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Patrick Lugo (PLUGO) illustrator of children's books (s.c.b.w.i.), cover art and comics.

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Splinter! Close up of the digital illustration of Splinter! Close up of the digital illustration of the sensei to the teenage mutant ninja turtles. #illustration #digitalart #spinter #tmnt #tbt #fanart #teenagemutantninjaturtles #comicsart #throwbackthursday #martialarts #ninja #ninjaturtles
On the Silk Road, tea was currency. Today that jou On the Silk Road, tea was currency. Today that journey comes full circle as I sip tea I was paid with to provide artwork for its wrapper. Delicious tea, an Organic 2020 Pu-erh called “Elevenses” two bricks in the company of a much coveted cake of @wwchc reserve. all of these are available via @kokkowellness and recommended by yours truly. #tea #puerh #puerhtea #coverart #illustration #packaging #ink #lineart
Happy Lunar New Year! 恭贺新禧!Welcome to the Happy Lunar New Year! 恭贺新禧!Welcome to the year of the Iron Bull, a time when hard work must be coupled with honesty. It's a time for the end of the BS! Last year's rusted rat brought with it a great plague, now is the time for digging deep and beating swords into plowshares, and spears into pruning hooks. Also have a look at my latest illustration IRON BULL. It'll make a great onesie for those children being born this year. #illustration #ox #lunarnewyear #chineseneeyear #yearoftheox #metalox #ironbull #redbubbleartist #originalcharacter #yearofthemetalox #redbull #tshirt
Have I ever told you about Artist’s Editions for Have I ever told you about Artist’s Editions for Little Monk & the Mantis? Since the book’s release in 2012 their increasing rarity has allowed me to spend more time on customizing each addition to the collection. This year I plan to try something different. I’ve set aside two books which will receive a complete re-inking. I’ve already started and will post updates on their progress. #childrensbooks #inking #artistsedition #limitededition #childrensbookweek #illustration #shaolin #mantis #kungfu
Detail from my premier children’s book LITTLE MO Detail from my premier children’s book LITTLE MONK & the MANTIS from @tuttlepublishing A few artists editions remain available for the discerning collector. You can learn more about that at PLUGOarts.com Or check back tomorrow for more. #illustration #childrensbookillustration #kidlitart #watercolor #kungfu #mantis #mantiskungfu #tuttlebooks #childrensbookweek
Detail from my premiere children’s book LITTLE M Detail from my premiere children’s book LITTLE MONK & the MANTIS. Written by the mighty @johnfusco - this book was a dream project. Happy Children’s Author & Illustrator week. #illustration #childrensbookillustration #childrensillustration #mantis #kungfu #watercolorpainting
Meet Ximena-X – original character/cosplay portr Meet Ximena-X – original character/cosplay portrait. A prize for last season’s successful Kickstarter campaign. I’ll be including this as an option for next year’s commission list. #originalcharacter #illustrator #scifiart #scbwiillustrators #cosplayportrait #supportindependentartists
Part 2 of my cosplay-portrait. I’ve been asked t Part 2 of my cosplay-portrait. I’ve been asked to turn folks into characters before. I hope to be doing these much more formally in 2021. I can think of two people in particular who have made this sort of inquiry. #illustration #illustratorsoninstagram #originalcharacter #cosplayportrait #plugoarts #booknow #linkinbio #supportindependentartists
2020 has turned out to be a prolific year. I fini 2020 has turned out to be a prolific year. I finished a number of projects and am on the verge of completing a couple of more. I’m stepping away from the P.O.D. Promoting to share glimpse of one of those finished pieces #illustration #art #artwork #digitalart #digitaldrawing #characterdesign #finishedart #archery
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Patrick Lugo (PLUGO) is a free-lance illustrator of children's books (s.c.b.w.i.), cover art and comics. I have also worked as senior graphic designer for Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine and lead visual designer of KungFuMagazine.com.
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