Duda Oliva | Illustration and Picturebooks

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Hi! I’m Duda, a latin American illustrator very passionate about nature, folklore, magical realism and literature. I work with traditional techniques on picturebooks and editorial illustration. Nice to meet you!

Illustration of a group of insects playing music while a child watches and sing along. Image inspired by Roald Dahls picturebook for children James and the giant Peach

Illustration of small child riding a lhama and holding a green banner while other animals from different places of earth follow them. Image represent environmental protection and fight against climate change

Illustration of a group of people enjoying a sunny day at the beach. People at the sea play, swim, relax and surf. On the shore, a small girl kicks the incoming waves

Illustration of a group of insects on the top of a giant peach tying seagulls to the fruit's stem. Image inspired by Roald Dahls picturebook for children James and the giant Peach

Illustration of a black girl exploring space, reading books and looking at the stars. Her room is filled with space related stuff, like solar system, small plants from Mars, asteroids, atomic models, posters, rockets, constellations and a telescope

Illustration of a young woman flies from giant beetles with a small ladybug on her arms. Plants and fowers surround the scene

Illustration of a group of children buying tickets to the a circus attraction. The vendors laugh and giggle, holding lots of money on their hands. Image inspired by Roald Dahls picturebook for children James and the giant Peach

Illustration of a group of workers having lunch atop a skyscrapper getting surprised by a flying peach hovering high up in the sky, carried by hundreds of seagulls. Image inspired by Roald Dahls picturebook for children James and the giant Peach

A father reads a book to his both daughters before they sleep; they are in a colorful room, filled with tiny toys and flower patterns; a warm lampshade lights up the scene

Illustration of the Brooklin Bridge, with many vehicles stuck in the traffic as people watch a giant fruit fly by the bridge's side. Image inspired by Roald Dahls picturebook for children James and the giant Peach

an old couple laughs and dates at a bench on a park during autumn: the leaves fall around them and many birds gather to eat small popcorns they are trowing in the ground

Illustration of a chaotic scene after a giant peach went down hill destroying everything on its path. Cows, peasants, childre, cats, cars, fences, rooftops and watermelons get all mixed. Image inspired by Roald Dahls picturebook for children James and the giant Peach

People gather in a cemetery to honour their deceased relatives while a group of ghostly animals play hide and seek with the children

Illustration of Bacurau, a small brazilian bird, drinking and eating worms, fruis and beetles during his breakfast

A grandma holds a piece of cloth with different african patterns for a group of child to see during Kwanzaa celebration

Illustration of a boy and his father gather wood for the winter. Their dog follows them as a small city appear on the distance

Illustration of a group of children bullying a teenage girl and stealing her books in front of a traditional caipira house from Brazil

Illustration of a woman and two teenagers riding bikes on a colourful park on Serra da Capivara

Illustration of an indigenous girl embracing her village

Illustration of a witch putting a spell on a magical flower

Illustration of an egyptian fair with a lot of people buying candies. A family of three approaches a vendor while children around them ask for sweets

Illustration of a mother holding close her two magical suns: the the Day and the Night

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