Time for a new contest feature!
Américo Neves has kindly sent 3 packs of 10 character design postcard sized prints to ILikeCharacters.com, taken from his character art exhibition in Macao, China, for this months ILikeCharacters contest!
Américo Neves is a graduate from the Kent Institute of Art and Design (KIAD), now the University for the Creative Arts, and for the passed 2 years he has been creating a mini-universe of colourful, witty, playful characters; driven by his strong passion for character art.
Américo is a collector of all things character art, including designer toys and specialist magazines and books. Américo admits that character art is a pretty much unheard of concept in his town of Macao, China, which is why he was so keen to make a lasting impression with his first solo exhibit at the local Creative Macau art gallery earlier this year.
Américo told me, “The exhibition marked a success in my career. More people know who am I, what I do and, of course, what character design is too. Since this kind of art is something new to people around here, I was also invited for a couple of interviews too.”
Américo is currently designing new characters in preparation for new exhibitions.
On a personal note, I have to say that I have true admiration for artists like Américo Neves. Driven by his passion for character art, he is has become a something of a character art pioneer within his local art community. Keep up the good work Américo!
Now you can win 1 pack of 10 super rare postcard sized card prints, which were created for Américo’s first solo exhibit! There are 3 packs to give away! Visit the contest page to enter. There you can also see detailed descriptions of the 10 different characters that feature on the prints. Press HERE.
Visit Américo Neves’s blog HERE.
Such great characters. Thanks for offering the postcards as a giveaway!
You are welcome! Hope you can win!
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