I've been working on a tiny drawing tool as an experiment.

Drawing Tool

My new Online Shop is now live! 16 new prints available as limited editions (signed and numbered). Shipping worldwide. magoz.shop

New Online Shop

Magoz awarded Junceda International Award for Weekly Animations 2017. For a strong and brilliant conceptual approach combined with his minimalist, distinctive, and stunning graphic style, executed with a fluid and elegant animation in every sense.

Junceda International Award

illustration.tools is a platform for illustrators, creatives, and artists. It serves as a meeting point for the community, providing tools, and knowledge.

Introducing illustration.tools

I moved to a place where I have no friends, contacts or previous experiences. Starting over from scratch is exciting and powerful. Here is why and how.

Starting Over

A series of short animations for WeTransfer. Looped 3 second gifs. Illustration and Direction by Magoz. Animation by Jose Lorenzo.

Animations for WeTransfer

WeTransfer Animations

2017 Review. At the end of every year, I like to take time to reflect on the past year, what I accomplished, and what didn't go well. Here is my 2017 review.

My 2017 Review

My automated email workflow allows me to be more efficient and reduce the stress caused by the number of emails I receive every day.

My Automated Email Workflow

5 animations by Magoz have been selected for Illustrators 60 organized by the Society of Illustrators in New York. The animations will be part of the annual exhibition and book.

5 Animations Selected by the Society of Illustrators

Magoz interview at Motion Hatch Podcast about traveling, remote working, my experience as a freelancer and much more.

Magoz at Motion Hatch Podcast

My new workflow to create illustrations using Adobe Illustrator. Tips and tricks of how I work. A year after switching from Photoshop.

How I Use Illustrator to Create Illustrations

I interview my favourite art directors asking what''s the best way to contact them and get assignments. Creating illustrations for magazines and newspapers.

How to contact art directors and get assignments.

How to Contact Art Directors and Get Assignments. My Favourite Art Directors Explain How

Pictures from LUSTR Festival in Prague, organized by Czech illustrators & Page Five. Where I had an exhibition, I gave a talk and a masterclass.

Pictures from LUSTR Festival

Pictures from LUSTR

I learned to overcome perfectionism and view it as a direction rather than a destination. You can easily become obsessed with details and fall in the trap.

How I’ve learned to view perfectionism as a direction rather than a destination, plus some tips for how to overcome it.

How To Overcome Perfectionism

Magoz exhibition, talk and master class at LUSTR illustration festival in Prague (Czech Republic). From the 20th to the 29th of September 2017.

Exhibition, Talk and Masterclass at LUSTR (Prague).

Exhibition, Talk and Masterclass at LUSTR (Prague)

My top recommendations about traveling as a digital nomad, including budgeting, accommodations, packing, safety, and more.

Traveling Tips – Digital Nomad Series Part 3

I’m very happy to announce that Reforma Horària got one golden, one silver and two bronze Laus awards. Future Without Bars animation also got a silver award.

Winner of 5 Laus Awards

My experience and recommendations for being able to work effectively while also enjoying the places you visit as a digital nomad.

Working while traveling as a Digital Nomad – Digital Nomad Series Part 2

Working while Traveling as a Digital Nomad – Digital Nomad Series Part 2

How I became a digital nomad and a nomadic illustrator, what the lifestyle is like, and what you need to do in order to become a digital nomad.

How To Become A Digital Nomad – Digital Nomad Series Part 1

How To Become A Digital Nomad – Digital Nomad Series #1

Magoz Winner of American Illustration 36 with the series Spanish Classic Books covers for SM, including El Quijote, Bodas de Sangre and Fuenteovejuna.

Winner of American Illustration 36

How I keep my personal and business finances separate as a freelance illustrator. An automated system using different bank accounts.

My Bank Accounts System to Keep My Personal and Business Finances Separate

Introducing the new blog design. New design, new features, how they will affect you as a reader, and how you can get involved with the blog.

New Blog Design

The process behind Reforma Horaria animation. Making of, sketches, concepts, and step by step animation process. Music design and sound effects.

The Making of Reforma Horaria. The Process Behind the Animation

Music helps me to create a great atmosphere which is indispensable to be productive and enjoy my work. Here is the playlist I listen to while I work.

My Favorite Music For Productive Work

When I feel stressed and overwhelmed, I follow this action plan. Understanding the situation, staying calm and planning are the keys to overcoming stress.

Action Plan and Tips for Overcoming Stress

Magoz Workshop in Barcelona on February 4. The basic elements of a professional illustrator. Illustration as a communication tool.

Process behind My Illustrations 2 (Video)

Workshop in Barcelona

Planning is the most important part of achieving new goals. A plan brings actions that will result in habits. A plan transforms good intentions into actions.

How to Create an Action Plan

2016 Review. Every year, during the last days of December, I love sitting down, away from distractions, and focus on what happened that year.

My 2016 Review

My Talk at Adobe #CreativeMeetup

Talk at Adobe #CreativeMeetup

Video about Magoz process to create illustrations. Part of the series Behind the Scenes that share the entire process of creating illustrations.

Winner of the Communication Arts with the poster Second Thought, Magoz first solo exhibition in Barcelona.

Winner of Communication Arts 2017

The method I use to find ideas for my illustrations. I use mind maps and conceptual nets. I extract the ideas from a text and transform them into images.

How I Find Ideas for My Illustrations. My Conceptual Process

This is the first video of the series Behind the Scenes where I share the process of creating my illustrations using Adobe Illustrator.

Process behind Creating My Illustrations (Video)

Tracking our business expenses is as important as tracking our incomes. Uncontrolled expenses can quickly ruin our earnings. I use a spreadsheet to make sure everything is under control.

