Las aventuras de Ulises

Illustrations for a children’s edition of The Adventures of Ulysses for Colombia’s Ministry of Culture.

Client: Ministry of Culture of Colombia
Role: Illustration
Year: 2017
Category: Books & publishing

Map of Ulysses’ journey across the Mediterranean

Orange-red Ulises cover composition with a large grinning giant

Reclining red giant beside a fire and small figures

The battle with the Cicones: Ulysses’ ships on the beach

Based on Charles Lamb’s adaptation, the book follows Ulysses on his journey home. I illustrated its characters and encounters for young readers.

Blue sea dotted with rocky islands beneath a pale horizon

Black and gold battle figures spread across a pink field

Red giant lying beside a fire with tiny figures nearby

Dark interior with cooking vessels, hanging smoke and a pale sail-like form

Printed Ulises spread pairing red giants with a Spanish text column

Close-up of a giant's face above blue water and a tiny ship

Dense battle scene with black figures, shields and red-pink gestures

Battle illustration detail with gold garments and black silhouettes

Firelight detail beside a large red hand and dark ground

Small illustrated figures clustered above pale clouds in darkness

Crowded battle illustration with overlapping shields, faces and weapons

Cover detail with a black bird and geometric border on orange-red

Printed Aventuras de Ulises book cover photographed on a woven surface

Open printed book showing the full crowded battle illustration

Printed spread with Spanish text beside the blue island landscape

Printed Ulises page detail with battle figures on pale pink

Cover detail showing Aventuras de Ulises lettering and the grinning giant

Printed battle-scene close-up with shields and overlapping figures

Printed battle detail with angular black figures on red and pink

Open pink book spread with a battle scene above two text columns

Printed battle illustration and Spanish paragraph beneath it

Open book pairing the red giant scene with a text page

A printed page with the giant and the fire

Printed illustration detail with curling smoke and golden vessels

A printed spread with the giant’s face and the sea

The map on the endpapers, with the title page

Ulises title page with a circular portrait and flowered headband

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