Hi, I'm Emilio. I'm a British-Peruvian illustrator and animator currently based in Manchester. I am currently studying my second year of a degree in Illustration with Animation at Manchester Metropolitan University. You'll find that my art style is playful, experimental, and full of whimsy, but more than anything it's art that makes you happy, and that's the most important thing to me. If my art has made you smile, then my mission has been a success. The world right now is going through a lot, so if I can make at least a few people a bit happier with my art, the world might feel just a little bit brighter. 

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         The main things I enjoy drawing are animals, silly little creature designs, natural environments, and amusingly eccentric characters. I am now aiming towards a career in children's storybook illustration, and have begun to tailor my style and work content more towards this end goal.

       

         I do also occasionally practice my skills in 2D animation, and have made an animated short in collaboration with The CBSO, one based on a Navajo folktale, and more recently have completed a group animation about urban greening, in which I served as the Lead 2D animator and concept artist. I am always trying and testing out new concepts and media, and will likely be open to any suggestions.

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I'm most active on Instagram @emilio.illustrates so you will always be able to find me there.

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For any information about personal commissions, please check here, and for commercial commissions, please email me directly at emilioillustrates.contact@gmail.com

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Education

Currently studying BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation | Manchester Metropolitan University

Distinction in Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Art, Design, and Media | Winstanley College 2023

A in A level Art, Design, and Media | Winstanley College 2022

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Exhibitions and Displays

Project Unit X Open Studios - Resilient Futures 2025 | Eelfest 2024 - Plymouth University | Project Unit X Open Studios - Seeing the Symphony 2024 | Visual Thinking Display 2023 | Art Foundation End of Year Exhibit 2023 | Rainforest Display for Winstanley College Geography Department 2023

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Past Clients

GAB MAG | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) | Hummingbird Sewing Crafts