MAURICIO ABRIL ART

Happy Halloweek from Achi and me, my favorite dog from the underworld in Victor and Valentino!

“Come With Us” - a Fae painting for Spooktober

“Let Us In” - A black-eyed kids piece for Spooktober

From the rooftops of Gotham City to the underbelly of its sewers, here's the second addition to my "Batman: Monster Hunter" series featuring Killer Croc. Where the first one takes place after the fact and uses a wide angle to capture the breadth of the city background, this one focuses on the tension just before and uses a cropped composition to mimic the closed-in sewer environment. 

Batman: Monster Hunter Pt 1 - ManBat

“Midnight at the Cross Roads” - Inspired by the famous legend surrounding blues man Robert Johnson and his timeless music.

La Llorona

I'm happy to announce that I'll be doing 1-on-1 online mentorships this summer! More details to come in the next few days but if you've ever been interested in learning directly with me, this would be a great chance. Stay tuned and thanks for reading!

“It’s ok, son. I want you.” Inspired by the iconic scene from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, this is dedicated to all the ‘Uncle Phils’ out there who love their kids regardless if they’re their blood or not. Stay safe, y’all!

"Warrior" - Haven't painted anything film-like in a while so decided to have some with this personal piece.

"Package Delivered" - Good news, everyone! Here's my tribute to one of the greatest animated shows of the past, present and future - Futurama.

I’ve had this idea for a while and recently completed this as part of a tutorial highlighting my process for an upcoming illustration magazine. I’ll share more about that as it gets closer to the publication date. In the mean time stay safe and remember the spell ‘Lavate Las Manos.’

"The Mariolorian" - After securing the proper toll, the traveler  and the child make their way safely through Shy Guy Canyon. I get a few "this might be cool" ideas, but either I don't have enough time to do even half of them or I end up realizing they're actually not as great as I thought. However after this one popped up in my head during C2E2 last month, I just knew I had to see what Baby Yoshi floating alongside Mario in his Mando gear would look like. There's a lot of sad stuff happening out there so hopefully this helps bring a smile to your face as much as it did mine while making it.

https://www.cgmasteracademy.com/courses/93-composition-for-concept-art-and-illustration

Stay safe, everyone!

“Lunch Time” - Uh, oh! Looks like there’s some kind of hold up at the front of the lunch line, and Harley looks none too happy about it :)

Of course you can have better photo reference but it'll never compare to the observations your eye can make, which is well worth the effort. Even if it means having to walk back and forth from your desk to the stairs to constantly make observations and corrections :)