Victoria Francés

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Victoria Francés – Expocómic Madrid 2012

Victoria Francés (born October 25, 1982) is a Spanish illustrator.[1]

Life

Francés was born in

Polytechnic University of Valencia.[2]

The first volume of the Favole trilogy was her first illustrated work to be published. Manifested throughout the entirety of the Favole trilogy (2004–07) are themes emerging from Dark Romanticism, highly influenced by both the

Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and well-known works of Gothic art.[citation needed] Her work received a number of awards[3]
and achieved great success in countries where it was published.

Barcelona Comic Convention. There are calendars featuring her artwork, as well as other promotional merchandise, such as posters, puzzles, and tarot cards. In 2007, the course of her artistic career took another direction with the publication of Arlene’s Heart (El Corazón de Arlene)[4] by Planeta DeAgostini
.

In 2009, she published the first volume in her Misty Circus series (Norma Editorial) based on the world of the travelling circus, but written for a younger audience. In the same year, Dark Sanctuary was published (Astiberri Ediciones), written in collaboration with Dark Sanctuary, a “Dark Atmospheric” band from France.

The second volume in the Misty Circus series is entitled The Night of the Witches (La Noche de las Brujas), published in 2010.

In 2011, the Favole trilogy was re-edited to create one single volume entitled Integral Favole (Norma Editorial), a compilation of the three books in addition to unpublished sketches and illustrations. In 2012, Ocean's Lament (El Lamento del Océano) was published, in which the author features a listless, spectral mermaid as the main protagonist.[citation needed].

Francés makes images for her

Pagan Folk band, Faun, and the artwork for a project entitled "Naked Harp," which was made by the Pagan Folk band, Omnia
.

At the end of 2014, Francés presented a new project named MandrakMoors in collaboration with the South Korean bjd doll company, FairyLand. For this project, the author decided to combine both the work of new character design, specifically of characters related to the world of witchcraft and pagan traditions, with the subsequent creation of bjd dolls, in partnership with FairyLand.

Style

Francés and her style are inspired by the

Baudelaire, Bram Stoker, as well as illustrators such as Brian Froud, Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac or Luis Royo and bands like Dark Sanctuary, whom she worked with in 2009.[citation needed
]

Bibliography

Favole Trilogy:

Other Published Work:

References

  1. ^ "Victoria Frances". ArtAskAgency (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ "Victoria Frances". ArtAskAgency (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. ^ "Victoria Frances G. World". vqid. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  4. ISBN 978-84-674-4267-0
    .

External links
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