Alberto Gonzalez, Costa Rican 🇨🇷 children's illustrator, middle grade comics author, character designer, dilettante. Portfolio 👉 alzamon.com Newsletter 👉 newsletter.alzamon.com Elsewhere 👉 go.alzamon.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mlyykpubdk2nSo, today I drove from beach country for five straight hours and now I feel tired and useless for the rest of the day. Is this getting old? 🚗 (But it was so worth it)16 May 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyykpubdk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mlvubcggqc2pFew phrases irk me as of late such as "content creator". It's a nothingburger for me. It's like saying you produce pillow filler - well, that's "content" too. I don't see my work like that. And you? [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvubcggqc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mlu7vei2es2pLast year I became part of @kcsanthology.bsky.social "Let's Go" anthology book. Today at a book fair some happy kids bought my remaining copies of it (more on that later). Imagine how I could vouch for our collective work if some guy used AI on their entry. (none of us did, of course). [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu7vei2es2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mlluebjeh224I've long missed this kind of app that does one thing, does it well and has no strings attached. Knowing how full my drives are at a glance is a no-brainer now. Thanks Glenn ⛴️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlluebjeh224https://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mlkegmwcu22jNot sure on how to answer this; "learning by doing" sounds like the best possible option. Made funny newspaper style strips at first, then started delving into what makes a comic truly a comic; sequential narrative, pacing, etc. Then touching base with #kidlit comics pros. More info in the alt. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 03:46 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkegmwcu22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mljh4zx3y22aArtists! See a bird, post a bird. No AI, duh. #kidlit #kidlitart #characterdesign 🐦 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljh4zx3y22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mliseknjss25In Canada, some guy pretended to sell AI models mimicking the style of well known illustrators and comic artists for as low as $250. Now, stealing an artist’s style isn’t storytelling and just produces hollow copies, but it certainly makes it harder for him/her to make a living off their hard work. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/05/09/elise-gravel-michel-rabagliati-guy-delisle-des-illustrateurs-quebecois-bien-connus-se-font-voler-leur-style-par-lintelligence-artificielle10 May 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mliseknjss25https://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mlh62zjgik2zOf course it´s all about numbers for them. More on their pockets, less on everything (and everyone) else. Can we stop acting surprised at this? Time to make a stand; Disney doesn’t need any more of our money. Struggling fellow indie creatives do. Signed, a struggling fellow indie creative 🥹 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh62zjgik2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mldwscxwwc26Some days ago, I removed the Threads icon from my portfolio website for two simple reasons: - I no longer hang there anyway - It's become yet another right wing weirdo cesspool IG stays because of market and people demand, but I'd actually rip it to shreds too, if I could. 🥹 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldwscxwwc26https://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mlcvl3s3o22cSo I tried to create a parallel IG account for a new thing and this, exactly this, is what happened to me. I blame it on using a VPN and Meta's stupid automated policies. I loathe Meta but if you have a local business everyone expects you to be there. If I could just retrieve the username... 🙄 https://www.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/1ss192c/instagram_and_facebook_deleted_in_the_blink_of_an/08 May 2026 04:32 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcvl3s3o22chttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mlcjvgajfc2iQuestion: is a domain name as important today as it used to be? I'm eyeing two for a comics project of mine. The .com is available. $20 for a year of both - no big deal. However — not quite sure of it. A vanity TLD like .comic would be ideal but doesn't exist yet. .pizza is, though, but — 😅🍕08 May 2026 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcjvgajfc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mlbsiugzvc2m🎨 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I am currently working on a series of middle grade adventures featuring these guys and some others. ❗👉 I'm also open for other opportunities and agent rep too! 🖼️ 👉 alzamon.com #kidlitart #middlegradecomics #characterdesign07 May 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbsiugzvc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mlbbq27uw22hFinally a proper, detailed context for this whole controversy, very well written too. Found myself nodding on almost everything. I hate didacticism and forced morals as well and want to have my work free of them as much as possible. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbbq27uw22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3ml7kdzdvvk24Starting with the fact I don't consider my stuff great art (and that's okay), as long as my "crud" sells or allows me a living somehow, I really couldn't care less about such derogatory opinions tbh. 😅06 May 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7kdzdvvk24https://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3ml6zogdpb22rEvery first Wednesday of the month I publish this free newsletter with updates on what I'm doing on the comic/art fronts, what catches my eye over there and so forth. No spam ever (I'm too busy). Link below to subscribe, this month's update linked next in thread. https://newsletter.alzamon.com06 May 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6zogdpb22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3ml2vyo27fc2sApropos of nothing, about to star inking a series of coatis for reasons to be better cleared in the future, starting with this fella cosplaying as Indiana Jones. #characterdesign #kidlitart05 May 2026 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2vyo27fc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3ml2ddnhbtc2fI feel those of us making content for kids have a lot of responsibility on carrying this message across. Not of pretending eye-aye does not exist (too late for that) but of teaching kids to see it for what it really is and see through the lies fueled by big money, but in a way they understand. 🪀 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2ddnhbtc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/alzamon.bsky.social/post/3mkvhevvfik2fWhile AI remains being something useful just to pad the wallets of techbro billionaires, Blender is doing its best to dodge a PR bullet. Take the techbro money to keep building something actually useful to and respectful of human creativity. What's not to like? 👏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:nkoe6bcizdp2ea7nenjeee5a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvhevvfik2f