About me
Hello, my name is Yorgos Sgouros and I am a freelance visual artist based in Athens, Greece.
I always liked to draw imaginary worlds and create my pictures using both traditional and digital media. I started illustrating professionally twenty years ago! The positive feedback I received during my first interviews at publishing houses encouraged me to work as a children books illustrator. I love illustrating and I love…children! So the decision came up pretty easily! I have illustrated over 100 books including children’s books, fairytales, fiction, nonfiction and educational books. I also create pictures for advertisements, greeting cards, flash games, web pages, t shirts, posters, magazines, stickers, caricatures, comics, storyboards and many more.
I create art because it makes me happy – hoping that this will make others happy, too! I like creating a beautiful picture, a beautiful world for children. Illustrating gives me the opportunity to express my feelings on paper.
FAVORITE MATERIALS
acrylic, ecoline ink, pen and pastels combining traditional and digital media.
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Some of the clients and brands I’ve worked with:
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Miles Kelly Publishing
Anno Domini Publishing
McCann Erickson
Spot Thompson Hellas
Susaeta Publishing House
MacMillan Hellas
Mamaya Editions
Hartini Poli Publishing House
Disigma Editions
Psihogios Publishing House
Kedros Publishing House
Papadopoulos Publishing House
Agyra Publishing House
Patakis Publishing House
Savalas Publishing House
Kastaniotis Publishing House
Parisianou Editions
Diaplous Editions
Metaichmio Publishing House
Pnoi Editions
Dioptra Publishing House
Kalentis Publishing House
Minoas Publishing House
Diaplasi Editions
Parissia Editions
Ellinika Grammata Editions
Diptyho Editions
Saitis Editions
iWrite Editions
Phylatos Editions
My Edition.gr
Modern Times Editions
Introbooks
Iris Culture
Ifantis
50-50 games
LeBee Editions
Elepap
Hellenic Olympic Committee
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My books published in Greece: Bookpoint
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