Arly Jones (Juan M. Navarro Puchaes) is a Spanish filmmaker and illustrator that started his professional career in 1990 in Barcelona, participated in multiple projects of publicity, editorials, architecture, decoration, toy designs and animation cinema.
Currently, he combines his career with teaching, conducting the subject of animation cinema of the Audio-visual communication degree in Miguel Hernandez University, in Elche, Spain.
In 2009, together with the filmmaker Sami Natshet, he launched the studio “Flying head” with the objective of making new talents in animation and to produce animation movies.
Since then, has actively directed and participated as “storyboards” artist, character designs, scenery designs and “concept art” and animator.
Among all his work, his artist labour as draftsman stands out in the reproduction of the film “Chico y Rita”, (2010, Javier Mariscal and Fernando Trueba), Winner in the European Cinema Awards, animation category (2011), Winner of the Goya Award to the Best animation film (2012) and nominated that same year for the Oscar awards of the Cinema Academy in U.S.
“Up in the Sky”, (2015) musical video of the “Kapland” band with thirteen awards in international contests.
“Colours” (2017) animation short film, with six awards in international festivals and nominated to the Goya Awards.
In 2014 wins the prize to the best mural design and executed in a public space, by the Council of Alicante, in a public park in Golf San Juan, in Alicante.
Holds an award to the best male interpretation, “Creando Film Festival Burgos” in the only cinema project he has performed in this category for the short film “Fredo”, (2016 Arrebato Films) carried out by pupils of Miguel Hernandez University, Álvar Bermejo, Salva Feltrer and Alberto Zamora.
He has created training programs regarding animation and illustration, and has conducted workshops in countries such as Venezuela, Mexico, Portugal, and Cyprus and in the international animation school L’Idem of Barcelona.
Since 2006, has developed special activities regarding childhood education through artistic disciplines, highlighting the coordination and participation in the “Young Talents Campus” of “Mustang Art Gallery”.
His illustrations have appeared in press and international magazines as well as in numerous sets of television series and publicity spots.
About my inspiration
I can not deny mi inspiration, I feel like a proud fan of the culture that has made de artist that I am today. Cinema, comics, classic illustration, antiquities, architecture, decoration, pop and rock music, motorbikes and classic cars, trends from the 50s…
Indistinctively of the subject I am dealing with, I always dedicate a big part of the project for documentation, this helps me take care of small details and to further strengthen my intention of story telling in my illustrations.
About the technique
A good design for me, is one that expresses all its potential in black and white, without the need for colour.
My work process is usually always the same. It is a mixture of traditional yesteryear techniques combined with digital art.
I carry out my designs using red or blue pencils over paper and I finish them with Chinese ink applied with pens or nibs. I also use certain felt-tipped pens. For the colour part, the designs are digitalized.
I try using recycled paper. Its quite common to find different papers in my digital illustrations that have been united to conform a bigger canvas, a new artwork.
In many cases the reverse of my papers contains sketches of other ideas, hand-written notes, dates in which they have been worked on, phone numbers… which makes them more authentic and interesting.
About this online shop
A diffused art makes a living artist.
It is possible I have already lived two thirds of a life and with a bit of luck, I still dispose of 25 more years.
When you reach certain age, it is not dramatic to reflect about this, it is realistic, and I think it is positive.
My motivation to sell my pieces of work is that they diffuse as widely as possible among the public. An accessible art, makes a diffused art.
All artworks include their authenticity certificate signed by the author.
I try using recycled paper. Its quite common to find different papers in my digital illustrations that have been united to conform a bigger canvas, a new artwork.
In many cases the reverse of my papers contains sketches of other ideas, hand-written notes, dates in which they have been worked on, phone numbers… which makes them more authentic and interesting.