Julio E. Jácome Paz.
Self-taught Illustrator.
Admirer and always learning of the great exponents of the Golden era of illustration of the nineteenth century, as well as the pioneers of the comic and legendary illustrators of science fiction and fantasy covers of the century XX.
Always inspired by the traditional analog art and craftsmanship that involves an illustration work, it has been dedicated to perfecting a versatile style using ink in different techniques. Graduated from the music career at the University of Guadalajara, he maintains his activities and learning as a musician and illustrator.
“Don’t copy things from photos or real life. Look at them. See them. Digest them, rebuild them in your brain and draw your own version of them. They might not be accurate, but the important thing is that they seem accurate.”
Favourite Visual Artist
Harold Foster - Gustave Dore - Hayao Miyazaki - Frank Frazetta - John Buscema
Favourite Movies
Miyazaki works - Kurosawa works - Fire and Ice (Tygra) Frazetta&Bakshi work
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Falkenbach, A Silver MT. Zion, Godspeed You! Black Emperor...Cellists: Pau Casals, Daniil Shafran, Mistlav Rostropovich and Emanuel Feuermann.
Favourite Books
Don Quijote de la Mancha, Starship Troopers, RingWorld, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Saga, The Beowulf, Conan Saga, Prince Valiant...
Favourite Writers
Robert E. Howard, Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Fritz Lieber, Jorge Luis Borges, J. R. R. Tolkien, Miguel de Cervantes, Hal Foster, Julio Cesar, Jenofonte, Chrétien de Troyes, Geoffrey de Monmouth...
Favourite Games
Chess...and The Battletech Universe
Favourite Gaming Platform
Board Games
Other Interests
History - Poetry - Dinosaurs - Life...Calvin&Hobbes, Asterix...Mafalda, Quino...Tintin...