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Gonzalo Alvarez (Gonzzink)
@gonzzink.bsky.social
Chicano Illustrator·Author·Game Designer

Founder of Studio Tecuanis
Creator of Nawalli: The Aztec Card Game
Polloman Graphic Novel coming 2026 Harper Alley
Literary representation Marietta B Zacker

www.gonzzink.com
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It's here, you can now back my Aztec Card Game on Kickstarter!!!
🔮 www.nawalliks.com

Become a sorcerer who can summon Aztec animals, spirits, and spells to battle with up to 4 players in this lane battle card game🩸

Thank you all for the support and shares!🙏🏼
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THREAD! MY FIRST BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! 👀🧵✊🏽➡️

There aren't many things better than reading a new Leigh Bardugo book -- but I've discovered something that is. Getting to CO-WRITE one with her. 1/
February 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hey everyone following me, thanks for being here. I still don't know what here is. But I want to share some exciting news.

I just received the final edits for my Aztec fantasy graphic novel Polloman which I've been working on for 6 years with Harper Alley.

Next month, production begins!
May 24, 2025 at 3:29 AM
It's the last day to back Nawalli The Aztec card game & the expansion on Kickstarter! www.nawalliks.com

If you like strategy card games, Aztec mythology, or beautiful hand drawn art by me, consider checking it out!

Share to help and indie dev/artist🙏
April 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Come celebrate the last day of the Kickstarter with us!

Play the Nawalli online demo with others and watch us draw while we do a Q&A and discuss the project.

Demo & Play 6:15PM - 8:30PM
Draw + Q&A 8:30PM - 10:00PM
Drink & Draw 10:00PM - 12:00AM

Looking forward to it!

discord.gg/B8KHNk2n82
April 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Here's the Deer Cat I made for reaching our $15000 stretch goal!

Everyone who backs gets the exclusive Deer Cat promo card, a cryptic creature from Mexico I've been wanting to draw for a while.
April 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
2 days left to back Nawalli: The Aztec Card Game on Kickstarter!
www.nawalliks.com

Don't miss out on the 2 exclusive promo cards everyone gets for supporting at any reward level!

Please share! And thank you everyone who has backed, without you this game isn't possible.
NAWALLI: The Aztec Card Game Third Edition
Become a Nawalli! Summon mystical Nawals and unleash powerful spells in this strategic lane-battle game inspired by Aztec mythology.
www.nawalliks.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Finally got my new phone set up with bluesky so I will officially be using it more often!

I'm preparing to begin production of my graphic novel Polloman in less than 2 weeks. I'll be sharing notes and sketches here. Excited to begin but gonna have to stay healthy while inking 272 pages straight.
April 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Just Like, share, and follow to enter!👌
U.S ONLY GIVEAWAY

I'm wanting to giveaway some games to celebrate the last week of the Nawalli Kickstarter ending April 25!
Www.nawalliks.com

I'm giving away 2 Deluxe Bundles - one for bluesky entries and one for those who back the Kickstarter at any level.
April 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I'm in a group Exhibition!🌞Come see original Polloman ink illustrations, the Codex comic I created in 2017, and a sneak peek of the Polloman graphic novel releasing in 2026!

Whose going to be there?🌞

Brought to you by City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture.
March 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Nawalli is funded!☀️ Thank you so much for supporting early!
NawalliKS.com

I'm blown away by all the support given during our first 24 hours. It was exhausting preparing this but so exciting to have so many believe in this project! Without Kickstarter, it wouldn't exist♥️
Here's some of the art.
March 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Nawalli is back, a tug-o-war drafting dueler with an incredibly unique sense of style and customization. You can catch our initial impressions in this episode of the podcast
www.omnigamers.club/2024/11/blog...
March 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It's here, you can now back my Aztec Card Game on Kickstarter!!!
🔮 www.nawalliks.com

Become a sorcerer who can summon Aztec animals, spirits, and spells to battle with up to 4 players in this lane battle card game🩸

Thank you all for the support and shares!🙏🏼
March 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is the exclusive double-sided card everyone gets for backing the Kickstarter or supports it🌟

I'm proud of it! Been really wanting to draw Xochipilli for a long time.
March 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This made my night.
Check out and support this awesome game we’ve been playing non-stop at home! Cool game dynamics, great illustrations, and a great way to learn about Nahua/Aztec folklore. More people should know about Nawalli!
Nawalli my Aztec Card Game launches TOMORROW March 26th at 8AM CT☀️

If you like Aztec folkore, card battlers, or just want to support my art, follow it here!
www.Nawalliks.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Nawalli my Aztec Card Game launches TOMORROW March 26th at 8AM CT☀️

If you like Aztec folkore, card battlers, or just want to support my art, follow it here!
www.Nawalliks.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
My phone is working again. Okay so I'm gonna give this place a shot - hi my name is Gonzalo and my Kickstarter launches almost tomorrow! www.nawalliks.com
Coming soon: NAWALLI: The Aztec Card Game Third Edition
Become a Nawalli! Summon mystical Nawals and unleash powerful spells in this strategic lane-battle game inspired by Aztec mythology.
www.nawalliks.com
March 25, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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I'm so close to affiliate! It'd mean the world if you guys could help me get there! I just need 5 follows on Twitch!

#vtuber #vtuberuprising
February 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Featuring Creator and Artist @gonzzink.bsky.social 💗✨
Hope to see you all there!
February 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Oh it's #portfolioday !

I'm Lauren, I love to paint moments of turmoil and transcendence.

I'm pretty busy these days creating a new body of work for a grant project, but I can squeeze in a couple of illustrations this year.

Get in touch: rayedraws.com/contact/
January 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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An ironic metaphor in that AI is designed to be nothing BUT a hall of mirrors, endlessly reflecting and regurgitating back on itself, warping reality. Just yourself in a bubble endlessly laughing at your own reflection, all humanity and companionship an illusion.
New: Days after Meta had to kill its AI-generated profiles due to backlash, some Instagram users are now being shown AI-generated images of themselves that are being automatically created by Instagram and put in their feeds

www.404media.co/instagram-be...
Instagram Begins Randomly Showing Users AI-Generated Images of Themselves
Meta AI put a Redditor into "an endless maze of mirrors" as part of a new AI feature it is testing.
www.404media.co
January 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The bad Chaneque👹 5x7in ink and color markers.

These dwarfs like to destroy crops and terrorize farmers who live in the outskirts of town.
January 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The Sun Warriors☀️ 5x7in ink & marker. This is the main cast from my MG graphic novel "Polloman: Curse of El Raton" coming 2026!

It's my first marker piece and it was so fun I will be making more :)
January 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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! January's Fewer Than 500 Follower Artist Update !

Happy 2025 ! Thanks to y'all another 28 artists graduated out of this since I edited it last month! I replaced em and kept it at 50 artists.

all of these artists are:
• over 18 years old
• active on here
• incredible artists

go.bsky.app/16kGMBq
January 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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[From Reddit via Mastodon] We need to work out how we are going to communicate post-internet.
January 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Just learned about the Ai accounts that Meta is creating and actively pushing. Its dystopian.

This might be the last platform for actual human socializing if Instagram floods with bots🥲
January 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM