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Aranha Ilustrações Daniel Mesquita

About

Illustrator with 5+ years in comics, character design, and children's illustration. I work side by side with independent authors and game studios — in Brazil and abroad.

Daniel Mesquita, illustrator at Aranha Ilustrações

What I specialise in

  • Comics & Graphic Novels

    From script to finished art. Original or commissioned comics, with visual storytelling that keeps readers turning the page.

  • Character Design

    Original characters with full model sheets: expressions, poses, and turnarounds ready for games, brands, and animation. Versatile and true to your art direction.

  • Children's Illustration

    Picture books, educational materials, and stories that delight children — and win over the parents who buy them. From a single character to the whole book.

Tools I work with

  • Paint Tool SAI 2
  • Photoshop

Where the art ended up

Illustration doesn't end at the delivered file. A few places this work has reached:

  • Montage of Go Up Festival Tejuçuoca 2024 merchandise: a man wears the pink t-shirt with the climber illustration, the back of the shirt shows organiser and sponsor logos, and beside it are the tote bag and mug with the same artwork

    Go Up Festival — Tejuçuoca, 2024

    The illustration became the t-shirt, tote bag and mug of the first climbing festival in Ceará, Brazil.

  • Screenshot of the news section of the Assim Fala a Benzedeira website, with two illustrated articles: one showing two women in white standing in the sea under the moon, another in black and white showing figures at a celebration

    Assim Fala a Benzedeira

    The illustrations run alongside the site's articles, among them "Festa de Iemanjá 2026 e a força dos Orixás" and "Previsões 2026".

How I work

  1. 01

    Initial conversation

    We talk over WhatsApp or on a call. You tell me the story, the goal, and any references you have in mind.

  2. 02

    Proposal & briefing

    I send a detailed quote and a briefing with scope, timeline, and stages. No surprises later.

  3. 03

    Creation

    Sketches, revisions, and stage-by-stage approvals. You follow along and adjust before each step.

  4. 04

    Final delivery

    High-resolution files, ready for print, publishing, or production.

Want to talk about a project?

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