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George Bilianides, has been drawing for 10 years.He is  self-taught and is now studying Graphic design in Frederick University in Nicosia. He wants to become a comic book artist and write comic books that will inspire people for generations like Stan Lee. He has always loved Marvel comic books and the world Stan Lee created and now is currently writing his own comic book with characters that he has created.

You can find George’s work on his Instagram page.

Degphilip is an Illustrator and Graphic Designer that resides in Thessaloniki, Greece. He graduated from the Florina School of Fine Arts in 2011, and the Comink school in 2016, in which he teaches digital art since 2019. He has been working professionally as a freelance illustrator since 2017, creating portraits, animations, book covers, and illustrations for children’s books, and has taken part in numerous art exhibitions and comic conventions.

In 2019, along with Dimitris Sarlos, he published his first graphic novel, Pigings. Since then he has participated in many comic projects, such as “Enceladus’ Lullaby” with LoudMouse Crew Comics. His most recent works include the animated video clip “Περβόλι” for Αλγίμωτρα, 3D Mapping for the play “Around the World in 80 Days”, and Τραγουδοπαραμυθόκοσμος.

You can find Filippos’s work on his webpage.

Pleiades consists of 2 Greek up-and-coming artists. Dio and Soph are students in the Audio Visual Arts department in Corfu and love to draw characters from their favorite Anime and Games. They are both traveling from Greece in hopes of meeting and getting inspired by other talented artists.

You can find Pleiades‘ work on their Instagram page.

Fares Zoghlami, known by his artist name Approtis, is a self-taught illustrator and comic artist who has been creating art since he was a child. As the son of an architect, he learned about perspective and shading at a young age, and always had a pen in his hand whether it was traditional or digital.

Fares was first introduced to Dungeons and Dragons when he began creating character art commissions for clients online. Although he’s tried to start some games with friends, they inevitably fall apart, so he sticks to creating artwork inspired by the fantasy world.

He found inspiration in the work of artists such as Mike Mignola and Jean Giraud (better known as Moebius), and now looks up to comic artist Simone D’Armini. As a self-taught artist, Fares struggled to find his own style, but eventually developed a unique technique that he calls “confetti hatching” which adds texture and depth to his illustrations, and from there the quality and consistency has overall improved with time.

Fares has worked on a variety of projects, including comics and novel illustrations. He’s featured in the Monster Mashup Anthology, a successful Kickstarter project, and has done commissions through Reddit and Instagram. He recently opened an Etsy shop, which gives him a storefront from which to sell his digital work, and his very few physical products.

Currently, Fares is working on a fantasy card game and short comic book based on an adventuring blacksmith. He’s also planning to release a print set inspired by far off fantasy worlds.

When Fares isn’t busy creating art for his clients, he has a day job where he works in marketing, covering everything from copywriting to character designs, as well as spending time with his girlfriend who supports his career and makes sure he gets enough downtime and drinks enough coffee. Fares dreams of one day pitching a story to his favorite comic publisher, Dark Horse.

You can find Fares‘ artwork on his Instagram, or visit his Etsy shop to purchase prints and commissions.