Zotz 🦇@zotz.bsky.social
@Zotzcomic
Followers
7,193
Following
345
Media
479
Statuses
1,766
Artist and the creator of the comic, Zotz. 🦜 🇸🇻
San Francisco, CA
Joined May 2012
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
#LISAOnGlobalCitizenFestival
• 331387 Tweets
GCF HEADLINER LISA
• 329632 Tweets
Georgia
• 166144 Tweets
Barça
• 122408 Tweets
Osasuna
• 92054 Tweets
Ferran
• 70749 Tweets
Pampita
• 67592 Tweets
#precure
• 66421 Tweets
Primanti Bros
• 60886 Tweets
Parque Lezama
• 59431 Tweets
Colorado
• 48186 Tweets
PRETTY GIRL MANTRA
• 37261 Tweets
Bama
• 34824 Tweets
Travis Hunter
• 33552 Tweets
Moicano
• 32366 Tweets
#仮面ライダーガヴ
• 29783 Tweets
Auburn
• 24362 Tweets
Heisman
• 23869 Tweets
Kirby
• 21092 Tweets
Tuscaloosa
• 18018 Tweets
#ブンブンジャー
• 14787 Tweets
Saban
• 14145 Tweets
Dawgs
• 12443 Tweets
Milroe
• 12358 Tweets
メエメエ
• 11771 Tweets
#RollTide
• 11286 Tweets
Pinned Tweet
btw if you want to see this without the watermark in high res visit my patreon ->
1
9
91
@Remisa_Arte
I did two previous historically accurate versions years ago in my own style but I didn't like how they came out. So I made this edit instead to see what it looks like in the original style.
8
145
3K
Olmec clothing. Based on murals, stone sculptures, figurines, monuments, reliefs and stelea. I will later in the coming week post more in detail about some of the figures.
27
592
3K
Updated version of my Maya clothing of the late classic (600-900) with added references.
Reminder you can get this poster and more on my redbubble (link 👇):
#maya
#mayan
#historicalclothing
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#fashion
#historical
16
466
2K
In addition to comics and historical illustrations I also have a passion for historical clothing studies. Here are some from
#mesoamerica
of the
#Aztecs
,
#Purepecha
,
#Maya
(
#Yucatan
peninsula and
#Guatemala
). You can find higher res versions on my patreon.
11
317
1K
QRT the character vs how you drew the character
Lady K'abel of the Waka' kingdom
3
129
1K
@TheMightyElosan
There's a lot of good books I recommend (see pics). But I also look at art from the culture like figurines, codices, murals, paintings as well as any contact period writings or some colonial era descriptions like Relaciones Geográficas.
3
62
1K
Illustration of Calusa couple based on 16th century reports and Cushings excavations at Key Marco.
#calusa
#florida
#indigenous
3
92
998
Updated the late postclassic
#Maya
lowlands clothing. Added new figures based on the
#dresden
#codex
#santarita
and
#tancah
murals.
#historicalclothing
#historicalfashion
#mesoamerica
#mayan
#indigenous
8
194
814
Made an update to the Aztec clothing poster.
Hope everyone is keeping safe.
#aztec
#nahua
#mexico
#fashion
#clothing
#historicalfashion
#indigenous
#mesoamerica
#mexica
11
234
688
Late postclassic
#Tarascan
(self-designated as
#Purpecha
today) fashion.
#mesoamerica
#fashion
#historicalclothing
#clothing
#indigenous
11
156
667
Female attendant of the Maize deity mourning based on an early classic Maya vase.
#Maya
#Mayan
#mesoamerica
#mourning
#funeral
#crying
#indigenous
4
63
645
Maya woman seated with cushion/pillow making a hand gesture to another person based on a late classic vase. Still unsure about her headpiece though.
#Maya
#mayan
#cushion
#pillow
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
4
55
550
I decided to update the Maya postclassic clothing set I did in 2012. This time my focus is on the late postclassic (instead of just postclassic) and now I have more references to make it more historically accurate.
#maya
#mayan
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#historicalfashion
1
152
530
Woman based on the maize deity dressing scene from the late preclassic Maya mural of San Bartolo.
#sanbartolo
#mural
#preclassic
#maya
#mayan
#mesoamerica
#guatemala
#indigenous
3
64
481
Updated the
#Olmec
#clothing
set, added some based on figurines from
#treszapotes
#laventa
and
#sanlorenzo
Please share this one from now on. 👇
#historicalclothing
#historical
#fashion
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
7
119
483
The
#Atamalcualiztli
#ceremonial
clothing of the
#Aztec
. This occurred every 8 years, where people celebrated by fasting and consuming only water
#tamales
. This ceremony was overlapped during the
#Quecholli
and Huey Tecuilhuitl month festivals.
