Illustration
This is a chapter of a graphic novel I am working on. It is about a trip I did with my family when I was 7 years old around South America. Part of my End Master’s Work from the Master in Lecture, Books and Children and Young Adults lecturers, from Universidad de Zaragoza in Spain.
This is a personal project, a picture book, that was inspired in a folklore legend from my city, Quito. It explains the construction of a church that was made because of a deal from a man, called Cantuña, and the devil. Cantuña was very lazy, so he had to sell his soul to the devil and ask him to finish the church before sunrise. This legend is very popular amongst school plays, and it has a mix of reality and fantasy.
Technique: digital on Procreate
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Este es un proyecto personal, un libro álbum que fue inspirado en una leyenda de mi ciudad, Quito. Se trata de cómo esta iglesia fue construida por un trato que realizó un señor llamado Cantuña. Cantuña era muy vago y tuvo que vender su alma al diablo para que terminara de construir la iglesia antes del amanecer. Esta leyecda es muy popular en obras de teatro de colegio, y tiene entre una mazcla de fantasía y realidad.
Técnica: digital hecho con Procreate
cover / portada
Cantuña and the devil meet for the first time - Cantuña conoce al diablo por primera vez
Building a church - Construyendo la iglesia
Finishing the last details - Terminando los últimos detalles
The missing stone - La piedra que falta
Reasearch of the location - Investigación de la localidad
Baroque elementes - Elementos barrocos
Different angles - Ángulos diferentes
Observational drawong of the people at the piazza - Dibujo de observación de la gente en la plaza
Book / Libro: Good night stories for rebel girls, 100 extraordinary women from Colombia and Ecuador - Cuentos de buenas noches para niñas rebeldes, 100 mujeres extraordinarias de Colombia y Ecuador
Editorial house / Casa editorial: Planeta
Art director / Directora de arte: Carolina Venegas Klein
Year / Año: 2021
This project was part was part of the Rebel Girls’ books franchise by Elena Cavallo and Francesca Favilli. In 2021 some countries made their own book and in this edition Colombia and Ecuador did a book together.
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Este proyecto fue arte de la franquicia de los libros de las Niñas rebeldes, iniciada por Elena Cavallo y Francesca Favilli. En el 2021 algunos países hicieron su propio libro y esta es la edición de Colombia y Ecuador.
There were several women illustrators from Colombia and Ecuador that drew portraits in this book, and in my case, I illustrated Dolores Cacuango, Tránsito Amaguaña and Helena Gualinga.
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Hubieron varias ilustradoras de Colombia y Ecuador para dibujar los retratos en este libro, pero en mi caso, yo ilustré a Dolores Cacuango, Tránsito Amaguaña y Helena Gualinga.
sketches
sketches
For the portrait of Dolores Cacuango and Tránsito Amaguaña, I worked with gouache and color pencil. After doing research, I tried to represent them as an important element for the Ecuadorian indigenous people, using food, music and fire as part of a pacha mama celebration. While the quinoa flowers relate to a phrase from Dolores Cacuango, indicating that her people are like quinoa flowers, there are a lot of them in the highlands, in order to reinforce their strength as a united community. Tránsito and Dolores played a fundamental role in Ecuadorian history as an impact for human rights and equity for indigenous people and developed the first bilingual schools in the country.
sketches
sketches
For Helena Gualinga’s portrait, it was a mix of traditional and digital media. The effect was done by layers, as it was done like screen printing, but instead of doing all the manual process, the layers were scanned and put together on Photoshop.
Estas ilustraciones fueron inspiradas en la travesía de la comunidad de Sarayaku en la Amazonía Ecuatoriana al COP21. Construyeron una canoa por tres meses, la misma que viajó 10000 km hacia París. Su mensaje era el de llevar la propuesta de la Selva Viviente como una entidad para preservar el balance para evitar que se extraiga el petroleo del territorio amazónico.
These illustration were inspired in the journey of the Sarayaku community in the Ecuadorian Amazon at the COP21. They built a canoe for 3 months which traveled 10000 km to Paris. Their message was to bring awareness of the Living Forest Proposal as a entity to maintain balance to avoid the oil extraction from Amazonian territory.
Aquí hay un video de como pinté una ilustración de esta serie.
Here is a video of how I painted an illustration of this series.
Algunas ilustraciones inspiradas en el sentido de comunidad dentro es barrios o en lugares urbanos. Acrílico, gouache y lápices de color.
Some illustrations inspired in the sense of community inside neighborhoods or an urban territory. Acrylic, gouache and colored pencils.
Gouache & colored pencil.
En octubre del 2018 fui a las Islas Galápagos y no podía dejar de pensar en otra cosa para cuando llegó el desafío de Inktober. Cada día dibujaba un animal, un grupo de animales o una especie diferente. Tinta y acuarela.
In October 2018 I went to Galàpagos Islands and I could not stop thinking in something else when the Inktober challenge arrived. Every day I drew an animal, a group of animals or a different species. Ink and watercolor.
Proyecto personal de ilustración editorial inspirado en el artículo de The Power of Craftivism the la revista Flow. Gouache y lápices de colores.
Personal project of editorial illustration inspired in the article The Power of Craftivism of Flow magazine. Gouache and colored Pencils.
Beauty is a story inspired in my grandmother, due to her Alzheimer's disease.
Bella es una historia inspirada en mi abuelita, que muestra un aspecto de su Alzheimer.
Proyecto personal de ilustración editorial inspirado en el reportaje de Vidas Remotas de National Geographic en octubre del 2018. Comunidad Awá en gouache, lápices de colores y digital.
Personal project of editorial illustration inspired in the article of the Last Tribes of the Amazon from National Geographic, issue of October 2018. Awá community on gouache, colored pencils and digital.
Proyecto personal de un libro de capítulo inspirado en Harry Potter y la Piedra de Filosofal de JK Rowling. Gouache y lápiz de color.
Personal project of a chapter book inspired in Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone by JK Rowling. Gouache and colored pencil.
A story of luck, serendipity and love in the beautiful town of Cambridge, UK.
Una historia de suerte, serendipia y amor en la hermosa ciudad de Cambridge, Reino Unido.
"Parade" is a Non-Fiction book inspired in different Ecuadorian folkloric parades as a result of a mix of cultures and traditions.
In this video I explain how I came out with the idea and the process of the Parade, a picture book I did for my dissertation in the MA in Children's Book Illustration. I actually did this video for an illustration competition, but I thought it might be useful for anyone who wants to develop a new book project.
En este video explico como se desarrollo la idea y el proceso de Parade, un libro álbum que hice para mi tesis de disertación en la maestría de Children's Book Illustration. Realmente hice este video para una competencia, pero pensé que puede ser útil para alguien que quiera desarrollar un nuevo proyecto ilustrado.
