Author: Patrícia Furtado

  • Anne

    Anne

    Book covers for the Portuguese edition of the classic Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, a series about a red haired orphan.

  • Andrew Lang collection

    Andrew Lang collection

    Covers for the Portuguese editions of Andrew Lang’s classic compilations

  • Heidi

    Heidi

    Cover for the Portuguese edition of the classic Heidi, by Johanna Spyri

  • Greeting Cards

    Greeting Cards

    Merry Xmas! Sweet Easter! Happy Year of the Tiger!

  • O Diário da Matilde

    O Diário da Matilde

    Matilde’s Diary is a companion to the Matilde collection, with colourful pages full of creative prompts, ready to be filled with drawings, text or funny lists.

  • Matilde e o Espelho da Sorte

    Matilde e o Espelho da Sorte

    Matilde and the Lucky Mirror, the fifth volume in the series, brings a rogue teacher, a fluffy but dangerous creature on the loose and a mirror that brings havock to the school.

  • As Gémeas em Santa Clara

    As Gémeas em Santa Clara

    Covers for Sara Rodi’s follow-up novels to the classic The Twins at St. Clare’s, by Enid Blyton

  • Acredita em Ti, Tu És Capaz!

    Acredita em Ti, Tu És Capaz!

    Believe in Yourself, You Can Do It! by Sara Rebello da Silva, is a collection of stories for young girl about self-confidence and self-love.

  • O Livro com Frio

    O Livro com Frio

    The Cold Book, by André Madaleno, is a sequel to The Hungry Book, and just as funny.

  • Beleza Negra

    Beleza Negra

    Cover for the Portuguese edition of the classic Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell

  • Edith Nesbit collection

    Edith Nesbit collection

    Cover for the Portuguese editions of E. Nesbit’s classic children’s novels

  • The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

    The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

    Cover for the Portuguese edition of The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle.

  • À Espera do Natal

    À Espera do Natal

    Waiting for Christmas is a picture book that doubles as an advent calendar, with a story about the Xmas Tree every day.

  • Edgar

    Edgar

    Illustrations from the Portuguese compilations of the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Edgar Rice Burroughs.

  • Os Mafarricos

    Os Mafarricos

    Character design for an upcoming story

  • Summer

    Summer

    Personal Work

  • Matilde e o Segredo dos Quatro Ventos

    Matilde e o Segredo dos Quatro Ventos

    Matilde and the Secret of the Four Winds, the fourth volume of the series, sees Matilde falling out with her best friend, while chasing a mysterious book with an incredible secret.

  • Game Afternoon

    Game Afternoon

    Illustration about American sports

  • Mallory Towers – The First Three Years

    Mallory Towers – The First Three Years

    Cover for a 3-in-1 Portuguese edition of Enid Blyton’s “Mallory Towers”

  • Tess Aura-Land collection

    Tess Aura-Land collection

    Covers for non-existent YA novels by imaginary author Tess Aura-Land

  • O Camião das Histórias

    O Camião das Histórias

    Illustration for The Story Truck, a beautiful story about the passing time and the power of storytelling by beloved Portuguese author Rosário Alçada Araújo

  • Matilde e as Horas Roubadas

    Matilde e as Horas Roubadas

    Matilde and the Stolen Hours is the third volume of the collection. Someone seems to be tinkering with time, but Matilde is the only one that can see it.

  • Folktale Week 2021

    Folktale Week 2021

    Folktale Week 2021. I only managed to finish the three first images, and my story remained unfinished.

  • Matilde e o Retrato Amaldiçoado

    Matilde e o Retrato Amaldiçoado

    Matilde and the Cursed Portrait is the second volume of the adventures of the pink-haired witch. Matilde and her friends are looking for a missing locket and end up finding out much more than they imagined.

  • Alice Vieira collection

    Alice Vieira collection

    Cover design and illustration for classic Portuguese children books by beloved author Alice Vieira

  • Mavie

    Mavie

    Birthday Invite for Mavie. Private commission.

