Operation: ALIENS

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

 

OPERATION: ALIENS - GORILLA ALIEN. 2026.
Gouache, watercolor, & acrylic on illustration board, 14 × 11″.

This piece wasn't for anything but my own entertainment. It's based on the line of Kenner toys from the 90s.


digital pencils and color study


digital layout


4 comments :

  1. Cool! I love the variations they came up with in the 90s Dark Horse comics, riffing on the idea the Xenomorphs adapt to their host base biology; there was a Colonial Marines series on a floating outpost in a sea that had aquatic aliens that was pretty cool.

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  2. Hi Paolo, I would like to know which brand or company of illustration board you use. Thanks

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    1. I typically use Strathmore 500 Series boards, but I tried something else for this one. I can't remember the details offhand, but the brand was Saunders and I loved it. It wasn't as bright a white, but it was very absorbent, which is what I like. The most important spec to look for is 100% cotton.

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