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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Little guys, day 5. Sci-Fi Hero, inspired by black holes. The astronomical kind. --- Pequeñines, día 5. Héroe de ciencia ficción, inspirado por agujeros negros. Los de tipo astronómico. === #inktober #inktober2026 #humanartist #dailysketch #clipstudiopaint

A digital drawing of a superhero based on black holes.

Reckless deck cards: "Sci-Fi Hero", "Tights or Leggings", "Fangs, Jaws, or Extreme Teeth", "Thigh or Calf Knife Sheath" (crossed out), "Shotgun" (crossed out).

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Page 9 of my kid's book. The one where they play soccer... Finished! --- En Proceso: La página 9 de mi libro de cuentos. Es en la que juegan fútbol... Terminado! === #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

Digital drawing of four children playing soccer in a field, while an ogre kid watches with interest.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

WIP: Page 9 of my kid's book. The one where they play soccer... Shading progress. --- En Proceso: La página 9 de mi libro de cuentos. Es en la que juegan fútbol... Progresando con el sombreado. === #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

A digital sketch of 4 human kids playing soccer while an ogre kid watches them with interest.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

WIP: Page 9 of my kid's book. The one where they play soccer... It's been very hard, but I'm like 60% done. === #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

A digital drawing of four rustic-looking children playing soccer while a ogre kid looks on.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

WIP: Page 9 of my kid's book. The one where they play soccer... Inking little guys. --- En Proceso: La página 9 de mi libro de cuentos. Es en la que juegan fútbol... Entintando pequeñines. === #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

Detail of the early inks on a drawing of an ogre kid.

A sketch of 4 human kids playing soccer while an ogre kid watches them with interest.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

WIP: Page 9 of my kid's book. The one where they play soccer... A little progress. --- En Proceso: La página 9 de mi libro de cuentos. Es en la que juegan fútbol... Un poquitín de progreso. === #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

WIP: Page 9 of my kid's book. The one where they play soccer... Sketching the kids. --- En Proceso: La página 9 de mi libro de cuentos. Es en la que juegan fútbol... Boceteando a los niños. === #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

Sketch of 5 kids, one of them an ogre, playing soccer.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

WIP: Designing old-timey kids. Everyone gets fat shoes because I love Studio Ghibli. I think I'm using these guys, with some adjustments. === #wip #childrensbooks #kidlit #characterdesign

WIP character designs. They're supposed to be old-timey generic kids.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

WIP: Designing old timey kids. Everyone gets fat shoes because I love Studio Ghibli. --- En Proceso: Diseñando niños anticuados. Todos con zapatos gordos porque adoro al Studio Ghibli. === #wip #childrensbooks #kidlit #characterdesign

Rough character designs of children, based on early 20th century clothing styles.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

For the CDC; Animal World Cup. I couldn't finish on time. 🥲 --- En Proceso: Para el CDC; Mundial Animal. No pude terminar a tiempo. 🥲 === #cdc #cartoon #characterdesign #soccer

A cartoony digital drawing of a Sloth dressed as a soccer goalkeeper.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

WIP: For the CDC; Animal World Cup. Color! I didn't finish on time. 🥲 --- En Proceso: Para el CDC; Mundial Animal. Color! No terminé a tiempo. 🥲 === #wip #cdc #cartoon #characterdesign #soccer

WIP: Cartoony digital drawing of a sloth dressed as a soccer goal keeper.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

WIP: For the CDC; Animal World Cup. --- En Proceso: Para el CDC; Mundial Animal. === #wip #cdc #cartoon #characterdesign #soccer

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

WIP: Page 9 of my kid's book. The one where they play soccer... I'm going to need some "generic European kid" reference to draw their clothes. === #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist #soccer

A very early sketch of 4 kids playing soccer, while another (actually a little troll) looks in the background.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

WIP: We arrived very early to a Dr's appointment, so I'm starting page 9 of my kid's book. The one where they play soccer... --- #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

Work in progress of a group of kids playing soccer, for my children's book.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

He-Man '87! For this month's Character Design Challenge! --- He-Man '87! Para el Character Design Challenge de este mes! === #cdc #mastersoftheuniverse #motu #heman

