Liss Ampuero | Digital Artist, Character Designer & Editorial Illustrator

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Children's book illustration by Liss Ampuero: a red-haired boy in a wooden boat tossed by storm waves, lightning, and a great eye in the sea. From Nunca estoy solo. — Look 01 Storm at sea Children's book · Nunca estoy solo · Double-page spread

Children's book illustration by Liss Ampuero: a boy huddled in a wooden boat on a dark wave, with jellyfish and orange fish in the water. From Nunca estoy solo. — Look 02 Held by the wave Children's book · Nunca estoy solo · Double-page spread

Children's book illustration by Liss Ampuero: a boy diving through sunbeams toward a coral reef, a sunken boat, and a great sea creature. From Nunca estoy solo. — Look 03 Into the deep Children's book · Nunca estoy solo · Double-page spread

Children's book cover by Liss Ampuero: a girl with lilac curls standing in a lavender field, a white dove in flight. Title: Lavender, a story in purple. — Look 04 Lavender Children's book · Lavender · Cover

Children's book illustration by Liss Ampuero: three white doves flying over a field of purple lavender under a pale lilac sky. — Look 05 Flight over lavender Children's book · Lavender · Cover

Children's book illustration by Liss Ampuero: a girl with orange braids holding a teddy bear, looking toward snowy mountains. — Look 06 Towards the mountains Children's book · Picture book plate

Children's book illustration by Liss Ampuero: two girls decorating a giant cupcake house and reading together on a garden swing. — Look 07 The cupcake house Children's book · Picture book plate

Children's book illustration by Liss Ampuero: Maru at a golden mirror in a cherry-blossom garden, with hanging clothes and a pink sewing machine. — Look 08 At the looking glass Children's book · Maru

Children's book illustration by Liss Ampuero: Maru sequence, plate A, same character continued from the looking glass. — Look 09 Maru, plate A Children's book · Maru

Children's book illustration by Liss Ampuero: Maru the fluffy seamstress under cherry blossoms, surrounded by fabrics, thread, and sewing tools. — Look 10 Maru the seamstress Children's book · Maru

Children's book illustration by Liss Ampuero: a child peeking from under a floral blanket at a window at night, with cactus, pan flute, and a crescent moon. — Look 11 Night at the window Children's book · Picture book plate

Pattern illustration by Liss Ampuero: a dark-ground carnival of clowns, fortune teller, bicycle, and circus figures with luminous outlines. — Look 01 Carnival constellation Pattern · Surface design

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: two stylised dogs floating among neon-outlined citrus clouds, tea, umbrella, and falling shoes. — Look 01 Dogs in the clouds Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a hen and a rooster on roller skates against a jagged citrus staircase. — Look 02 Roller hens Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a woman falling upside-down with a bicycle, red balloons, headphones, and citrus colour fields. — Look 03 Inverted bicycle Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a surreal hatter in a tall orange hat and pink polka-dot coat, holding a teacup among citrus clouds. — Look 04 Citrus hatter Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a fashion figure in orange duck-boots walking with a slender spotted companion under pink spirals. — Look 05 Spotted companion Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a figure in pink-and-white stripes riding a spotted creature under neon-blue clouds. — Look 06 Striped rider Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a portrait with electric-blue hair, glasses, and an exploding citrus floral headpiece. — Look 07 Floral headpiece Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a sunglassed giraffe on a unicycle with a rainbow umbrella against radiating orange stripes. — Look 08 Giraffe on a wire Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a woman in heart glasses wearing a towering cake-and-ice-cream hat and a strawberry-patterned dress. — Look 09 Dessert hat Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a bee-themed figure carrying a glowing honeycomb tray through swirls of gold honey. — Look 10 Honey bee Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a pirate with a heart eyepatch, cutlass, and parrot leaping over a beach with octopus tentacles. — Look 11 Heart pirate Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a singer and guitarist on a red stage with yellow lights and a citrus spotlight. — Look 12 Citrus stage Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: two upside-down figures with magenta and lime hair, bird talons, and floating white bubbles. — Look 13 Inverted talons Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a lavender-skinned woman reclining on a hot-pink heart bed, talking on a purple telephone. — Look 14 Heart telephone Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: eight elongated figures carrying baskets, fruit, and pots under a large yellow sun. — Look 15 Harvest dance Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a figure in orange-striped balloon trousers watering plants under a yellow moon. — Look 16 Moonlit garden Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a woman with purple hair cycling past pastel buildings under a large yellow sun and fruiting branches. — Look 17 Day cycle Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: a woman cycling past pastel buildings under a purple night sky, crescent moon, and citrus fruit. — Look 18 Night cycle Pop · Citrus

Pop illustration by Liss Ampuero: two figures leaping in a field, seen through a window framed with magenta grapes. — Look 19 Through the grapevine Pop · Citrus

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