#historicalclothing
#mesoamerica
6
98
466
We’re nearly there! We’ve decided to add another print to our selection for certain pledge tiers which you can get if you support our
@kickstarter
by clicking the link below! Meet the drop dead gorgeous Xochiyotl! 🌺❤
1
60
471
Postclassic Maya clothing of Guatemala.
#mesoamerica
#historicalfashion
#maya
#mayan
#guatemala
#clothing
#historicalclothing
10
92
448
@DiciOdie
It's just a design that was used. Though there is a similar looking glyph I think de Landa drew (not sure if it's at all related). He also noted the use of red bodypaint women used which had a nice aroma.
0
8
414
As we get closer the kickstarter launch here's some concept art of my Mesoamerican Sci fi comic, Dream Rider!
#dreamrider
#comic
#indigenous
#Mesoamerica
#conceptart
#kickstarter
7
54
402
Late preclassic Nayarit woman based on a West Mexican figurine.
#nayarit
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#westmexico
3
45
392
Tlaxcaltec
#clothing
1.Maxtlatl 2.The Hip cloth 3.Tilmatl 4.Ichcahuipilli 5.Ehuatl 6. The Tlahuiztli ēitl 8-12.Huipils 13.Quechquemitl 14. Front Cape 15. Tecuxicolli 16. The Xicolli
#tlaxcala
#tlaxcaltec
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#historical
#fashion
6
120
366
#Purepecha
illustration I did based on a passage of the Relacion de Michoacan, here imagined how the Cazonci's zoo may have looked like (or a small part of it).
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#jaguar
#coyote
#wolf
#macaw
#eagle
#zoo
#cazonci
#palace
4
64
353
@AndrsDuarteOrt1
Yea this is something you see a lot of in the codices and some murals of the late postclsssic period.
0
4
336
Illustration of the ruler of
#Cofitachequi
, a kingdom in
#SouthCarolina
in 1540. This was reconstructed based on archeological information and the accounts that describe the her appearance. Thanks to
@RWArchaeology
for helping!
#mississippian
#indigenous
#historicalillustration
6
66
331
Tepeyollotl. Commission sketch I did.
#tepeyollotl
#aztec
#nahua
#mexica
#tezcatlipoca
#sketch
#indigenous
#mesoamerica
10
58
374
Shared this on IG. Teaser of the new comic I am working, Dream Rider which is a mesoamerican sci fi. Originally a 6 page comic I later expanded and co-wrote with
@rey_tonatiuh
.
5
73
337
Just got my copy of
#CodexBlack
from
@Itzcacalotl
. Congrats, it looks amazing! Check out this awesome mesoamerican comic, originally a webcomic, now in print and in color!👇
0
48
312
Commission I did. Based on the effigy of the scribe deity of Mayapan.
#maya
#mayan
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#scribe
#illustration
#mayapan
9
66
296
Woman swimming with sharks based on a painting of Las Higueras, Veracruz from fragment 4055, Acacalco Phase.
#veracruz
#mesoamerica
#sharks
#swimming
#indigenous
7
49
297
4
37
300
@arbyare1881
It really depends. I know people who have never worn bras their whole lives with breasts like that in their 20s.
2
1
280
Chibi/mini Xochiquetzal I drew last year for fun.
#chibi
#xochiquetzal
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#Aztec
#nahua
#mexica
3
56
292
Small preview of the P'urepecha clothing study coming soon. 80% done. Over 30 figures, might reach 40.
7
15
281
Commission piece. Woman from Tehuantepec 1828.
#tehuantepec
#istmo
#isthmus
#Oaxaca
#M
éxico
#indigenous
#mesoamerica
2
26
272
Sketch based on a figure from the
#Chupicuaro
culture of
#Guanajuato
of the late formative period (500 BCE - 300 CE)
#mesoamerica
#sketch
#indigenous
#mexico
4
47
268
Maya lady of the court during the late classic period. Her sarong is based on a mural of Chilonché. The mural behind the woman is based on the mythic scene involving the young maize deity being dressed in a the watery place.
#maya
#maya
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#myth
#maize
4
66
262
The bat deity based on the codex Ferjevary Mayer of the Borgia group.
#ferjevarymayer
#codex
#bat
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#nahua
5
31
254
@InnerXpz
They did use red paint on their bodies and faces, including their lips. I don't think that's eyeliner, just the style of the studio. The rest is fine too. I mainly focused on redoing the clothing not trying to rework the whole thing otherwise I might as well redraw it all.
1
3
244
Commission piece of a
#Taino
woman based on descriptions from chroniclers and archeological investigations in
#Cuba
and the
#Bahamas
.
#caribbean
#indigenous
#historical
#coral
#lucayan
#yucca
#apron
1
40
239
"Snakewoman" and the aged deity "God N" emerging from the mouth of the bearded Och Chan who comes out of K'awiil's leg. Based on several late classic Maya vases.
