Raúl Gil

Mockups from a redesigned version of an iOS game I worked on some years ago. Read more about it on my last newsletter: raulgil.substack.com/p/physicality

ITC 20. Physicality Games, sketches, Two-Face & more

Recent post/newsletter: raulgil.substack.com/p/physicality

I feel we're closer and closer to getting to work on this again, @dadederk.bsky.social! 🙌

More recent mini-sketches made as formal exploration (and to have fun). More → raul-gil.com. You can also subscribe to my newsletter: raulgil.substack.com

Blind justice! Sketch vs color comparison. More → raul-gil.com. You can also subscribe my newsletter: raulgil.substack.com __✍️

Cards depicting a Norse and a Celtic god. Specifically: Odin and Cernunnos.

Reedsy's Character Name Generator has been updated. 34 new illustrations for medieval, fantasy and archetypal characters, gods, and more 👀 → blog.reedsy.com/character-na...

Sketch and coloured mage with a rockabilly hairstyle.

Rockabilly Mage. Sketch vs color comparison. More → raul-gil.com

Bird-Knight unmasked. Free color sketch. More → raul-gil.com

More recent mini-sketches made as formal exploration (and to have fun). I want those bat-glasses 🥹 More → raul-gil.com

Image of a young archer accompanied by a bird. Sketch vs colored version comparison.

Young archer. Sketch vs color comparison. More → raul-gil.com

Recent header illustrations for @reedsy.bsky.social's articles on Direct and Indirect Characterization. Read them at blog.reedsy.com. Or visit my portfolio → raul-gil.com

Another collection of recent mini-sketches made as formal exploration (and to have fun). raul-gil.com

Multiple pencil sketches showing characters, objects and other semi-random elements.

A collection of recent mini-sketches made as formal exploration (and to have fun). raul-gil.com

Header illustration for a Reedsy article about Romantasy, containing everything you need to know about the publishing trend that everyone’s talking about, complete with tips on how to write it and examples from popular contemporary literature. Read it here: blog.reedsy.com/what-is-roma...

Sketch of an elven rogue character (pencil and coloured version).

Character exploration for a new Fantasy project. More work at raul-gil.com

Two cards with the concepts of Villain and Hero illustrated by the Joker and Batman.

Reedsy's Character Name Generator has been updated. 34 new illustrations for medieval, fantasy and archetypal characters, gods, and more 👀 → blog.reedsy.com/character-na...

A cozy Fantasy scene in a cantine. Original pencil sketch vs coloured version

Illustration for Reedsy's article on Cozy Fantasy, a very popular Fantasy sub-genre: "(...) focused on comforting, low-stakes storytelling. Recently, the publishing industry has seen a boom in demand for these healing, whimsical tales." Article: blog.reedsy.com/what-is-cozy...

Cover for the 4th volume of Prompted, Reedsy's literary magazine. An anthology featuring winning works from the world’s most popular weekly short story contest. More work for Reedsy here: raul-gil.com/project/reedsy

Two cards with Fantasy characters: one for a human, one for an orc.

New images for the to-be-renewed Character Name Generator by Reedsy. 34 new illustrations coming: fantasy characters, gods, archetypes, medieval characters and more. Coming soon 👀 → blog.reedsy.com/character-na...

Gorgeous work, as always 🤌

Key art sample from Reedsy's educational content on Youtube. Always beautifully animated by Julian Kunchev.

Sample from a complete creative proposal around an alternative/Elseworlds Batman, to develop during the next months, following a retrofuturistic, Scifi-Noir theme. Susbcribe to my newsletter for updates: raulgil.substack.com

Character from my last newsletter. Presented as Jaz, a young Retromancer from 2095, who feeds on the magical information extracted from ancient VHS tapes and other forgotten devices scattered around the world. Subscribe! raulgil.substack.com

Ending the year, si here's a small panel with some highlights from 2024! → raul-gil.com

Four different vampire faces

Some vamps I recently designed for my newsletter. Read more here!: raulgil.substack.com/p/good-is-near

Cover for the 3rd volume of Prompted, Reedsy's literary magazine. An anthology featuring winning works from the world’s most popular weekly short story contest. More work for Reedsy here: raul-gil.com/project/reedsy

Another result from a character creation project based on the use of randomness to establish a series of concepts that must be combined in the final design: Shadowyn Qliphoth, the result of combining the following concepts: Witch, Assassin & Bird. More characters here: raul-gil.com/project/mixe...

Book Cover for Rocket Bride, a romance/sci-fi novel.

I designed this cover as part of a Reedsy article on How to Design a Book Cover. Through a guide full of advice, the reader is offered a sample of a professional project developed step by step. Read it here!: blog.reedsy.com/guide/book-d...

My newsletter is now on Substack: raulgil.substack.com 👈

Illustration part of a long and exciting article by Reedsy: 30 Mythical Creatures (and Where to Find Them). "Presumably invented in the parched, sun-baked minds of ancient sailors, Mermaids are the human/fish hybrids that rule the underwater kingdom." 🧜‍♀️