Álvaro Serrano

Visual Development Artist

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

Gesture, silhouette and value can carry action in very different ways.

Which image reads first for you: through gesture, silhouette or value?

#Inktober #Drawing #VisualDevelopment

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

Zio Marco looks off-frame. A burning match and one strange shape above the roof turn a quiet night into a question.
#VisualDevelopment #VisualStorytelling

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

A room can introduce a character before they enter it. Which detail tells you most about Chiara?

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

One sequence, three emotional temperatures. Which shift changes the story most: palette, light or contrast?

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

A character may work from one angle and fail in the turn. I took this design from 2D into a lit 3D model to test silhouette, proportions and attitude in 360°. Which angle carries her best?
#CharacterDesign #VisualDevelopment #3DCharacter

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

Animal acting has to read fast. Milo’s posture, proportions and expressions were designed to preserve the same playful personality across every pose. Which one reads first?

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

Finding Irina meant keeping the same composed presence through facial exploration, silhouette, posture and the final render. Which choice defines her most clearly?

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

Key art has to carry movement, character hierarchy and story direction in a single frame. This The Phantom Finders breakdown moves from value and light structure to the final colour image.

Portfolio: https://t.co/9DJHnQgYUB

#KeyArt #VisualDevelopment

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

From character lineup to key art and colour script.

The Jellyhunters uses extreme scale contrast and a shift into magenta and red to turn character design into narrative pressure.

#VisualDevelopment #CharacterDesign #ColorScript

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

Authority does not need a louder design; it needs clearer decisions. Maria’s silhouette uses long lines, controlled angles and a restrained palette to contrast with the younger cast. #CharacterDesign #ShapeLanguage

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

One loaf. Two runners. A whole world beginning to open up.

This Il Passaggio key art developed from my original drawing and colour studies to an AI-assisted final finish with compositing, paintover and editing.

https://t.co/9DJHnQgYUB

#VisualDevelopment #KeyArt

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

Noa’s attitude is built through rhythm: compact shapes, sharp accents and an alert centre of gravity. Final render, turnaround and acting poses from The Phantom Finders.

Portfolio: https://t.co/9DJHnQgYUB

#CharacterDesign #VisualDevelopment

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

Some worlds begin with a landscape. Il Passaggio begins with a relationship.

From my original sketch, colour and value studies to a final pass with compositing, paintover and editing.

https://t.co/9DJHnQgYUB

#VisualDevelopment #KeyArt

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

A small light source can carry the emotional hierarchy of an image. These keyframe explorations use warmth as the anchor and darkness to create scale, tension and ambiguity.

Portfolio: https://t.co/9DJHnQgYUB

#Illustration #VisualStorytelling

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

Character acting begins before animation. Jos was built around a compact silhouette, quick direction changes and poses that stay readable at small scale.

More character design: https://t.co/9DJHnQgYUB

#CharacterDesign #VisualDevelopment

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

Revisiting an earlier sequence from The Jellyhunters: cool observation gives way to warm warning and concentrated magenta, turning colour and scale into pressure.

A colour script should explain dramatic change, not just collect attractive frames.

#VisualDevelopment #ColorScript

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

Looking back at Dan from The Phantom Finders: weight, warmth and a silhouette designed to stay readable from every angle.

The turnaround was the stress test — keeping the same appeal beyond one flattering pose.

#CharacterDesign #VisualDevelopment

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

Revisiting The Phantom Finders, an earlier character-design project.

I used silhouette, proportion and colour contrast to develop the cast—from rough lineup sketches to the final rendered characters.

Which character reads first?

#CharacterDesign #VisualDevelopment

[WEIRD @WeirdMarket]

Seguimos con el pitch del cómic "La herencia oculta", que nos lo presenta su autor, Álvaro Serrano Sierra 🔍

[Álvaro Serrano @Cienuma]

Here I show you the character design for Maria Soler, the best friend of the main character, Joan, from my project "La Herencia Oculta"! Really into drawing and design, will help to create something amazing near the climax of the story! :) #characterdesig…https://t.co/c4eSr91Spr