Gabriel Neila Artist Portfolio

The art of Gabriel Neila

Odd characters. Tiny problems. Big feelings.

Illustration and character design for comics, children’s books and animation.

Green alien mascot with glasses

Alien Nowa

The green alien in glasses, and the face of my Instagram. New pieces go up there first. Follow @aliennowa

Character sheet: the Alien Nowa mascot from rough sketch to final colorThe green alien in glasses holds up a 10k signThe alien grits his teeth while racing a red rocket through purple cloudsThe alien ice fishing with a bucket of fish beside himThe alien balances on a stack of furniture to decorate a Christmas treeThe alien in a Santa suit holding a present

Original artwork

Cute, odd characters in witty single-frame situations.

A happy cactus shouts “Friend!” at a terrified balloonPeanut butter toast flirts with jelly toast while an angry jam jar watchesA ghost answers the phone and burns its own sheet with the ironA sleepy vulture misses its “Morning Person” mug while pouring coffeeA bear in a duck float runs across the beach toward the water

Fan art

Tributes to characters and worlds I love.

Fan art: the Mandalorian and Grogu at sunsetFan art: Spider-Man in a Santa hat carrying a sack for the NYC orphanageFan art: Vincent van Gogh drinking coffee at the café terrace at nightFan art: Sloth and Chunk from The Goonies sharing chocolate

Children’s books

A Bear Doesn’t Like to Share. Story and art by Gabriel Neila.

Cover of A Bear Doesn’t Like to Share: a bear eating chips while a hand reaches in Book page: a bear sits surrounded by his toys Book page: the bear guards his toy cars while a monkey and a rabbit look on

Need an illustrator?

I’m open to illustration and character design work for animated series and books.

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