#Maya
#Mayan
#mesoamerica
#myth
#indigenous
#snakewoman
#snake
#ochchan
#kawiil
3
43
248
Not sure when I am going to post the Otomi set I have so here is a work in progress of part of it.
#otomi
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#fashion
#tattoo
#maguey
#historicalclothing
7
37
240
My version of the
#sailormoonredraw
with Coyolxauhqui. Decided to have her tongue sticking out, thought it made her look fiercer.
#aztec
#mexica
#nahua
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#myth
#sailormoon
#anime
#danielparada
#moon
#goddess
2
55
229
Left is the original/ Right is my edit.
Edited this little bit from the film Apocalypto to make it more historically accurate clothing wise. Quick fun exercise so I didn't touch the bg too much.
#maya
#mayan
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#edit
#apocalypto
#historicalclothing
3
38
236
Elite Teenek/Huastec woman wearing a conical hat with cosmic imagery in her headdress based on a figure from Palmas Altas in Ixcatepec.
#huastec
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#sketch
#historical
#veracruz
2
31
215
Poster for late classic Maya hairstyles. You can see it in full resolution without watermark in my patreon (link in bio) or buy it as a poster on redbubble:
#mayan
#maya
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#historical
#hairstyles
#danielparada
5
78
197
A loose, quick
#sketch
I did of an attack on a
#Mississippian
fort. Just a quick illustration based on some accounts of Rodrigo Ranjel, archeological figurines and the
#AngelMounds
site which has reconstructed palisades with bastions.
#historical
#northamerica
#indigenous
#fort
2
31
194
Secotan wereoance and his wife from North Carolina.
#wereoance
#northcarolina
#secotan
#norteamericano
#indigenous
3
20
189
Happy 10 years to my comic
#Zotz
! 🍻🥂A decade ago I published my first book and it's changed a ton since then. Thank you all who have supported throughout this time! I leave you with some characters in the comic. Most of whom will appear by the fourth book.
4
31
190
Lady K'abel of the Waka(El Peru) kingdom of the serpent dynasty. Based on figurine and stela depictions holding a shield and baton.
#lady
#kabel
#elperu
#calakmul
#kan
#maya
#mayan
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#historicalillustration
1
39
177
Maya warrior based on a late classic Maya vase.
#Maya
#mayan
#mesoamerica
#historical
#indigenous
#warrior
#war
3
22
181
4
43
176
Sorry for the absence, been working on a book. It's 24 pages so far full of illustrations and info on Mesoamerican fashion. This is part of a trial limited run I'll be selling at SF Zinefest Sept 1st. Lots of unpublished art
#zine
#indigenous
#mesoamerica
#clothing
#historical
11
36
172
Preclassic (300-500 BCE) woman from western
#ElSlavador
based on
#Bolinas
figurines. Made this 1 hour
#sketch
with looser lineart for a change.
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#historical
3
23
166
@themotomamistan
@TheMightyElosan
The myth, but the films setting is very clearly based on the Maya. There's puuc style designs, other characters dressed as Maya and even the priest conforms to classic period beauty standards. Compare his face to kings in Palenque art for instance. Even the word chel is Mayan.
1
3
165
A little preview of the next work I have been working on Aztec (includes Mexica, Acolhua and Tepanec) ceremonial clothing. I should mention I am still updating the postclassic Maya and Tarascan/P'urepecha sets. 1/3
#aztec
#ritual
#toxcatl
#ochpaniztli
#popcorn
#indigenous
8
45
166
Musician based on a figurine from Ixtlan del Rio,
#Nayarit
from West Mexico's shaft tomb cultures of the Late Formative-Early Classic (300 BCE and 400 CE).
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#historical
#illustration
#ixtlandelrio
#westmexico
2
30
162
I'll be reposting the studies of Classic period Maya hairsyles I did. But here is a sample of some with their originals I based them off of. In this case Maya vases.
Vase rollout photos ©Justin Kerr.
#maya
#mesoamerica
#historical
#reconstruction
3
50
150
@EditorEnBici
Not the Andes
@themotomamistan
@TheMightyElosan
The myth, but the films setting is very clearly based on the Maya. There's puuc style designs, other characters dressed as Maya and even the priest conforms to classic period beauty standards. Compare his face to kings in Palenque art for instance. Even the word chel is Mayan.
1
3
165
1
1
152
Hey everyone! The wait is finally over. I will be launching a kickstarter this August for my Mesoamerican Sci-fi comic, Dream Rider, stay tuned!
#dreamrider
#scifi
#comic
#indigenous
#mesoamerica
#preview
#kickstarter
9
32
155
Behold the Great Snake Goddess of Tiuhuacan! Tiuhuacan is the lake city capital of the country our comic Dream Rider takes place in. Support this mesoamerican scifi project by sharing and/or donating to our kickstarter so we can make this happen!
