Marina Neira

My name is Marina Neira and I am a freelance children’s illustrator and comic book artist residing in Miami, Florida. My style varies, although designing cute, critter-like characters is what I enjoy the most. Besides being able to work with a wide variety of traditional mediums including pen and ink, art markers and colored pencils, I am experienced in both Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe Illustrator CS. Most of my freelance work is usually digitally colored.

I consider myself to be mostly self-taught. Since the age of 13 I've pored over books and practiced endlessly to improve my craft as much as I could, which I continue to do. I studied children's illustration, basic traditional animation and cartooning for four years at the Garaycochea School of Cartooning (Escuela de Dibujo Garaycochea) in my home country of Argentina. My work was published for the first time in the form of a one-panel daily cartoon on 1997, in the Argentinean newspaper El Diario De Escobar.

I've worked on a number of different freelance projects, from one-shot illustrations to website design, as well as the following children's books of the "Buddy the Bear" series by Rebecca J. Brock:

* Buddy The Bear Goes On Vacation * Buddy The Bear's Birthday Presents * Buddy The Bear Wonders What To Wear * Buddy The Bear Believes In Himself * Buddy The Bear's Golden Rule * Buddy The Bear's Healthy Habits

Samples of these projects are available for viewing in my "Digital" set.

I also work part-time as assistant to a caricaturist. Occasionally, I draw at children's parties and exhibit canvas prints of my illustrations in various places.

I can provide references if you desire them, just drop me a line and I will be more than happy to email them to you.

I am always eager to take on new projects and would be delighted to help you with your own if my style suits your needs, no matter where in the country you may be.

Please feel free to visit my online portfolio at http://www.marinaneira.com.

You can see my current project, a graphic novel titled Meganeea: The Land Above at http://www.meganeea.com.

Thank you for your interest!