Digital drawing of He-Man, from the 1987 movie.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I'm drawing a guy for the CDC this month. I still have until tomorrow. --- Estoy dibujando un mae para el CDC de este mes. Todavía tengo hasta mañana. === #wip #cdc #mastersoftheuniverse #motu

WIP digital drawing of He-Man, from the 1987 movie.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I'm drawing a guy for the CDC this month. I won't finish on time. 😔 --- Estoy dibujando un mae para el CDC de este mes. No voy a terminar a tiempo. 😔 === #wip #cdc #mastersoftheuniverse #motu

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I'm drawing a guy for the CDC this month. --- Estoy dibujando un mae para el CDC de este mes. === #wip #cdc #mastersoftheuniverse #motu

WIP digital drawing of a buff guy, for the Character Design Challenge.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I played a game of Chaotic Draw Along with my wife and youngest daughter. Our prompts were: 1) Devious Apple Wielding an Axe. 2) Ignorant Duck Painting. 3) Confused Ghost Surfing. It was fun! #chaoticdrawalong #drawinggame #prompt #familytime

Digital drawing of a "Devious Axe Wielding Apple", based on a the Chaotic Draw Along prompt cards.

Digital drawing of a "Ignorant Painting Duck", based on a the Chaotic Draw Along prompt cards.

Digital drawing of a "Cofused Surfing Ghost", based on a the Chaotic Draw Along prompt cards.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

My sketch for Superman Day, late as always. Stuff's been complicated lately. --- Mi boceto para el Día de Superman, tarde como de costumbre. Las cosas han estado complicadas últimamente. === #supermanday #superman #sketch #humanartist

Color sketch of Superman flying for Superman Day.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

"So one day, he decided to visit his neighbors." Page 8 finished at last. --- "Así que un día, decidió visitar a sus vecinos." Página 8 por fin terminada. === #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

A digital drawing of a bear, a duck, and a squirrel, all very young, saying goodbye to a kid ogre going down a grassy hill.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

WIP: Little guys saying goodbye. Almost done! A little bit of texture work and the page will be finished! --- En Proceso: Chiquillos despidiéndose. Casi listo! Un poco de trabajo de texturas y la página va a estar completa! === #wip #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

A work in progress digital drawing of a bear, a duck, and a squirrel, all very young, say goodbye to a kid ogre going down a grassy hill.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

WIP: Little guys saying goodbye. Shading progress! --- En Proceso: Chiquillos despidiéndose. Avanzando con la sombreada. === #wip #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

WIP: Little guys saying goodbye. I started shading yesterday. --- En Proceso: Chiquillos despidiéndose. Comencé a sombrear ayer. === #wip #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

WIP: Little guys saying goodbye. Fixed a couple of things, messed up a few others. I'm having a lot of fun, though. - En Proceso: Chiquillos despidiéndose. Arreglé algunas cosas, eché a perder otras. Me estoy divirtiendo, sin embargo. = #wip #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

WIP: Little guys saying goodbye. Still ways off, but making progress. --- En Proceso: Chiquillos despidiéndose. Todavía falta, pero voy progresando. === #wip #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

A work in progress digital drawing of a bear, a duck, and a squirrel, all very young, saying goodbye to a kid ogre going down a grassy hill.

A picture of my tablet, where you can see a WIP of a page of my children's book: a bear, a duck, and a squirrel, all very young, saying goodbye to a kid ogre going down a grassy hill.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

WIP: Little guys saying goodbye. The inks are beginning to take shape. --- En Proceso: Chiquillos despidiéndose. Las tintas están comenzando a tomar forma. === #wip #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist #digitalart

Digital drawing of a bear, a squirrel and a duck, all very young, saying goodbye to a little ogre walking down a hill, away from his home.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

A vampire for Dracula Day. --- Un vampiro para el día de Dracula. === #vampire #dracula #draculaday #sketch #dailysketch

Finished cartoony sketch of a sci-fi vampire in a Kung-Fu stance.

Inked cartoony sketch of a sci-fi vampire in a Kung-Fu stance.

Penciled cartoony sketch of a sci-fi vampire in a Kung-Fu stance.