4
31
152
The anchans are a species from the 4th era who live in underwater cities and can be found around the world. Let’s dive into them, but first, please support and/or share our mesoamerican scifi comic’s
@kickstarter
!
2
39
148
Some pencils of the fourth book of my comic, Zotz. It starts in Cholula. These are actually the first pages so they will be in color too. Second page has the aquiach and tlaquiach in the second panel.
#zotz
#comic
#indigenous
#alternatehistory
#mesoamerica
#cholula
#traditional
11
49
139
Well it's that time of year so posting an old illustration I did. Tlahuelpuchi, Mexican vampires from Tlaxcala.
#vampire
#tlaxcala
#nahua
#legend
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#gouache
3
30
133
Maya women hairstyles and headwear in the classic period. This is a more condensed version of my series.
#mesoamerica
#maya
#classic
#mayan
#indigenous
#hairstyles
#headdress
#historicalfashion
1
34
130
Dream Rider concept art for one of the characters whose design is inspired by those of WestMexico. Let’s analyze what she is wearing. But first, a reminder to please share this link and/or donate to our kickstarter!
#kickstarter
#scifi
#indigenous
#comic
1
19
132
Pipil warriors based on the Codex Tlaxcala, depicting
#Pipil
warriors from
#Mopicalco
, El Salvador fighting Tlaxcaltecs and Spaniards led by Pedro de Alvarado. The stone thrower is from Fuentes y Guzman's Recordación Florida.
#nahua
#indigenous
#ElSalvador
#mesoamerica
#sketch
5
24
132
She has her own personal bodyguards, the ornamental Tzitzimime, who while fierce looking have little actual combat experience unlike the Liquidators of Men.
2
16
129
Very good start to what looks to be a promising series! I noticed some nice details like Cocijo being mentioned in Danibaan (and they used the Zapotec name!), the axtlahualli hairstyle, the way blood and sacrifice was used. Congrats!
@sofiaealexander
@marisabalkus
@monarobot
It's time for you to accept your destiny! Watch Episode 1 on
@Crunchyroll
!
#OnyxEquinox
🩸WATCH NOW:
37
282
2K
3
33
130
By the way if you like my work and wish to support me to keep seeing more work like this consider supporting me at my patreon. I post more in depth and include exclusive content! :
0
13
127
A reconstruction scene I did based on the murals from Calakmul, the Classic period Maya city ruled by the Serpent (Kan) dynasty.
This scene depicts a woman in a diaphanous blue huipil? holding an olla over a servants head.
#maya
#mesoamerica
#calakmul
2
36
125
Huexotla’s system of governance strongly influenced the emerging Tiuhuacan, and many prominent politicians have come from this city in Dream Rider. To support this new Mesoamerican scifi comic please donate and/or share to our
@Kickstarter
!
3
24
120
It looks like I may have to revisit this and add a few more things! 🤨
Updated version of my Maya clothing of the late classic (600-900) with added references.
Reminder you can get this poster and more on my redbubble (link 👇):
#maya
#mayan
#historicalclothing
#mesoamerica
#indigenous
#fashion
#historical
16
466
2K
7
14
121
Cacama sends his warm regards to you all.
#zotz
#zotzcomic
#comic
#character
#sketch
#indigenous
#mesoamerica
5
11
119
Late classic Zoque woman based on figurine from San Isidro, Chiapas.
#mesoamerica
#zoque
#chiapas
#FelizDiaDeLaMujer
#InternationalWomensDay
1
20
116
Thanks again to
@Mexicolore
! Be sure to check the article, there's the Aztec hairstyles included there. Maya fashion coming up!
#mesoamerica
#aztec
#mexica
#fashion
#hairstyles
#comicartist
Read the story of how Daniel Parada, a Salvadorean graphic artist in the USA, was inspired to create a great
#Mesoamerican
comic -
#Zotz
, and how we're collaborating with him to produce brilliant new teaching resources on the
#Aztecs
#Mexica
...
@Zotzcomic
2
53
150
7
21
120
Poster print of an underworld scene from our Mesoamerican sci-fi comic, Dream Rider! This print will be one of three available options to choose from for select pledges! Please donate and/ or share this kickstarter to get this project funded! Link below👇
1
24
118
Meet Prince Yu of the Crocodile Kingdom in Tiuhtlan! This young, idealist prince is heir to the throne and has radical new plans for the kingdom. But first, please support and/or share this mesoamerican scifi comic’s
@kickstarter
!
2
28
115
Hey everyone, you can grab this Dream Rider illustration as one of the kickstarter rewards! You have the choice between this and 2 other print options to obtain. Support this project by sharing and/or donating to our kickstarter so we can make this happen!
0
23
112