Angelo J. Bonito, an architect and a self-taught artist, lives in São Paulo, Brazil. Bonito has been a professional illustrator and artist for more than 30 years, working for international advertising agencies and publishers in Brazil since he was 15 years old. Bonito has received many honors for his work, like: The 2004 Grand Prize Columnist Brazil for his printed media artwork; The Gold Medal -1985 in the “Illustration category” - Clube de Criação São Paulo (CCSP) and also was the artist of two Golden Highly Recommended books nominated by the Brazil National Book Foundation Children and Youth. As an extraordinarily diverse artist, Bonito works with 3D digital imaging software as well as with traditional materials and techniques such as oil, acrylic and watercolor.