Track Your Business Expenses with This Spreadsheet

Life lessons I learnt from my 7 months traveling in South East Asia. Lessons about life, relationships, friendships, traveling, planning and goals. Part 3

Life Lessons I Learnt from 7 Months Traveling in Asia. Part 3

Life lessons I learnt from my 7 months travelling in South East Asia. Lessons about life, relationships, friendships, travelling, planning and goals. Part 2.

Life Lessons I Learnt from 7 Months Travelling in Asia. Part 2

Life lessons I learnt from my 7 months travelling in South East Asia. Lessons about life, relationships, friendships, travelling, planning and goals.

Life Lessons I Learnt from 7 Months Travelling in Asia. Part 1

Resources, apps and tips for travelling. Part of the Summer Series. Short articles that will enhance or ease your experience in summer activities.

Apps, Resources and Tips for Travelling. The Summer Series Part 1

Playing chess and being an illustrator share a lot of connections. They allow you to improve your cognitive skills and abilities in many ways.

Playing Chess as an Illustrator

Switching sketches workflow from Photoshop and a Wacom Cintiq 13HD to Procreate and an iPad Pro 9,7 inches for sketching my illustrations. Reasons, benefits.

From Photoshop to Illustrator. A New Sketching Workflow. Part 2

I Switched from Photoshop to Illustrator. Part 2: A New Sketching Workflow

I share my journey switching from Photoshop to Illustrator for creating my illustrations. I explain the reasons, my challenges and also how I feel about it.

From Photoshop to Illustrator. Reasons and Challenges. Part 1

I Switched from Photoshop to Illustrator. Part 1: Reasons and Challenges

Magoz won two bronze awards at Laus 2016( Illustration Category) for the animated cover for Muster and an illustration about Sexism for Causette.

Winner of 2 Bronze Laus Awards

I use my particular version of the rule of thirds to create my illustrations. And I create guides in a click on Photoshop using Guide Guide.

The Rule of Thirds and Guides in Photoshop to Illustrate

Rule of Thirds in Photoshop & Illustrator

Pictures from the opening of Second Thought. Magoz first solo exhibition in Barcelona. You can visit until May 20 at Oslo Graphic Barceloneta

Pictures from Second Thought Opening

Magoz first solo exhibition in Barcelona - Second Thought. A selection of his best illustrations and animations. Opening on Thursday, April 14 at 19:30.

Second Thought - Solo Exhibition in Barcelona

10 apps I use every day, that improve a lot my experience using the computer. Some of them are unknown to most of the people.

10 Essential Apps I Use Every Day You Might Not Know

Download and use the Photoshop Actions that I use every day and have changed the way I use Photoshop. Change colours, delete empty and hidden layers, etc.

How Photoshop Actions Have Changed the Way I Use Photoshop

Magoz is one of the winners of Communication Arts 2016 with the image Violence against women for The New York Times.

Winner of Communication Arts

Every day, we have to complete lots of tasks. And since it’s the beginning of the year, many of us have set up some goals we want to achieve.

My Productivity System. How I Use a Calendar and a To-Do List to Stay Organized

Analysis, ideas and thoughts about creating a portfolio for Illustrators, designers, creatives and artists.

Ideas and Thoughts about Online Portfolios

My list including the highlights of the year. The last day of the year I sit down, away from distractions, and I focus on what happened that year.

My 2015 Review

Magoz is one of the winners of Gràffica Awards 2015. I''ll be in Zaragoza for collecting the award and also giving a short talk.

Winner of a Gràffica Award

Magoz - winner of a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators of New York. Illustrations selected for the Illustrators 58.

Silver medal from the Society of Illustrators of New York

How I use a very specific workflow to choose my colour palette and to illustrate. I will explain the process I follow and the tools I use in this article.

How I Use Colour to Create My Illustrations

How I Use and Manage Color to Create My Illustrations

Magoz will be speaking at Grafic-Ho, about illustration, at Escuela de Arte de Oviedo, Spain. It will be about his story, his work and his philosophy.

Magoz at Grafic-Ho

Create a powerful client list with this spreadsheet. Track the clients you contacted and their responses. Send emails to the right people and get jobs.

Build and Track a Powerful Client List with This Spreadsheet

This is the system I follow to keep the folder structure and my files organized. As professionals, it''s our responsibility to have our computer tidy.

How I Organize My Files. My Folder Structure System

I’m very happy to announce that I''m one of the winners of the 3x3 International Illustration Show No.12 with 5 images.

5 Illustrations selected for 3x3 International Illustration Show No.12

My story and my first steps in the illustration business. The key stages that allowed me to be an illustrator and make a living from my illustrations.

My First Steps in the Illustration Business

We upload a lot of images to the Web and sometimes we don’t pay enough attention to how we are formatting them. The tools and rules I use to improve the result of the images I upload to the Web.

How to Properly Format and Compress Your Images for the Web

Easily track all your assignments, invoices and earnings. Being an illustrator means to deal with boring paperwork as well. This spreadsheet will help you.

Track Your Assignments, Invoices and Earnings with This Spreadsheet

Magoz Talk at Blanc Festival 2015 - English with Spanish subtitles. The talk is about my story, the way I see life and the way I work.

My 15 minute talk at Blanc Festival 2015 (Spanish and English subtitles)

Talk at Blanc Festival 2015

5 Email Tools That Will Help You Promote Your Work

Despite what it may seem, I don''t use Illustrator or other vector software to create my illustrations, I only use Photoshop. I will explain the basics of my working process in this article.

How I Use Photoshop to Illustrate

This blog will be a place that breaks the “illustrator solitude”, and creates an inspiring space for sharing ideas, thoughts, experience and knowledge.