Diego Valenzuela

Diego Valenzuela

@thedamnbeast.bsky.social

Writer of Animation, Videogames, Comic Books & More | Villainous, Rey Mysterio, Luchaverse, Duskfade, "La Armadura De Dios" | Actor de Doblaje | Secretly a Luchador

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I live my life by Peter Cullen's words. He's the reason why I fell in love with Transformers and why Optimus Prime is a personal hero. This one hurt a bit personally, but I am so happy I got to share credits with him twice (and even got my ass beat by him once). Roll out, Prime!

Re: "Duskfade" I've written a post about what it was like working with Weird Beluga and Fireshine Games as a story writer and narrative designer, what it meant to me and how it has been one of the highlights of my professional life. I hope you'll read! www.diegovalenzuela.net/post/duskfad...

diegovalenzuela.netDuskfade and the Fight Against DespairHalfway through 2023, my pet bird Jim (full name James Laserbeak Valenzuela) unexpectedly passed while I was abroad with my fiancé for a wedding. Now, Jim got me out of one of the deepest depressions ...

I’m proud of this one! I actually made an effort with a more sophisticated background and an actual scene with characters interacting directly. I had also never drawn my boy Lizard before. I hope you like it! #spiderman #lizard #marvel #comicbookart #digitalart

THIS TOOK TOO LONG I almost abandoned it because i started hating it halfway but I, glad I didn’t. In the end I really liked the poses details and even the little storytelling with the glass and the webs. It is what it is. #Hulk #Spiderman #BrandNewDay #DigitalArt #Procreate

self portrait No but really, I love this Bane design. It's over complicated so I had a lot of fun adding details and giving the metal pieces texture. Same for designing the boots. #Bane #BatmanAndRobin #Fanart #DC #ComicBookArt #DigitalArt #Procreate

Alex just dropped a new INSANE Gloryhammer video. Hoooly shiiiit!

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To defend us... He will end us It's new animation time! The latest animated music video I directed is out from Napalm Records! Check out "Ultimate Sacrifice" at the link below, and maybe keep your eyes peeled over the next few weeks for more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c4g...

Arsis is the main antagonist of "Knighted", a project I've been developing with Mako Animation, which will soon see the light of day in exciting ways. He was designed by /RubenSteven4 (TW), voice by yours truly. I'm proud of it, especially the rendering.

New artwork. Did a #DTIYS for one of Sable the Sable's many characters. I wasn't super happy with the pose in the end and Sable himself helped me figure out what it was missing, but I had fun. Hope you dig!

I can't explain it but this is more or less how Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" makes me feel. Put it together pretty quickly to practice mood/lighting/effects. Hope you like it! #Hulk #Marvel #ComicArt #Procreate #DigitalArt

In expectation and excitement of #VoxMachina's return, I needed to draw my faves (Pyke is missing but couldn't find a good placement). Learned a lot from this one and had a lot of fun. Which is what matters. Hope you dig! #Grog #Kayleth #DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #DigitalArt #Procreate

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I trekked all the way to Toronto to see my work on the big screen but some shit band called Alestorm was up on stage blocking the view the whole time. 0/10, do not recommend, pirate their music.

I drew this shockingly fast and I’m really happy with the result. Really feel like I’m improving my rendering. Need to draw Juggernaut more. Hope you like! #marvel #juggernaut #digitalart #comicbookart #comicbook

Had to start this one from scratch because I just didn't like it. I feel like after some study I could do better and I sort of did. I'm happy with the overall anatomy, proportions and action. Still, far from where I wanna be but I'm enjoying the journey. #Marvel #ComicArt #DigitalArt #Procreate

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Ahoy all, I'm doing some promo animations for work and was hoping to show some WIP to get some feedback. This is a first pass on polishing and I wanted to get feedback before I go too far with it. I'm still fixing things but any thoughts are appreciated.

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I finished another exercise in action illustration, comic style. These two are becoming my favorite characters to draw. I love doing the details and poses. Hope you enjoy! Follow my IG art account @ artofthebeast #Marvel #DigitalArt #Procreate #Venom #Spiderman

I finished another exercise in action illustration, comic style. These two are becoming my favorite characters to draw. I love doing the details and poses. Hope you enjoy! Follow my IG art account @ artofthebeast #Marvel #DigitalArt #Procreate #Venom #Spiderman

Finally managed to finish a drawing. Based of a conversation between Venom and Hulk in Marvel Rivals, where Venom expresses interest in binding with Hulk, and I can just imagine Eddie going “well guess I’ll just f myself then”. It was a lot of fun to do and I’m reasonably happy with the result.

Art Vs. Artist 2025 (first one I've done). Up until the last two months, this was a rough year, but I'm very happy that I used that down time to really practice art, resulting in probably the greatest improvement I've had.

Every day I’m reminded why Spidey is my favorite superhero and lately I’m drawn to well drawing him more. Although I didn’t like the background I am very proud of the characters, particularly Peters hands and arm. Hope you like it. I have one more in me before the year ends. Hope you like it!

New #Bane illustration. Probably my favorite I've done in a good while. I even drew a background like a big boy. Here's your reminder that Patrick Brown's Patreon is an incredible resource for artists. He's an incredible teacher and just watching his tutorials has helped me really level up.

New illustration of my boy #Sabretooth roughhousing with #Wolverine. Still working on figuring out the best way to give it the comic book look but there’s progress, especially in form/positioning etc. Next one should be better.

I'm very happy with my new illustration. I wanted to draw two characters interacting and used a lot of references and tutorials to get the look I wanted. It's not quite there yet but I did feel a bit of a level up. Hope you dig it.

Still trying to find my technique. This time, it's TERRAX, an awesome character I had the pleasure of giving voice in the last LEGO movie. I'm not quite there yet but I like that these are coming out a bit better than the last. #Terrax #Marvel #DigitalIllustration #Painting #ComicBookArt #Procreate

Discovered a new way to do digital paintings. Still got ways to go but I think this is the right direction. I'll keep practicing. Soy ese (though if I was an orc I'd still have a beard). #Orc #OC #Fanart

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Ok but for real, if I'm on anyone at Illumination's radar, I have over 10 years experience in animation, 5 years of storyboarding, and 5 years directing. Please call me I have so many ideas

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The copyright for a ‘Donkey Kong’ movie has been registered by Universal Pictures and Nintendo 🦍

A new illustration I did, based on the goofy trenchcoat and hat they gave Bane in "Batman & Robin". It was a joke at first but I ended up liking it so I took it all the way. Hope you dig it! #Bane #DC #Fanart #Procreate #Muscle #Comic

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First pass WIP of a scene I'm working on. Scenes like this with slow, gradual movement give me a hard time and I've been staring at this for too long to trust my own judgement, so any constructive feedback before I give this another pass is welcome.

I’ve been strengthening my lower back to squat more. I topped at 335 lbs today for three good reps. I know I can do more but I really don’t want to risk another injury. I feel like I’ve added more mass to my legs this year than in the last four. My sweatpants actually feel tight.