I came across an illustration on Pinterest that caught my attention, so I looked up the illustrator's website and found I really like her work a lot! Her name is Rachel Aparicio (from Spain) and you can visit her website here:
Rachel Aparicio Portfolio Website.
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Here is the illustration that first caught my eye (I was searching for illustrations of musicians and/or bands). I love how, in this portrait, Rachel seems to capture the character of each person, how she conveys movement, the muted colors, and her use of line and shape. She also creates depth...just enough for something like this. And, check out the cat in the kick drum!
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| THIS LOOKS LIKE SUCH A FUN BAND! |
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So here is some more of her work that I like. She does a lot of editorial work in magazines, illustrates for books, advertising, and more. She has some illustrations that are just charming and beautiful and some that are a bit disturbing. She is versatile in her subject matter, but stylistically she definitely has a niche. Her resume is actually quite impressive. See
ABOUT for more information!
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These three images are from the book 'La pequeña codorniz' published in Spain by Gadir Editorial.
"It's a touching story written by Turguenev, I enjoyed reading every line of the manuscript." (R. Aparicio)
I LOVE THE COLORS AND PATTERNS/TEXTURES IN THE TREES!
AND, I LOVE HOW SHE DEPICTS THE ANIMALS.
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Editorial illustration done for Iberia's inflight magazine,
Ronda. "Literary illustration for a witty and funny text. Watch out if you are into classical literature!" (R. Aparicio)
A BIT TWISTED :) AND DARKLY FUN.
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Ilustration done for Iberia's inflight magazine, Ronda, to illustrate a dark story about a crime in a theater, "Theater Crimes." "This was really fun to do." (R. Aparicio)
DEFINITELY DARK AND DISTURBING.
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An illustration from Raquel's first illustrated book, a compilation of Russian folk tales.
I LOVE HOW THE RABBIT IS PART OF THE DEER'S ANTLERS. I WONDER WHAT THE STORY IS ABOUT!
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One of several illustrations created to cover some buildings in Malaysia to promote the ecological line of paint Dulux 'Colors of Heritage'. "It was amazing to work along Kevin Lungson and his Malaysian team." (R. Aparicio)
WOULDN'T THAT BE COOL TO HAVE YOUR ILLUSTRATION ON A BUILDING???
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Another illustration from a book,
Las Flores de Irina, a sweet story about a mermaid, printed in two inks. Story by Mónica Rodríguez, published in Spain by SM.
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Portrait of Lilly Allen, done for Rolling Stone (Spain).
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This is a personal illustration for a specific project. I have no idea what this is for or what it means!
YIKES!
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This is an illustration to illustrate a short story by Andres Barba.
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Editorial illustration (collaboration) for El Mundo newspaper article about sex addicts.
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The next three images are book covers (don't know the titles).
HOW INTERESTING!
THIS IS GORGEOUS.
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Illustration for Iberia´s in-flight magazine,
Ronda.
This image was created for a short story about the grief of a husband who lost his wife.
EVOKES SUCH SADNESS.
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These three are under the heading, "Viajar," which I think means "journey." They are pretty strange and/or disturbing! The third one is particularly disturbing and sad.
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"Naked Yoga." Rachel works monthly with the Spanish magazine
Ushuäia for articles related to the benefits of practicing yoga.
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Illustration from the book El Paraiso de los Gatos.
"A cat and his adventures with the best background to illustrate ever, Paris of the 19th century." (R. Aparicio)
YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY AT THIS IMAGE TO SEE WHAT IT IS. I LOVE IT.
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I'm having a great time finding such talented and diverse illustrators! I have always loved illustration. I wish I had been practicing my own drawing/illustration skills all these years...but you can only do so many things in life. Music has always been my go-to creative outlet, along with various visual art such as painting; but music has been at the top for me for more than 20 years. I'm a mediocre illustrator, and that's okay; you can be a graphic designer without being an illustrator! Still...
