My name is Letícia Brandão. I'm an illustrator from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. I started as the kid who would sneakily draw in the back row of the classroom, during class (math, it was definitely math classes) in school.

 

But then, fortunately, I later attended university in UFMG majoring in Animation Film and Digital Arts, so this allowed me to draw, again in the back of the classroom though, without needing to be sneaky about it, and rather do it purposely. 

 

I graduated from university in 2020, but I had already been working as a freelancer for production companies and taking illustration commissions for private clients (such as album covers, fan arts, posters and comic books) since 2018. I also completed my graduation movie, "Conexão", which I co-directed and was responsible for the visual development (and surprisingly, the sound design!). And also wrote my thesis titled "A Neon Dystopia: Concept Art in Cyberpunk and Blade Runner". 

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Since then, I've continued drawing, working on advertisement campaigns, short movies, games, and graphic novels. I've participated in Artist's Alley at events like FIQ, CCXP (Comic Con Experience) and I've taken on various projects.

 

I'm always captivated when I see art in all its forms that can convey something sublime, making us feel like a part of a new, magical, atmospheric world where we can escape. Naturally, that's what I've always aimed for in my own work, ever since I started doodling in the top right corner of a random book page. (Just kidding, it was a drawing of a very realistic single eye—amazingly, all artists go through that phase.)

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