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Camilo Moncada - 30 - Artist. ESP/ENG/日本語👌🏽 Creator of graphic novel series #CodexBlack , published by IDW! Book 2 is out now! Opinions my own.
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#CodexBlack
book 2: "Bird of Ill Omen" is out now! 🎉
Look for it in stores, or you can buy it online too!
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By popular demand, fan favorite thief, Citlalmina✨
I really enjoy drawing her interacting with Donají and Itzcacalotl.
#CodexBlack
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QRT the character vs how you drew the character
Mixtec Lady 6-Monkey, queen of Añute.
QRT the character vs how you drew the character
The "character" in question is Emperor Axayacatl, wearing a xipe totec styled war suit. Setting is different though, my illustration shows him on campaign.
The codex shows him killing king Moquihuix during the Mexica civil war.
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#CodexBlack
: A Bird of Ill Omen (book 2)
Here's the official cover art!
You can now preorder your copy! (link below)
Release date is scheduled for June 25th!✨
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#CodexBlack
: A Fire Among Clouds (book 1)
This is the cover art!
You can now PREORDER your copy of the graphic novel! (link below)
Release date is scheduled for April 4th✨
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Macoatl's poncho challenge!
The vote was very close between Citlalmina and Donají, so I drew them both.
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"She who bleeds over people"
Guidiribeela, the blood sorceress.
Her name literally means "bat" in Isthmus Zapotec.
It was about time I did a full illustration for her.
#CodexBlack
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"Dark Donají"
A brainwashed, evil adult Donají, from a
#CodexBlack
fanfic that a close friend is writing. Obviously not canon haha
This is a March r3ward release!
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Artists, QT with your most popular pieces!
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It's
#webcomic
thursday!
Today begins Chapter 6: Bird of Ill Omen!
For the cover,
#Donaji
& Pitao Pezeelao at Lyobaa.
#CodexBlack
#CodiceNegro
#update
#artistsontwitter
#Mitla
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March 21st is Donají's birthday!
I had wanted to do a family portrait for a long time.
From left to right: Béelia, Donají, Yela, Gueela, and Bio'.
Also a February reward release!
#CodexBlack
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Quetzalcoatl over the Popocatepetl.
A watercolor I painted 9 years ago. Back then I would always see the sunrise behind the Popocatepetl while in the school bus, which inspired me to draw this.
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Chalchiuhtlicue, "She of the Jade Skirt"
The goddess of terrestrial waters.
I'd love for her to do some cameo in
#CodexBlack
, but she's more of a relevant character from my other story. She's Capri's mentor and the one who gave her the giant molinillo.
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So deer are now all the rage, eh?
Here's a lil animation of Donají chasing a deer that I did years ago 🦌🏹
#CodexBlack
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Itzcacalotl cosplaying as the glyph of a place named Cacalotepec ("Crow Mountain"), from Codex Nuttall.
#CodexBlack
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I was dragged by my family to a trip against my will, but at least I got to try traditional watercolors again, after several years of not doing it.
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"We are the Darkness, the unconquered Wilderness. The Unknown that lords fearfully try to stop with their high walls, to keep away with their ample halls, and to overlook from their thrones in the heavens. Our wings are the Primordial Night, we are Crows."
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March 21st is Donají's birthday! 🎉
Spring is here, and
#CodexBlack
is almost out!
Decided to do a traditional watercolor for a change.
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Caramel Crow and her giant molinillo.
(Has audio)🔊
I finished it at last! Just some
#animation
I did during my scarce free time. From the story that takes place 500 years after Codex Black.
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Scorpion warrior, Colotl.
A character that will eventually show up in
#CodexBlack
. He's an elite warrior from Tenochtitlan, of the cuachicqueh "warrior society" (with many artistic licenses).
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Doodle from a couple months ago.
Like a bunny suit, but jaguar.
#バニーの日
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Fluff fluff ☁️
YOU. ANIMATOR.
Show me your favorite animation you've done! ✨
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A collection of gentlemen with dubious pretensions.
I made these designs prior to the miniCodex of the other day. Some had already appeared, but others are completely new characters.
#CodexBlack
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Alternate outfit for Itzcacalotl.
I liked the idea of giving him a gauze/transparent tilmatli. Also, he's not wearing his usual headdress, but I want his red feather to be present in all outfits, so I tied to his necklace as a ribbon.
