland #disney #characterart

February 14, 2018 at 04:02PM

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In between projects & decided to paint a personal illustration. Just a little gnome/elf sitting on some shrooms. 🍄🍄🍄#illustration #digitalart #digitalpainting #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #painting #gnome #elf #characterdesign #visualdevelopment #conceptart #draw #drawing #childrenillustration #childrensbooks #kidsart #mushrooms #forest

February 11, 2018 at 11:55AM

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So after tallying up the votes of the Patreon Poll last week between IG and FB, it was a tie between Princess Zelda and Samus. I felt like it was a good opportunity to do a mashup of the two. What if Samus loaned Zelda her arm Cannon? 🤓 #patreon #Poll #vote #tie #samus #zerosuitsamus #samusaran #metroid #nintendo #princesszelda #zelda #comics #comic #illustration #characterdesign #art #draw #drawing #sketch #sketchbook #painting #digitalart #digitalpainting #visualdevelopment #artist #artistsoninstagram

February 05, 2018 at 09:29PM

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Which Nintendo Character would you like me to draw next? Please help me decide and vote in the comments section! I’ll illustrate the winner and post at the end of the week. Hi-res version will be available at my Patreon, as well as my step by step process video :) #nintendo #princesszelda #princesspeach #characterdesign #nintendoswitch #illustration #art #patreon #draw #drawing #digitalart #digitalpainting #doodle #Poll #vote 🙏🏽

February 04, 2018 at 01:30PM

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As promised here is the Edward Scissorhands illustration that I painted for my Patreon Painting of the week. Thank you to everyone that voted in my poll last week. I’ll be putting out another poll tomorrow :) I had a blast making this, I even went back and watched the film for extra research! ✂️💇🏽‍♀️ If you guys would like to see the painting process of this, check out my Patreon! Thanks for the support guys and happy Superbowl Sunday. #edwardscissorhands #timburton #illustration #illustration_best #characterdesign #digitalart #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #visualdevelopment #conceptart #drawing #drawings #sketch #sketchbook #doodle #patreon #scissors #haircut #nostalgia

January 29, 2018 at 12:14PM

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Which Johnny Depp Character would you like me to draw next? Please help me decide and vote in the comments section! I’ll illustrate the winner and post at the end of the week. Hi-res version will be available at my Patreon, as well as my step by step process video :) #johnnydepp #madhatter #jacksparrow #edwardscissorhands #characterdesign #illustration #art #patreon #draw #drawing #digitalart #digitalpainting #doodle #Poll #vote 🙏🏽

January 28, 2018 at 09:07AM

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The term “hypebeast” has always fascinated me. I’ve been meaning to draw an interpretation of one for a while so here goes. For the record though, I love shoes too and lowkey hypebeast myself lol.👀👟👞👟🧢🕶 #hypebeast #hype #shoes #sneakerhead #yeezy #yeezyboost350 #supreme #characterdesign #art #illustration #doodle #draw #drawing #Beast #monster #shoes #kanyewest #sketch #artistsoninstagram

January 25, 2018 at 05:50PM

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I wanted to play around with some more dramatic lighting today. Here is a color sketch of Captain Falcon that I did earlier. I didn’t want to spend too much time on it so I kept it sketchy, which I felt was appropriate for him since he’s a pretty fast moving character in Smash Bros. #captainfalcon #supersmashbros #falconpunch #characterdesign #conceptart #digitalart #digitalpainting #illustration #illustration_best #painting #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #sketch #colorsketch #draw #drawing #doodle #dramatic #lighting #dramaticlighting #nintendo #nintendowiiu #visualdevelopment #practice #daily

January 23, 2018 at 04:58PM

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I’ve made the jump and now I’m on Patreon! Was this a scary decision? Yup! Is this something that can totally flop? Double yup. But is this something that I believe can succeed and actually bring value to people? Absolutely. As you know, for the past few years I have been posting up my artwork here on Instagram. I’m so happy for this experience because i’ve made so many friends and met people around the world through this platform who are always inspiring one another. But I felt like it was time to be able to give you guys even more content and individual attention. This is where Patreon comes in. To summarize it, I will illustrate a new a character design every week and post it on Instagram called "Patreon Painting". The low resolution version will be posted here on instagram every Sunday, but the Hi-resolution image will be available on Patreon, along with the recorded step by step painting process videos. Another reason why I wanted to start a Patreon, was to be able to focus on helping more individuals with their own art. I get many emails and messages from artists of all skill levels asking me for advice and how to improve their own work. I've always wanted to be a teacher so maybe this can be my way of starting that. I hope that my many years in the games industry as a professional concept artist can help me help you in some sort of way. So i've included a Tier in the rewards section which will essentially let me be your tutor. I’m not here claiming I know everything, because I really don’t. But I can most defintely help out. So thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading this post and being a follower of mine here on Instagram. Please check out my Patreon Link in my Bio to see the two tiers of Rewards i’m offering! Also, Please repost this or tag someone you know who might be interested!! Thanks!! =]................................... Link: patreon.com/leoaquino #patreon #illustration #illustrator #art #artist #draw #drawing #paint #painting #sketch #sketchbook #doodle #stepbystep #tutor #tutorial #artistsoninstagram #digitalart #digitalpainting #artschool #characterdesign #characterart #visualdevelopment

January 10, 2018 at 03:30PM

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I had to call my health insurance company today, and while I was talking to the representative, I picked up a pen to doodle in my sketchbook and take notes from the call. This is what came out of it, an owl in love lol. So random! 🦉❤️...................... #characterdesign #sketch #sketchbook #draw #drawing #doodle #owl #inlove #hearts #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #illustration #coloredpencils #pen #cartoon #childrensbookillustration