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Ronald A.

Digital Artist/Comic-Book-Illustrator

My name is Ronald Acosta, I’m an artist/illustrator from the Bay Area California, currently based in New England. I’ve built a career collaborating with independent developers, filmmakers, publishers and writers to bring their visions to life. For the past seven years, I’ve served as the main artist on The Adventures of Starman, a sci-fi graphic novel series blending fiction with real world events and The Tales of Treydora, a fantasy comic series. Both projects are currently expanding into broader platforms across art, comics, and gaming. I’m adept in a wide range of styles, from gritty realism to dynamic comic, manga, and animation aesthetics. My technical expertise spans comic book sequential storytelling, concept art, cinematic storytelling, storyboarding, and character design. Whether working in traditional media or digitally via Procreate and Photoshop, I am committed to human craft; I do not use generative AI in any part of my artistic process. Every piece of work I produce is created manually, ensuring original, intentional storytelling. Feel free to browse through my profile here with the various pieces from my portfolio. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Thank you for the consideration!

🇺🇸New York, United States$40/hr100% JSS5.00 (19)Since Jan 2019
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Earnings and projects

MRR
$1.4k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#34,189 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#6,457 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$2.4k

Last 6 months: $8.5k

World#16,979 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#3,782 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$104k

Billed in all: $108k

World#37,303 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#7,697 / 62.1k
Per project
$2.7k

$850 in the last 6 months

World#59,865 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#9,996 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
10

Across 11 contracts

73% fixed27% hourly
World#18,298 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#2,788 / 62.1k
Projects in all
38

Across 43 contracts

65% fixed35% hourly
World#79,289 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#11,943 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$108k+$2.4k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$104k$106k$108kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 2% in Painting

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  2. 2Superhero25 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 8%
  3. #6Comic Book194 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 3%
  4. #10Painting482 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #6Top 2%
  5. #13Manga525 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #3Top 2%
  6. #17Comics560 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #8Top 3%
  7. #18Anime695 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #4Top 3%
  8. #41Comic Art1,172 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #7Top 3%