Luciano B Monteiro

Luciano Monteiro is a Brazilian illustrator, comic book artist and storyboarder. Also works as a concept artist and an audiovisual director. With a degree in cinema and audiovisual from the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil, Luciano studied Visual Arts at the University of Fraser Valley, Canada and did an academic research about Transnational Cinema at Concordia University, Montreal. He did national and international projects, from film storyboarding to character concepts for a videocast in Canada. Luciano also created illustrations for TV shows and series as well as children's books in Brazil, then published a webcomic called A Tribo and created illustrations for institutional products at Grupo Ser Educacional. His work has a strong narrative appeal, exploring colors and compositions that convey emotions and tell stories with emphasis on the characters.