Alberto was born in Ecuador and has worked as a freelance artist ever since moving to New York City as a teenager. He has spent more than 30 years in the fields of illustration, animation, and graphic design in the USA as a production artist and art director. As a freelance designer, he has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Nickelodeon, Hallmark Entertainment, and more.

Although the bulk of his life's work has taken place in the areas of commercial illustration and graphic design, Alberto is best known for his figurative art.

Line & Mass is packed with exceptional sketches and fully finished artwork, selected from a decade of creating art. Alberto includes his favourite pieces, sharing anecdotes about the creation of his artwork, from elaborate and thrilling drawings to whimsical doodles. In every case, Line & Mass is 100 % Alberto; those of you already familiar with his work will be thrilled with every aspect of Ruiz's latest endeavour, and for the uninitiated, a new delight!

The entire text is in three languages: English, Spanish, and French.