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Ethan G. Ugalde
@3thinz.bsky.social
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Comic Artist | Writer based in San Francisco ✍🏽
Follow my journey in bridging the gap between American & Japanese mangakas⏳🪽
🚫No A.I. Ever.

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“breathe.”

The life I’m about to enter comes with some of the highest of heights & lowest of lows. But when I throw on music, close my eyes, & simply take a deep breath…I bring myself back to level ground even though sometimes my world feels upside down.

#comicart #mangaartist #originalcharacter
May 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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One of my homegirls encouraged me to design her as practice. And so I took full creative liberty lol

I’m open to commission if anyone’s interested!

#illustration #comicart #mangaart #characterdesign #commission #originaldesign #3thinz #ethanugalde
April 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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[wip] All pages have been roughed out…rendering comes next ✍🏽⏳

#comicartist #mangaart #mangaka #traditionalart #pencilsketch #originalstory #originalcharacters #abrokenhalo #oneshot #ethanugalde #3thinz
April 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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It’s been a long time comin’…but I’ve been officially working on my first one-shot! Using it more of a way to introduce myself to the world as a comic artist & writer ✍🏽

Stay tuned!

#comic #manga #mangaka #comicart #animeart #originalstory #oneshot #writer #procreate #ethanugalde #3thinz
April 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Sheesh it’s been a minute… I’ve been alive & well, just EXTREMELY locked into projects. Here’s a doodle of what that looks like 🙃

#animeart #comicart #mangaart #selfportrait #originalart #procreate #mixedmedia #doodle #zine #mangaka #3thinz
A self-portrait of artist, Thinz, aggressively drawing at his desk…he’s quite angry…probably needs coffee.
March 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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[ ＰＲＩＮＴＳ ＩＮ ＤＥＶ． ！]

0.1: _boba_god.dess
0.2: _boba_king
0.3: _samurai.X_hip-hop_

I been working my ass off…but it’ll all be worth it to have everything up n running as 2025 rolls in 🙏🏽 Thank you to everyone who’s still paying attention & supporting

#sketches #animeart #comicartist #mangaartist
December 12, 2024 at 3:21 AM
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“Hiii~” | Really tryna tap into my Square Enix bag with this one. Took inspo from a collection of FF character designs and designs from Nier: Automata, especially when it came to the sword ✍🏽

#comicartist #mangathread #zine #mangaart #mangaka #animeart #originalart #characterdesign #3thinz
A female agent-like character in a scifi city jumping in the air, holding a futuristic great sword, & waving while saying “Hi!” Close-up of the character Scanned-in sketch of the character
December 7, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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Congrats on the 2k!!

I go by Thinz and my work is heavily influenced by Mappa Studio, Shinichiro Watanabe (cowboy bebop), & Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars) 🙏🏽

#Artshare #artmoots #comicartists
Girl holding a boba cup A lone rifleman sitting on railing surrounded by city rubble A sci-fi inspired ninja war scene 2 hunters caught feasting on a human. This piece was inspired by a photo of 2 lions with blood on their mouths
November 30, 2024 at 11:17 PM
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Boba seems to still exist in the future🧋🪽

#comicartist #mangaart #mangaka #animeart #sketchbook #characterart #pinup #boba #digitalart #mixedmedia #procreate #storyboardartist #originalart #oc #zine #3thinz
November 30, 2024 at 4:19 AM
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The process [ pt. 2 ]

I really enjoying taking the traditional route of cel shaded character & painting-like backgrounds. Much room for improvement but anywho…yall enjoy!

#comicartist #mangaart #mangaka #animeart #digitalpainting #characterart #originalart #storyboard #mixedmedia #3thinz
November 30, 2024 at 3:02 AM
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The process [ pt. 1 ]

I was so intimidated drawing a background entirely digital but after some tutorials & simply plowing loose with my pen I got the hang of it! It’ll show in pt. 2

#comicartist #speedpaint #mangaart #mangaka #animeart #originalcharacter #digitalpainting #procreate #3thinz
November 30, 2024 at 2:56 AM
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“Lonesome.”

Aimed for a much more eerie & desolate atmosphere with this pin-up. It’s certainly not easy drawing rubble but for my first attempt I’d say I did pretty well! Yet another great learning experience ✍🏽

#comicartists #characterart #mangaart #mangaka #originalart #storyboard #3thinz
A lone sniper rifleman sitting on the road railing surrounded by post apocalyptic city rubble Close up of the rifleman Traditional scan-in of the rifleman Unblurred version of the background
November 30, 2024 at 2:49 AM
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“War front.”

