Hello there! Olá! I'm Sofia, a Portuguese illustrator who loves drawing young characters amidst whimsical and colorful storytelling, represented by the Bright Agency. Using a mix of both traditional and digital mediums, besides illustrating for children's books and other #kidlit projects, I also create sweet and colorful artwork for greetings & gift, surface pattern, apparel and games (e.g. puzzles).

My passion for illustration goes all the way back to my childhood years when my enthusiastic urge to create and doodle was nurtured by family and educators since kindergarten, mostly through drawing, painting and collage. Around 3-5 years old I had a phase where the white walls of our house were my main canvas of choice (my best work was made at godly hours of the morning when everyone was still asleep, ahah)! Most of my inspiration comes from these precious years and my now everyday life, so you could say it originates from the imaginary and the ordinary.

If you'd like to collaborate, please find out how in my CONTACT page.
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Beijing Tianlue Books • Capstone • Cricket Media

Educate2Empower Publishing • Hachette Children's Group

Igloo Books • mySugar • Oxford University Press AU

Scholastic Inc. • Usborne Publishing • and more..

WORKSPACE ESSENTIALS?
Stack of paper for me to scribble and write to do lists, water and my Wacom Bamboo tablet.

MY FAVORITE THINGS TO ILLUSTRATE?
Young characters and magical storytelling/adventures. I also love to illustrate all things Christmas related and FOOD - big foodie here!

TRADICIONAL OR DIGITAL ART?
Both! I like mixing the two.

THE TOOLS I USE:
I work on a pc laptop with my old, but still kicking, Wacom Bamboo pen tablet. My scanner/printer is a HP Deskjet 2600 series and sometimes I also use my Huion light pad for tracing my sketches. Then, depending on the project, I use different materials and techniques like, chinese ink, gouache, color pencils, and collage.

BRANDING SERVICES?
Yes! Thoughtfully crafted, bespoke BRANDING with a handmade minimalist approach, for passionate small businesses and freelancers, where storytelling, design and illustration blend together to create unique and cohesive visual brands. *These services are currently only available for Portuguese clients.*

WHEN I'M NOT CREATING CHANCES ARE..
That you’ll find me in the kitchen, doing a fair amount of cooking and baking or else snuggled up in a cosy spot, bullet journaling and watching tv.

GUILTY PLEASURE?
Friends or TBBT reruns, with a big, chunky slice of cake and tea.
Oh, and staying in PJs all day.. on a Monday!