Sketchbook with a cartoony sketch of a sci-fi vampire in a Kung-Fu stance, along with a pencil, and two erasers.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Kung-Fu cyborg space vampire. I redrew him while the girls swam. --- Vampiro espacial cyborg luchador de Kung-Fu. Lo redibujé mientras las chiquillas nadaban. === #dailysketch #scifi #vampire #cyborg

Close up of a red pencil sketch of a cartoony character, supposed to be a "Kung-Fu, cyborg, space vampire".

A red pencil sketch of a cartoony character, supposed to be a "Kung-Fu, cyborg, space vampire".

An old drawing of a cartoony character, supposed to be a "Kung-Fu, cyborg, space vampire".

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Something I drew in my breaks, while I worked on my children's book. He's just a fool in love. --- Algo que dibujé en mis descansos, mientras trabajaba en mi libro infantil. Es un tonto enamorado. === #breaksketch #dailysketch #characterdesign #indiecomics #procrastination

Close up of a digital drawing of a cartoony guy.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

WIP: Page 8. Sad little guys. --- En Proceso: Página 8. Chiquillos tristes. === #wip #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration

WIP digital drawing of a bear cub, a duckling and a baby squirrel looking sad.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

WIP: Page 8. It took me a long time to fix a problem. I'm probably creating many more. 😆 --- En Proceso: Página 8. Me tomó demasiado tiempo resolver un problema. Probablemente esté creando un montón más. 😆 === #wip #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration

WIP digital sketch of a bear cub waving goodbye, holding a baby squirrel's hand.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Mothman! May 3rd was National Paranormal Day, so I drew the Final Boss of cryptids. --- Mothman! El 3 de mayo fue el Día Nacional de lo Paranormal (en Estados Unidos), así que dibujé al Jefe Final de los críptidos. === #mothman #dailysketch #cryptid #monster #nationalparanormalday

A cartoony digital drawing of the mothman cryptid, with the moon behind him, in a red tinted night.

Close-up of a cartoony digital drawing of the mothman cryptid, with the moon behind him, in a red tinted night.

WIP of a cartoony digital drawing of the mothman cryptid, with the moon behind him, in a red tinted night.

WIP sketch of a cartoony digital drawing of the mothman cryptid.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Sorry for the repost. I deleted the original while trying to get rid of some "AI coach" replies. Still fleshing out this guy during breaks, while I work on my children's book. Based on a bird and some sneakers I like. #characterdesign #indiecomics #procrastination #shoeslikepottery

It's a turnaround of a cartoony character dressed in black, whose hair looks like a bird's head, wearing sneakers with blue soles.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Quick sketches while the plumber fixes something in the house. They're all the same demon guy who likes to wear a tie. He owns a pizza place. #sketchbook #dailysketch #cartoon #indiecomics

Inked sketches of a guy with pointy ears wearing a tie. Also some head sketches of the same guy.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Happy Superman Day! Here's some old art! === Feliz día de Superman! Tomen arte viejo! --- #superman #supergirl #supermanday #comics #dccomics

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

"He was happy with his little friends, but he sometimes needed someone to talk to." --- "Era feliz con sus amiguitos, pero a veces necesitaba alguien con quien hablar." === #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

A digital drawing of an ogre, a bear, a squirrell and a duck, all very young, in a stone sarcophagus repurposed as a bed.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

WIP. Battling with page 7: Almost done! --- En Proceso. Batallando con la página 7: Casi termino! === #wip #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

WIP drawing of an ogre, a bear, a squirrell and a duck, all very young, in a stone sarcophagus repurposed as a bed.

Almost done!

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

WIP. Battling with page 7: I'm probably 60% there. --- En Proceso. Batallando con la página 7: Ya está como al 60%. === #wip #kidlit #childrensbooks #illustration #humanartist

WIP drawing of an ogre, a bear, a squirrell and a duck, all very young, in a stone sarcophagus repurposed as a bed.

Shading is almost done.

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Mr Big Al (Alvaro Matteucci) @mrbigal.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Sketching out an idea. Mostly based on a bird I like, and some sneakers I saw on the internet. I also closed the file without saving. === #wip #characterdesign #indiecomics

Sketches of a catoony character, with bird-like attributes.

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