Nuno dacosta illustrator biography of rory

Nuno da Costa was born in London to Portuguese parents. A gifted artist from an early age, after studying Modern Languages and Hispanic and Latin American cultural studies at King’s College London, da Costa opted to pursue a career in fashion illustration.

Nuno dacosta illustrator biography of rory

With an instinct for colour and a bold, contemporary line, Nuno da Costa fuses conventional mediums – gouache, watercolour, ink and pastels – with digital technology and an inherently graceful touch. Collaborating with leading hair and make-up artists and stylists, by assimilating the high production values of fashion photography into his concepts, da Costa has developed a singular illustration style.

Blurring the lines between traditional drawing and contemporary photography, his vision presents new possibilities for both.

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Currently Official Illustrator to Vogue Portugal, Nuno da Costa is one of a select number of illustrators invited to create a Vogue cover in recent history.

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