My name is Marisa Lopez, y was born in Bilbao (Basque country-Spain) and I’ve lived in Madrid during 12 years, my second mother country.
\nI studied fashion design in the Basque Institute for new careers and I’ve worked as bridal and scenic costumes designer and patronist for many years.
\nI’ve taught drawing and painting to adults and children, as well as crafts, fashion design and art history.
\nIn my artwork I’m using mixed techniques, pencil sketches, scanned and coloured in photoshop and painter with a wacom digital tablet.
\nMy artworks were selected to be included in Ballistic publishing “Exotique 3” (2008) and Expos’10 (2012), annual publication which lists the best worldwide artworks of digital artists.
\nI worked as graphic and textile designer for “Zen Spirit”,as illustrator for “Clara” magazine, as 3D creator for Bitart and scenery and characters development for an educational video game of “Gestionet.”
\nI’m dedicated to editorial illustration for books, magazines and role-playing games, I collaborate with photographers to retouching and photomanipulation, I build websites and performed graphic design works for companies and design studios.
\nIn 2009, “Amalurra” was awarded first prize in the illustration contest “Mallorca Fant\u00e1stica”.
\nDuring two years, I was Art Director of “Imaginarios” fantasy magazine produced by Federaci\u00f3n de fantas\u00eda \u00e9pica & Universidades lectoras.
\nIn November 2011, my first book as autor, “Ilunabar Magic Fables” was published by Dibbuks editorial.<\/p>\n
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Mi nombre es Marisa L\u00f3pez, como ilustradora, Sarima, simplemente el resultado de invertir el orden de las s\u00edlabas de mi nombre. Nac\u00ed y vivo actualmente en Bilbao con un inciso de 12 a\u00f1os en Madrid, mi segunda patria.
\nEstudi\u00e9 dise\u00f1o de indumentaria en el Instituto vasco de nuevas carreras y durante a\u00f1os me dediqu\u00e9 al dise\u00f1o y confecci\u00f3n nupcial y de vestuario esc\u00e9nico.
\nHe impartido clases de dibujo y pintura, tanto a adultos como a ni\u00f1os, as\u00ed como de manualidades, dise\u00f1o de moda e historia del arte.
\nPosteriormente volv\u00ed a mi faceta de ilustradora esta vez en digital, utilizando photoshop, painter y gimp para mis trabajos.
\nMis trabajos han sido seleccionados para el “Exotique3” en 2008 y “Expos’10” en 2012, publicaciones anuales de Ballistic Publishing, que recoge los mejores trabajos de artistas digitales de todo el mundo.
\nMe dedico a la ilustraci\u00f3n editorial para libros, revistas y juegos de rol, colaboro con fot\u00f3grafos para retoque y fotomanipulaci\u00f3n, construyo p\u00e1ginas web y realizo trabajos de dise\u00f1o gr\u00e1fico para empresas y estudios de dise\u00f1o.
\nEn 2009 “Amalurra” fue galardonada con el primer premio en el certamen de ilustraci\u00f3n de Mallorca fant\u00e1stica.
\nHe sido durante dos a\u00f1os Directora de Arte de Imaginarios, revista de difusi\u00f3n de fantas\u00eda producida por La Federaci\u00f3n de fantas\u00eda \u00e9pica y las Universidades lectoras.
\nEn Noviembre de 2011, se public\u00f3 mi primer libro como autora “Ilunabar Magic Fables” por la editorial Dibbuks.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>