About
Hi! I'm Débora Delicado
I'm a Illustrator, 2D Artist from Portugal.
With a degree in Digital Animation, specialized in Illustration, Character Design and Concept Art/Visual Development. My expertise extends to crafting compelling Character Designs, Visual Development for animation, video games, as well as creating illustrations for stories, books, children's books and comics/manga.
I'm a passionate in stories that need to be told.
Bellow you can find some of my work experience.
Book
"Il Piccolo Pterosauro" (to be published) by BABIDI-BÚ | Editorial infantil y juvenil 2026
"El Principe y la Pluma"by BABIDI-BÚ | Editorial infantil y juvenil 2025
"Soplasueños" published by BABIDI-BÚ | Editorial infantil y juvenil 2025
"As Aventuras de Mairim, a Piratiña Valente: Mairim, a piratiña valente e a búsqueda do tesouro" published by BABIDI-BÚ | Editorial infantil y juvenil 2025
"Pequena Catarina e a Terra Mágica" published by Edições Toth 2025
"Adeus, Fralda!" published by Editora Livros Horizonte 2023
Magazine
"Deep Sea Fashion": Storytime Magazine | Bumper Summer Issue 2025
Other work
Class of Wonders(Game Studio): Illustrator, Designer/Character Designer Dec 2025- Feb 2026
Private Drawing Lessons: Digital and Traditional Drawing 2023- Present
Private client work: 2019- Present
Pop*Manga Portugal: Character Designer, Online Content Manager and Creator
Big Bloom: Cartoonist Illustrator 2021
Big Bloom: Cartoonist Illustrator 2019
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Digital Animation in Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon 2022
Bachelor's Degree- Sculpture, Lisbon 2019
Skills
Traditional- Ink, Watercolor, Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite, Charcoal, Pens, Color Pencils
Digital- Adobe Photoshop, SketchBook, Krita, MudBox, Maya, Nomad Sculpt, Procreate
Languages- Portuguese and English