Fantasy Art Book. Soul & Sword 

by Javier Charro 


about book :-

80 pages Collection of pencil sketches done by the artist Javier Charro. This Art Book contains sketches done for Allwënn: Soul & Sword. written by Jesús B. Vilches and illustrated by Javier Charro
 
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About the Author :-

Biography
BIO (Spanish and English):

SPANISH: 

Javier Charro Martínez nace en León en 1980 y se traslada a Las Palmas de G.C. con pocos meses de edad. A través de su padre, pintor en su juventud, inicia su pasión por el arte pictórico. Su hermano y él comparten aficiones y pasan las horas dibujando, influenciados por el arte fantástico y el cómic americano.

Tras colaborar en un corto de animación, en 2003 comienza a publicar ilustraciones para juegos de rol. Desde ese momento comienza a trabajar como ilustrador freelance, compaginándolo con la carrera de arquitectura.

En 2006 se establece en Madrid trabajando como arquitecto creativo en el conocido estudio español A-cero mientras continúa su carrera como ilustrador. Es en verano de 2010 cuando decide centrarse definitivamente en la ilustración, iniciando nuevos proyectos y abarcando un mayor número de encargos.

Durante estos años ha publicado cientos de ilustraciones en distintos medios como portadas de novelas, juegos de móvil, juegos de rol y miniaturas, cartas, revistas etc. Recientemente también se encarga de poner dibujo y color al cómic del conocido juego Blood & Glory: Legend, embarcándose así en la narración gráfica. Han confiado en él para poner imagen a sus productos, clientes como Fantasy Flight Games, Dream Pod 9, Glu Mobile Inc., Cryptozoic, Mongoose Publishing, Hero Games, Team Jabberwocky, Crafty Games, Moon Design Publications, Holocubierta, Mundos Épicos y Editorial Sombra entre otros. Además en 2011 la prestigiosa Ballistic Publishing selecciona dos de sus trabajos entre ilustradores de nivel internacional para EXOTIQUE 7 y otros dos de sus trabajos forman parte en 2012 de la publicación "S Artbook" (spanish art compilation) que recopila los mejores ilustradores nacionales.
During these last years he has published hundreds of illustrations in different media, such as novel covers, mobile games, role-playing games and miniatures, sets of cards, magazines, etc. Lately, he is also in charge of drawing and colouring the comic of the popular game Blood and Glory: Legend, embarking, thus, upon graphic narrative, too. Many have entrusted him with the images of their products, his clients include Fantasy Flight Games, Dream Pod 9, Glu Mobile Inc., Cryptozoic, Mongoose Publishing, Hero Games, Team Jabberwocky, Crafty Games, Moon Design Publications, Holocubierta, Mundos Épicos and Editorial Sombra among others. In 2011, the prestigious Ballistic Publishing selects two of his works among those of world-class illustrators for EXOTIQUE 7 and two of his pictures became part of the 2012 S-Artbook (Spanish Art Compilation), which compiles the best national illustrations.

La asociación con el escritor Jesús B. Vilches en 2010 supone el paso del trabajo por encargo a la iniciativa creativa. El primer proyecto trazado en común que verá la luz será "Allwënn, Soul&Sword". Un relato ilustrado basado en los personajes de la saga "La Flor de Jade", escrita por Jesús B. Vilches que saldrá a la venta en español e inglés en las principales plataformas digitales, planteando un ritmo de narración distinto al habitual en este tipo de libros y un extenso abanico de contenidos entre los que se cuentan bocetos y procesos de las ilustraciones. A raíz del desarrollo de este trabajo Vilches & Charro afianzan su alianza y la llevan más allá del relato ilustrado, publicando los tres libros de "La Flor de Jade" y la nueva serie de novelas "Irene" a través de Amazon. También inician una aventura narrada e ilustrada en la red, donde los lectores intervienen en el destino de la narración en "La Flor de Jade: Elige tu Destino". Tras "Allwënn, Soul & Sword" el binomio de autores independientes Vilches & Charro promete (o amenaza) en los próximos años con brindar al lector y espectador un catálogo entero de productos que redefina el vínculo clásico entre ilustradores y escritores.

ENGLISH: 

Javier Charro Martínez was born in León in 1980 and moved to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria when he was but months old. His father, who had been a painter in his youth, passed on his enthusiasm for art to his son. Javier and his brother shared their hobby and spent hours painting influenced by fantastic art and American comics.

After collaborating in an animated short film in 2003, he starts publishing illustrations for role-playing games. From then on, he combines his career in architecture with his work as a freelance illustrator.

In 2006, he moves to Madrid where he works as a creative architect in the well-known Spanish studio A-cero while he continues with his career as an illustrator. In the summer 2010, he decides to concentrate on illustration, starting new projects and accepting more orders.

His association with the writer Jesús B. Vilches in 2010 was a turning point in his career as it led from work made to order to creative initiative. Their first common venture was "Älwen Soul&Sword", an illustrated story based on the characters of the saga Flor de Jade, written by Jesús B. Vilches. This project will go on sale in Spanish and English in the main digital platforms. It strays from the usual layout of this kind of books, proposing a different narrative rhythm and a vast range of extra contents among which you can find sketches and illustration processes. Following this project Vilches&Charro consolidated their alliance and took their partnership beyond the illustrated book. They have now published three of the five novels of the saga La Flor de Jade and a new series of novels Irene available in Amazon. They have also started an illustrated adventure narrative online, where readers determine the course of events called La Flor de Jade: Choose your destiny. After "Älwen Soul&Sword", this couple of independent authors, Vilches &Charro, promises (or threatens -you choose-) to provide their readers and audience a catalogue full of products which will surely redefine the traditional link between illustrators and writers.



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