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ILLUSTRATION // Poster for Ovar’s LGBTQIA+ Pride March

July 2023 marked the 1st LGBTQIA+ Pride Parade in the city of Ovar, here in Portugal, and I’m truly thankful for the incredibly fun opportunity to illustrate not only the event poster but also the posters for the two crowdfunding parties that happened in the two months prior. My favorite part was to have the chance to play around with ocean themes and the imagery of Neptune, the mythological figure that plays a major role in the iconography of this coastal city.

It was also the perfect excuse to officially use Procreate, after a few timid test runs. It didn’t take long to fall in love with how versatile and intuitive the app is, even thou I’m still trying to overcome a mildy steep learning curve, caused by years working on Sketchbook Pro and GIMP. However, it isn’t hard to see the endless potential this software has and why so many artists got hooked on it. Perhaps it’s the kind of tool I need to, again, fall into the habit of digitally doodling stuff that isn’t pixel art.

The god Neptune, which is a local symbol for the city of Ovar, presented as a Drag Queen sitting with a trans flag in the lap and holding a trident that has a pride flag attached, flowing in the wind. Two rainbow waves flow in front while a giant full moon frames the scene from behind.
same illustration as before, but now with the overlay text, in portuguese, announcing the details for the crowdfunding party.

POSTER 1 ⛛ May crowdfunding party.

An androgynous scylla with mastectomy scars emerges from the darkness with part of the tentacles intertwined while the others form heart shapes on each side. With the arms down, open hands eyes closed in a serene expression, emanates an aura with each one of the rainbow colors of the pride flag.
same illustration as before, but now with the overlay text, in portuguese, announcing the details for the crowdfunding party.

POSTER 2 ⛛ June crowdfunding party.

The god Neptune, which is a local symbol for the city of Ovar, presented as a Drag Queen sitting with a trans flag in the lap and holding a trident that has a pride flag attached, flowing in the wind. Two rainbow waves flow in front while a giant sun frames the scene from behind.
same illustration but now with the overlay text in portuguese, announcing the motto for the parade as well as the day, time and location for the event.

POSTER 3 ⛛ July LGBTQIA+ Pride Parade Poster

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