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1 – To Start, tell us a bit about yourself where you were born and where you live…
I was born in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras (Central America) in 1987 and I’m currently living in the same city just with my family, working as an illustrator and designer and studing graphic design at the same time.

2 – How did you get started in the arts?
I spent my childhood drawing, creating things and reading, which has kept my love for art throughout my life, but it was until over two years ago that I could focus on the illustration and make it my hobby, my work, and my passion. I started publishing my first works in my old blog, I can say that the comments and support of many readers, friends and family were also an important piece to discover that I want to be an illustrator.

3- Where do yo draw your inspiration from?
Music, beautiful things around, some movies (the more bizarre the better), unknown persons while walking on a street, the smell of coffee, love, loneliness, nostalgia, children’s stories and more. But in most cases it comes from music, I’m addicted it.

4- Can you describe for us what a regular day is like for you?
I usually try to get up early, taking a bath and a good strong coffee just with a heavy breakfast, and then try and make sure to plan my day and do my duty once to keep my mind clear while working. Then I check my mail and my news feed reader for daily inspiration and start to draw, paint, create new concepts and let ideas flow out. The rest is different every day.

5- What is your most common approach for completing a project?
My focus is always make sure that every new project is much better than the last one.

6- Out of all your work what is your favorite piece and why?
I think my favorite was “The Messenger of Love is old n Tired”, this one emerged in a moment of sadness combined with enthusiasm and very deep feelings. It was like finding some humor in me in the midst of a difficult situation.

7- Is it easy to make a living in the work that you do?

Definitely No. The illustration industry in my country is very poor, there is little market for it and I have resolved to work with web design projects in most cases. But still, I love what I do, and not because I have to pay bills, I would completely dedicate this even If I would not earn enough to live comfortably. It was a hard job to take the decision to become a freelance illustrator, it requires hard work, consistent self promotion, enthusiasm and love for what I do, but even with everything, I enjoy it very much and am very happy to do so.

8- Who is your biggest influence?

My influences are mostly contemporary illustrators and artists working today, including: Dan May, Jim Bradshaw, Alex Dukal, Alberto Cerriteño, Adria Fruitos, Christopher Nielsen, Gustavo Aimar, Ana Bagayan, Mark Ryden, Jason Limon, and many others .

9- How important is technology for the work that you do? What tools could you not live with out?
Too much! I can say. I enjoy traditional techniques as well as the digital, but I love the freedom that you get with photoshop and that is very difficult to obtain with non-digital media, could not live without it and without my wacom tablet, of course.
10- How important is color in your work and why?
Very much! It’s my favorite way to convey feelings and direct approach through my drawings.

11- Whats your favorite color?
It depends of my mood, but in most cases it’s Aqua Green.

12- Where can people get in contact with you?
At my website/blog: www.wilmermurillo.com
Inside there are a lot of options where they can contact me. Thanks so much!

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