Hi there!
"Belldream" is my artistic name, but if you prefer you can just call me Mari.
I'm from Portugal, and i'm a young female artist on the start of my career.
My dream is to be able to illustrate children's books for living.
At the moment i'm trying to finishing my Master Degree, and at the same time i'm applying myself into some contests.
Besides Drawing and Painting, i do enjoy Reading, Swimming, Violin, watching Manga, Anime, Dramas, Movies, listening to Music, going out with family and friends, etc.
I consider myself as a friendly person.
I'm shy at first, but as soon as i get some confidence, i tend to talk alot.
I'm hoping to met nice people here that do enjoy art like i do, and maybe make some friends with time.
*hugs*
Favourite Visual Artist
Fátima Afonso (female portuguese illustrator) is my favorite
Favourite Movies
Howl's Moving Castle is my favorite; Studio Ghibli movies, Disney movies, Pixar movies, ...besides animation movies i like Harry Potter movies, Twilight movies, Star Wars movies, Lord of the Rings movies, Pirates of Caribbean movies, and many many more...
Favourite TV Shows
Marmalade Boy is my favorite. I have too many TV shows that i like. They are all, pretty much, animation series. Besides them, i also like Lost, CSI, Angel, Ghost Whisperer, House, Charmed, Dawson's Creek, ...
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Sarah Brightman, Within Temptation, Evanescence, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Enya, The Celtic Woman, Vangelis, Gregorian, Guanos Apes, Madredeus, ...
Favourite Books
Harry Potter books, Twilight books, Inheritance Cycle, Sherlock Holmes, Poirot and Miss Marple, Da Vinci Code and Inferno, Message in a Bottle, The Island, The Thief Lord, Ink Heart trilogy...
Favourite Writers
Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Enid Blyton, Mark Twain, Cornelia Funke, Nicholas Sparks, Dan Brown, J. K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, Christopher Paolini, Victoria Hislop, ...
Favourite Games
Final Fantasy games, Naruto and Bleach games, Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom, Eternal Sonata, Lego games, Harry Potter games, LocoRoco games, Dragoneer's Aria, Kingdom Hearts, Little Big Planet, ...
Favourite Gaming Platform
PS2,PS3,PSP
Tools of the Trade
I work mainly with traditional mediums: Aquarelle, Ecoline, Gouache, Acrylic Paint, Oil, Colored Pencils, Dry Pastel, Oil Pastel, Graphite, Markers, Indian Ink, Charcoal. Digital: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, InDesign, Premiere and After Effects.
Other Interests
Drawing, Painting, Swimming, Reading, Cooking, Violin, reading Manga, watching Anime and KDramas, listening to Music, going out with family and friends...