Spanish illustrator Gary Fernández has been drawing since he was a child, but he began to be seriously interested in illustration while working in the design team of the Spanish magazine Vanidad in 2003/2004.

He then started working as a freelance illustrator for clients like Nokia, Zune Originals, Volkswagen, Lucky Strike, Camel and Coca Cola, to name a few. In addition, Gary started running the t-shirt brand VelvetBanana in 2005, where he is the Creative Director. His first collection premiered in spring 2006.

At the beginning of 2008 he published his first book project called “Introduction to Fantastic Girls, Future Landscapes & The Most Beautiful Birds Ever Seen”. It was inspired by the sketchbooks he had been saving for years. A source of endless visual inspiration, this project became the starting point for Gary’s current illustration work. Gary spends his time trying to come up with new worlds full of details, beauty and imagination. He creates environments inspired by the things he loves, the worlds he believes should exist and his life experiences.

When he is not working, you can find him traveling, at a live music venue, in a second-hand bookstore or enjoying a good glass of wine in downtown Santiago, Chile, where has just moved.

Gary Fernández believes in the idea of illustration as a tool for showing the hidden beauty of the ordinary things.

Among his clients are Nokia, MTV, Coca-Cola, Volkswagen, NYLON Japan, Lucky Strike, Viacom, Gyro Worldwide and St. Martin’s Press.