  • Sperm whale and calf

    Sperm whale and calf

    Sperm whales illustration created for the #drawtheoceans challenge by Greenpeace Uk

  • Portraits

    Portraits

    Various portraits

  • Matilde e a Cidade das Portas Mágicas

    Matilde e a Cidade das Portas Mágicas

    Matilde is a young witch who moves from a small village in the forest to a big city to live with her aunt Miranda and study in a regular school. But is it so regular?

  • Portrait commissions

    Portrait commissions

    Portraits of Jota Borgmann for Ritik Dholakia’s Medium Blog

  • Praia de Outono

    Praia de Outono

    Illustration for a short story by Rosário Alçada Araújo.

  • O Elixir

    O Elixir

    Illustration for a short story by Rosário Alçada Araújo

  • Contos que não cabem em casa

    Contos que não cabem em casa

    Illustrations for a collection of short stories published during the lockdowns by Portuguese author Alexandre Honrado.

  • The Hitchcock Gaze

    The Hitchcock Gaze

    Alfred Hitchcock died 40 years ago. To mark the date, I did a set of four illustrations, choosing frames where his camera told the story through the eyes of his characters.

  • Fernão Não, Fernão Sim

    Fernão Não, Fernão Sim

    “Ferdinand No, Ferdinand Yes” is a book by Alexandre Honrado and Miguel Feio, about three characters finding out all they can about Magellan’s first trip around the globe, 500 years ago.

  • O Senhor Clemêncio

    O Senhor Clemêncio

    Illustrations for a short story by Rosário Alçada Araújo

  • Caderneta de Cromos – 10 Anos

    Caderneta de Cromos – 10 Anos

    Cover design and illustration for the collectors edition of “Caderneta de Cromos – 10 anos”, by Nuno Markl

  • O País das Laranjas

    O País das Laranjas

    This beautiful novel by Rosário Alçada Araújo is set in the late forties and tells the story of an Austrian girl who is taken in by a Portuguese family after the war.

  • O Livro com Fome

    O Livro com Fome

    “The hungry book”: An original children’s book by André Madaleno, where the book itself talks to the reader.

  • Minore e a Magia das Cores

    Minore e a Magia das Cores

    Illustrations for a delightful children’s book by Catarina Raminhos.

  • A Minha Rua é Mágica

    A Minha Rua é Mágica

    “My Street is Magical”: Another beautiful children’s book by Rosário Alçada Araújo.

  • O Baloiço Azul

    O Baloiço Azul

    “The Blue Swing” is a children’s book by Rosário Alçada Araújo.

  • Our pregnancy

    Our pregnancy

    Illustrations for pregnancy guide magazine “A Nossa Gravidez – Guia para Pais Grávidos”.

  • Take Magazine

    Take Magazine

    Guest illustration for Take Cinema Magazine’s  –  issue 48, about strong female characters.

  • Num tempo que já la vai

    Num tempo que já la vai

    Illustrations for a children’s book about a girl, her grandmother and a time travelling blanket, by my dear friend and wonderful writer Rosário Alçada Araújo.

  • Jessica Jones

    Jessica Jones

    Fan art illustration

  • Diário de um Adolescente

    Diário de um Adolescente

    Cover for an incredible book about a teenager in the early 20th century, by the wonderful Alice Vieira

  • Girls

    Girls

    A series of digital prints about women

  • Typographical Posters

    Typographical Posters

    A series of hand lettered posters about management and innovation

  • Café Patita

    Café Patita

    Café Patita is my personal cookbook, filled with sweet recipes and small chronicles, photos and illustrations.

  • O Livro de Receitas das Gémeas

    O Livro de Receitas das Gémeas

    The Twins Cookbook is a fully illustrated children cookbook with recipes inspired by the kind of food eaten in Enid Blyton’s Twins at St. Clares novels.

  • A First-Rate Madness

    A First-Rate Madness

    Book cover illustration and design for the portuguese translation of “A first-rate madness”, by Nassir Ghaemi.