Designing and illustrating for brands, products and publications. Newsletter: raulgil.substack.com
Joined March 2011
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22 Jul 2023
I slightly refreshed my portfolio: raul-gil.com. Mainly editorial and character design work. Made with @semplicelabs. Main font: At Haüss by @arillatype. You can also find me at:
→Dribbble: dribbble.com/rgildesign
→Instagram: instagram.com/rgillustrator
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4 Nov 2025
Quizás mi programa favorito de @viajerosnoche hasta el momento. Y es bastante decir: viajerosdelanoche.com/la-noc…
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Raúl Gil retweeted
10 Apr 2025
Friends, I'm so stoked to announce OUR new portfolio platform called RecentWork.com.
I'm making this for all of us as a better way to show work and stay booked. Details coming soon. For now, sign up for updates and potential invites.
Can't wait to show you the rest!
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17 Jan 2025
Mis palabras por la muerte de Lynch, en @Ministerio_CTXT
Muy muy emocionado
Muy agradecido por esto ctxt.es/es/20250101/Culturas…
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9 Nov 2024
Article by @ReedsyHQ about Romantasy, containing everything you need to know about this subgenre, along with tips on how to write it and examples from popular contemporary literature. blog.reedsy.com/what-is-roma…
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Raúl Gil retweeted
9 Oct 2024
Este es el mejor texto que vais a encontrar sobre #Megalopolis
Está feo que lo diga yo pero es la verdad
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28 Aug 2024
My last newsletter is about beauty, portfolio-making, some recommendations (music, artists, films...) and new character design experiments. You can read it here (and subscribe!) 🙏 raulgil.substack.com/p/beaut…
ALT A character design experiment mixing the concepts: Witch, Assassin and Bird.
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20 Aug 2024
Article on how to introduce a character by @ReedsyHQ. “After all, first impressions matter: the best character introductions will hook readers in, leaving them itching to know more.” blog.reedsy.com/how-to-intro…
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Raúl Gil retweeted
28 Jul 2024
Venga, vamos con un hilo largamente esperado
Bueno, al menos por mí, que nunca tengo tiempo pa nada
MEGA 🧵ALIEN vs. ALIENS
(a ver si hago uno distinto cada domingo o así...)
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28 Jun 2024
My last newsletter is full of recommendations for this summer (games, books, artists, films, music, newsletters...). You can read it here (and subscribe! 🙏): raulgil.substack.com/p/small…
ALT An elven rogue slashing arrows in the air
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7 Jun 2024
Here's a new issue of Prompted, @ReedsyHQ's literary magazine. An anthology featuring winning works from the world’s most popular weekly short story contest. Download your free copy here: blog.reedsy.com/prompted
ALT A book cover featuring a necromancer and her undead chauffeur driving at night through a graveyard.
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7 Jun 2024
For the cover: we based the illustration on one of the stories inside: 'Clearance Aisle Libations' by Bay Colt. You can learn more about the design process here: raulgil.substack.com/p/conve… (also, subscribe!) 😊
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Raúl Gil retweeted
26 May 2024
🌟 ¡Episodio especial a la vista! Nuestro programa número 50 será íntimo y personal, compartiendo las obras que han marcado nuestras vidas. ¡Sintoniza! 📻 viajerosdelanoche.com
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26 May 2024
I will send a new installment of my semi-monthly newsletter this week (as usual, you can expect reflections, projects and recommendations). You can subscribe here: raulgil.substack.com
ALT Alonso Quijano after reading the Amadís de Gaula
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1 May 2024
This has to be one of the cutest series of posts/illustrations I’ve seen in a while. Amazing work 👌🥲
30 Apr 2024
Daily Dragon Ball, episode 26. Its the final match of the World Martial Arts Tournament! Goku faces off against Jackie Chun. Puar, Bulma, Oolong and the rest of the audience cheer them on!
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27 Apr 2024
"The Redemption Arc: Definition, Examples, and Writing Tips" by @ReedsyHQ. We used something light to illustrate the header, showing a Raging beast - Meditative Sportsman - Cat lover process of a pro-boxer 🙂 blog.reedsy.com/redemption-a…
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6 Apr 2024
Un blog legendario de un gran escritor y mejor persona👇
6 Apr 2024
Mi espacio-hobby "Horas de oscuridad" cumple 19 primaveras y para marcar la fecha comparto esta lista con mis 100 películas de terror favoritas de los últimos diez años. Para mí, todas son un must-watch. horasdeoscuridad.wordpress.c…
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1 Mar 2024
I designed this cover as part of a @ReedsyHQ 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…
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14 Dec 2023
Book designers of the world, this might be interesting for you: 6 Expert-Approved Sites to Find Book Design Jobs by @ReedsyHQ 👉 blog.reedsy.com/freelancer/b… (I always have fun creating and adding these fake mini-covers to my illustrations).
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31 May 2023
I recently started a humble series of articles talking about illustrated books, comic books and art books that I *love* and respect. 3 per post. Here's the first one, featuring work by Tom Haugomat, @matteberton and @GlenBroganArt: medium.com/@raulgil/3-beauti…
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31 May 2023
The second one, featuring work by Júlia Sardà, @olivaresilustra and @chipkidd: medium.com/@raulgil/3-beauti…
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12 Nov 2023
Here's a third article, this time recommending books around the lives and work of Yves Chaland, Alex Toth and Max: medium.com/@raulgil/3-beauti…
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19 Oct 2023
Fantasy writers of the world, here’s a list of 14 tropes and how to revitalize them by @ReedsyHQ. P.S.: for this header image we illustrated the Powerful Artifact trope ⚔️✨ blog.reedsy.com/fantasy-trop…
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