A February reward release!
#CodexBlack
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#Donaji
reading her favorite comic, "The Adventures of Lady 6-Monkey"
Donaji has turned 10 years old! I drew her for the first time in November 2011, and back then I had no idea this fearless girl would end up changing my life.
Thank you all for receiving her with such love!❤️
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There's no
#CodexBlack
update this week, but here's a little piece of trivia:
Many of my character designs for the comic are closely based on sculptures. Since the story has only developed in
#Oaxaca
so far, it's mostly Zapotec sculptures.
#characterdesign
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#CodexBlack
characters 💀
It's been over a year since the last one I posted.
Two of the main antagonists, and two Huastec gals!
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Art train!
@Checomal
@2Heroes1
/
@candy_fluffs
@Setzeri
@JGonzoHasBigDum
@charlenecbowles
@RoninYorch
@Panciraptor
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Today is
#Itzcacalotl
's 10th Anniversary!
Before
#CodexBlack
, on December 12th 2013, my short film 'Black Feathers' was screened for the first time during my graduation from VFS, where Itzcacalotl's character debuted.
That's also why I made it his birthday.
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#CodexBlack
characters set
#10
!
One commoner and three nobles.
-Gueela, Donají's aunt.
-Zinzicha, young P'urhepecha prince (aka Tangaxoan II).
-Tlilpotonqui, the Cihuacoatl.
-Coyolichcatl, Mexica princess and Ahuizotl's daughter (popularly known as Coyolicatzin).
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There's this dress trending around, and through someone's suggestion I sketched this for fun and giggles.
I didn't plan on posting it anywhere, but a friend convinced me of doing it, so here it is.
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#Popocatepetl
is spooking people as of late.
Here's a watercolor I made long ago:
Quetzalcoatl over the Popocatepetl.
A watercolor I painted 9 years ago. Back then I would always see the sunrise behind the Popocatepetl while in the school bus, which inspired me to draw this.
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Revamped the outfits sheet for Donaji, and since Itzcacalotl is the one making these dresses for her, I've been itching to draw a set of alternate outfits for him as well.
#CodexBlack
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Béelia, Donají's mother, is one of my favorite characters. Today is her birthday so I decided to draw her.
#CodexBlack
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Donají's evolution in the latest 10 years (I created her in 2011). Although she's not my oldest character, she's the only one for which I have at least 1 full illustration for each year.
#CodexBlack
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Spring's end 🌼
Capri and Chalchiuhtlicue enjoying tea together. This took so long that jacarandas aren't even in bloom anymore in Mexico City haha
From my other story that takes place 500 years after Codex Black.
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The Triple Alliance Tlatoque 👑👑👑
I was sketching the two remaining kings of the Triple Alliance, and decided to throw in Ahuizotl as well to have the three together.
#CodexBlack
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I turned 26 today.
Here's a quick
#Citlalmina
doodle I did to celebrate myself haha
#CodexBlack
#artistsontwitter
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Along with Tlazolteotl, Chalchiuhtlicue is without a doubt my favorite goddess. Here's the one I made in 2021
Chalchiuhtlicue, "She of the Jade Skirt"
The goddess of terrestrial waters.
I'd love for her to do some cameo in
#CodexBlack
, but she's more of a relevant character from my other story. She's Capri's mentor and the one who gave her the giant molinillo.
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Thanks for the tag!
I'm Shi-Gu, and I draw art related to my stories, mostly
#CodexBlack
, a Mesoamerican adventure series.
Other great artists with a similar theme:
@ohs688
@Zotzcomic
@taimanzano
@Checomal
@RafaelmenaI
@AztecEmpire1520
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A quick sketch of my take on Huaxyacac fortress.
The Huey Tlatoani's chambers' private backyard. It has a small pond and a cacti garden. Atop a cliff, it oversees the entire Valley of Oaxaca.
#CodexBlack
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"I am the true protagonist"
I tried experimenting a bit with my rendering process, but it doesn't look at all like what I wanted to achieve. Will probably have to start looking for tutorials.
BG is inspired in Cacaxtla's murals.
#CodexBlack
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MiniCodex
#10
A bit more about Donají's family, and the situation with Béelia and her swarm of suitors (this is set a few years prior to
#CodexBlack
).
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Several people seem to believe that my
#Donaji
is the same as the Princess Donaji of the famous Zapotec legend, but they're two different people.