Finally took a crack at a proper background! It’s not perfect but I got the job done. Definitely necessary to bring all my fundamentals full circle for my comic work 🎥🎬✍🏽

#comicartist #originalart #mixedmedia #mangaart #animeart #procreate #originalcharacter #storyboarding #3thinz
Neo-Japanese ninja jumping through building debris & laser beams Close up of the ninja Full view of the background. Everything was drawn from scratch on my iPad through procreate Traditional sketch of the ninja character
November 30, 2024 at 2:35 AM
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“Melancholy in Hyrule” | Here’s a screencap mock-up of Link & a Navi basking in the sunlight ✨ I love taking the cinematic approach to drawings

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#comicartist #comicart #mangaka #mangaart #animeart #fanart #legendofzelda #videogameart #procreate #3thinz
Link from Legend of Zelda! He’s sitting in a forest with sun rays beaming through the trees with a heaven-like hue Close-up of Link’s facial details Artist alias “Thinz” Traditional sketch of the Link fanart piece
November 21, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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A warm-up sketch turned personal. I been picking up skateboarding so I drew myself skateboarding lol. The wolf skull & roses are colored with a Final Fantasy hue ✍🏽💭

#comicartist #mangaart #mangaka #animeart #characterart #selfportrait #originalart #mixedmedia #warmupsketch #3thinz
A skater wearing a beanie, a blue & white faded shirt, and baggy olive-green pants who’s riding a skateboard and holding coffee Close up of the skater’s face Close up of the wolf skull & roses design on his shirt Pencil sketch of the skater drawing
November 20, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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If it wasn’t already noticeable, the tone of my work is VERY dark. It’ll only get more chaotic & twisted in a Tatsuki Fujimoto manner with hints of Yoko Taro….I wear my influences on my sleeve ✍🏽⏳

#comicartist #originalart #storyboardartist #conceptart #mangaka #animeart #procreate #3thinz
2 male characters that were based off 2 lions eating a human carcass. There’s blood on both of their mouths Close up of the first lion-inspired character. He has braided hair & a paw emblem on his collar 2nd lion-inspired character who’s crouched over the carcass. He has beige highlights in his hair as well as his complexion purposely having a yellowish tint to resemble that of a lion The traditionally painted version of the piece
November 13, 2024 at 5:25 AM
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“What took you so long?” | Another screen cap practice that’s in tandem with the last 2 pieces. This was definitely my personal favorite out of the 3 I drew

#characterart #storyboardartist #comicartist #animeart #mangaart #mangaka #procreate #mixedmedia #3thinz
Female character design sitting on the corpse of a demon she just slayed with her great sword Close up of the character Close up of her great sword Traditionally painted version of the piece (gouache paint)
November 12, 2024 at 1:39 AM
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Exorcists sometimes have to be devils themselves in order to hunt. “The Fractured” are no average exorcists…but I’ll get into that later. Practicing a certain tone 🎬

#characterart #originalcharacter #storyboardartist #comicartist #animeart #mangaart #mangaka #procreate #mixedmedia #3thinz
Male character wielding a great sword in a Japanese back alley Close up of the character Traditionally colored version of character (gouache & micron pens) Lineart of the character
November 11, 2024 at 6:30 AM
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"Go to hell." | I was listening to Chimera by Polyphia while drawing this. Music really helps bring my ideas to life. Might use him in a future project 👀✍🏽

#illustration #comicartist #mangaart #mangaka #originalcharacter #characterart #storyboardartist #animeart #procreate #3thinz
Original character design | he’s pulling flames & magma from the ground Close up of the character design Traditional version of the character. Gouache and micron pens were used Line-art if the character
November 10, 2024 at 9:26 PM
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“So the hunt begins…” | What was once meant for an age-old inktober turned into a completely new artistic direction. When in doubt, make it cinematic 🎥🎬

#comicartist #storyboardartist #animeart #mangaart #mangaka #characterdesign #characterart #procreate #original #illustration #3thinz
Male character design. He’s wearing a wolf head hood and is standing in the snowy mountains. Close up of the character design. Both the self head hood & the character share a gold fang Original traditional media drawing of the character design Sketch of the character design
November 9, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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Sci-fi-fantasy is my cup of tea. Here’s a character design that captures that! Some of my influences are Blade Runner, IRobot, Akira, & Square Enix titles

#originalcharacter #characterdesign #characterart #comicartist #mangaka #illustration #procreate #3thinz
Character design | A girl of Latin descent holding 2 great swords in dark clothing Close up of the character design. She has braided hair & subtle rose pedals on her sleeves This is the original drawing done with traditional media (gouache paint & micron pens)
November 8, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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Sup Bluesky! I’m a manga artist based in San Francisco striving to bring something new to the creative table. Join me on my journey to becoming a professional mangaka! ✍🏽🪽

#mangaartist #comicartist #storyboardartist #storyteller #illustration #animeart #3thinz
“Thinz” official logo | artist alias
November 7, 2024 at 11:18 PM