Júlio Castro
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Júlio Castro

IllustratorFlorianópolis, Brazil
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Júlio Castro

IllustratorFlorianópolis, Brazil
About me
I'm a Brazilian illustrator with a background in design, painting and drawing, mainly. In addition to picture books, I illustrated for educational areas, prints for clothing, animation scenarios and posters.
Projects
  • The sheep and the whale
    The sheep and the whaleChildren's book project. Written by Kerry Tempest, self-published. 2023
  • Conceição dos Bugres
    Conceição dos BugresThe proposal was to reinterpret the sculptures of Conceição dos Bugres, an artist who has become a strong symbol in Mato Grosso do Sul. In addition, I sought a relationship with the present and tried to represent what has been happening in the Pantanal (brazilian biome) and the attack on peoples indigenous peoples.
  • Children's book Hansel and Gretel (brazilian urban relecture)
    Children's book Hansel and Gretel (brazilian urban relecture)This is a reinterpretation of the classic tale Hansel and Gretel. Set in a city in southern Brazil, Pelotas, famous for its confectionery tradition.
  • Street sweepers
    Street sweepersThe goal was to represent this service that is so essential to the city in a fun way, as if it were in a parallel world, I thought, where we used images instead of words
  • "The Fall" Animation BACKGROUND
    "The Fall" Animation BACKGROUNDThis was a little animation that I participate as a background artist.
  • Kuna the Capybara
    Kuna the CapybaraThis story is about Kuna, a capybara that lived in the south of Brazil. All the illustrations are made with gouache.
Work history
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    IllustratorJuli0.Castr0
    Florianópolis, BrazilFreelance
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    DesignerReativa Design
     - Florianópolis, BrazilFull Time
    Currently I have been working mainly with social media, branding and advertising.
Skills
  • Illustration
  • Graphic Design
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Abobe Illustrator
  • Animate
  • Watercolour
  • Social Media
Education
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    WorkshopSENAI
     - Florianópolis, Brazil
    Workshop pratical about stopmotion techniques with the team that made the film Minhocas (2014)
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    IllustrationSENAI
     - Florianópolis, Brazil
    It was an exploratory course on various analog and digital illustration techniques.
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