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#CodexBlack
Characters Super Thread!
Set
#8
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Finally the protagonists,
#Donaji
&
#Itzcacalotl
! Plus the charismatic Corn Man!
Ixiztayo is the head priest of Aztacalco, Tenochtitlan, donning black body-paint, an incense burner and a copal pouch, all symbols of priesthood. 1/8
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Nosukuさん sent me this beautiful fan art to celebrate Codex Black's latest announcement! ✨
本当にありがとうございました！
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"Yuri crumbs"
I just thought it would be funny to draw.
(Milpa are the traditional fields from Mesoamerica where corn was cultivated among other crops)🌽
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I've been so deeply in comic-drawing mode, that I've had nothing to share around here in a while, so here's a little teaser from the pages I've drawn recently.
#CodexBlack
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#CodexBlack
book 2 is coming out on August 20th!
But right now,
@BNBuzz
is holding a 25% discount sale in preorders, until July 17th!
If you haven't already, take this chance to preorder Codex Black's second book!
(link below)
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A sneak peek to the behind the scenes of the
#CodexBlack
Graphic Novel.
These are some color schemes I made for the colorist to reference. It's the first time I color several of these characters (in fact I had only colored Cosijoeza before).
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A quick sketch of Béelia at ages 15, 18, and 35.
Drew these for a miniCodex I'm going to post next week.
#CodexBlack
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#CodexBlack
characters set
#7
Supernatural characters only this time! Three deities and a ghost Crow.
I'd challenge you to guess who the last goddess is, but some of you may actually guess right and spoil things, so I won't haha
#webcomic
#characterdesign
#artistsontwitter
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It's been a long wait, but Codex Black is back!
Chapter 7: "Tidal Wave" starts now!
#CodexBlack
#CodiceNegro
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#CodexBlack
book 2 is coming out in less than a week now!
Here's the map of the general area where the entire story takes place. I've been working on it intermittently for years, and there's still space for changes, but this is already a "finished" version. 🗺️
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Lady Ñuñuu Dzico-Yecu ("6 Monkey War Quexquemitl") (1073-1100 C.E.), the famous
#Mixtec
warrior princess of Añute and later queen of the Añute-Huachino alliance.
Her life is truly fascinating, I'd like to adapt it into a comic someday if I ever get the chance.
#CodexBlack
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Lady Yaoxochitl, a key character for
#CodexBlack
's story. (No, she's not Hoh). Redesigned her clothing a bit to give her a more dignified/high ranking attire.
Ended up looking kinda Japanese even though I exclusively used Mesoamerican references.
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New
#CodexBlack
character bios!
Cosijoeza, Ahuizotl, Motecuhzoma and Tliltototl, all of which have already made their debuts in the webcomic. They're all real historical characters as well.
(All birthdates are fictional, the real ones are all unknown).
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For
#CodexBlack
book 2, I switched to fully digital inking, and it worked out. Now for book 3 I tested how it would be to sketch the pencils digitally as well, but there's something about it that my hand isn't enjoying at all.
Anyway, here's a sneak peek panel.
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Today, October 28th, is Ahuizotl's birthday*, and coincidentally I was designing his military attire for the comic, so I made a full illustration.
(*Fictional birthday, no one knows when he was born).
Design sketches:
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Here's a new batch of
#characterdesign
for my
#webcomic
#CodexBlack
!
Among them, the famous Motecuhzoma, as the young tlacochcalcatl (Highest General) and Tliltototl, the tlacateccatl (mentioned by Clavijero and Torquemada).
Also Tlazolteotl, one of my favorite goddesses!
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Donaji and Itzcacalotl bring you a very important announcement about
#CodexBlack
!
Happy holidays! 🎁
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I really like how the background came out, so here's the city without the characters.
It is my take on the Isthmus Zapotec city of Guidxiguie'/Xavizende (today's Juchitán).
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The Four Crows.
Finished at last!
Capri (right) and the still nameless Crow (up) are part of a same story and both exist in the present time, unlike Hoh (left) and Itzcacalotl (bottom), who are from their own different stories and lived in different time periods.
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More color palettes for
#CodexBlack
characters I had never colored before.
I became very fond of Cacalotepec villagers while drawing Chapter 2 a while back. You can be sure they'll appear again in the story later on (hopefully they'll have names by then).
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