Joana Carvalho is a Portuguese illustrator based in London with an interest in children’s book publishing and editorial illustration. She is adaptive in her approach and open to engage with both traditional and digital processes. What she enjoys most in her illustration practice is the ability to create new worlds in which her imagination can be left to roam and explore. She is looking forward to the challenge of establishing her freelance practice in the coming months.
Joana has participated in competitions such as The Macmillan Prize (2019) and the Carmelite Prize (2020).
Projects
- Happy the Grumpy BunnyA children's book depicting the friendship of a girl and a very grumpy bunny. The book starts as a grey scale illustration and progressively changes in to colour, the idea behind it was to show the happiness of the little girl (main character) increasing as the bunny became her friend and companion. This story was inspired by my own, as a child without many friends, I became very attached to my bunny Oscar.
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Projects credited in
- Middlesex University, BA IllustrationBA Illustration at Middlesex University is an exciting and informed programme that nurtures creativity and diversity whilst covering all areas of contemporary illustration. Graduates leave fully able to compete and succeed in the illustration industry, having experienced projects focusing on editorial, publishing, children's books, packaging, advertising, graphic novels, printmaking and reportage illustration. Students benefit from guest speakers, staff that are all practicing illustrators, and18
Skills
- Photoshop
- Indesign
- Watercolour Illustration
- Digital Illustration
- Paper Cutting
- Paper Illustration