My name is Leo, I'm a freelancer based in the UK with a background in youth work and art and design. I specialise in illustration that promotes representation and education in the queer community as a gay trans man and have a passion for floral line work.
I would love to collaborate on educational material around sexual health, LGBTQIA+ issues, and just make some cute stuff. Let's work together.
Projects
- Trans Fertility Co. Web IllustrationI was recently commissioned to create some pieces for a transgender fertility recourse site which was incredible! The client wanted 4 quite diverse images of transgender parents including one image of a couple. As my style is based on nudity I had to find ways to keep it family friendly, so the placement of babies was quite intentional, as well as adding the underwear in the couple image, but I think I managed to keep them quite in tune and authentic to my style!
- Sexual Health Education Book MockupI set myself a brief to create a mockup of a booklet that focuses on sexual health for young people. The idea is to make accurate but non-intimidating diverse visuals that spark conversations for teenagers exploring their bodies and potentially lessening stigma around sex and puberty. After doing this, I've realised that I want to create something with this style and content.. be it a website about sexual health, a social media page, or a book that aims to educate.
- Mock Illustration (For Story Books, Tarot cards etc)I challenged myself to create an illustration with more detail than usual as I tend to stick to foreground subjects with no backgrounds. The inspiration from this came from vintage-style tarot cards which I wanted to re-create with a trans women who was an angel, providing the joy to the world.
- Editorial IllustrationWorking with procreate, taking selections of clothing to either distract from highlight pieces of clothing. This could be really interesting for music video stylisation or a fashion editorial if you're looking to show off specific designs, textile patterns, or fancy adding a bit of mixed media into your photoshoots. Original Photographs here: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/AQylcMLx_K8WIuIImce9zW5cgYZ0OGSCdgSvqzWnHxkXIwwwKgrVxsg/ https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/737605245192492494/ https://www.
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Work history
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Illustrator & DesignerMr Leo Mateus Art & Design
Sunderland, United KingdomFreelance
Freelance illustration for my personal brand, selling personal products and working on commissions.
Skills
- Photography
- Video Editing
- Animation
- Drawing
- Graphic Design