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Paula Garcia

Hi! I'm Paula Garcia, an illustrator and animator based in Helsinki. My work is inspired by nature, animals, travel, magic realism, and science fiction. I enjoy expressing myself in vibrant colours, analogue-style animation, and strong and playful textures.

My work has been used in various fields such as advertising, exhibitions, editorials, websites, film festivals, and social media.

I speak fluent English and intermediate Finnish. I'm always keen on hearing fun project pitches and finding creative solutions together!

I'm particularly good at making illustrations that can be turned into animations and published both in print and digitally. I'm also interested in doing work outside of traditional print and digital media and have been experimenting with projects using augmented reality.

Adobe, Snapchat, Helsingin Sanomat, Fortum, Elisa

Illustration and animation / Helsingin Sanomat

Illustrations and animations I made for Helsingin Sanomat’s Family in Music article – a story about a Finnish startup that received millions in funding intending to revolutionise the music industry.

Editorial Journalism Video illustration Animation Arts and Culture Society

Illustration and animation / Helsingin Sanomat

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Illustration and animation / Helsingin Sanomat

Illustrations and animations I made for Helsingin Sanomat’s Family in Music article – a story about a Finnish startup that received millions in funding intending to revolutionise the music industry.

Editorial Journalism Video illustration Animation Arts and Culture Society
Illustration and animation / Helsingin Sanomat

Illustrations and animations I made for Helsingin Sanomat’s Family in Music article – a story about a Finnish startup that received millions in funding intending to revolutionise the music industry.

Editorial Journalism Video illustration Animation Arts and Culture Society
Illustration and animation / Helsingin Sanomat

Illustrations and animations I made for Helsingin Sanomat’s Family in Music article – a story about a Finnish startup that received millions in funding intending to revolutionise the music industry.

Editorial Journalism Video illustration Animation Arts and Culture Society
Illustration and animation / Helsingin Sanomat

Illustrations and animations I made for Helsingin Sanomat’s Family in Music article – a story about a Finnish startup that received millions in funding intending to revolutionise the music industry.

Editorial Journalism Video illustration Animation Arts and Culture Society
Illustration and animation / Helsingin Sanomat

Illustrations and animations I made for Helsingin Sanomat’s Family in Music article – a story about a Finnish startup that received millions in funding intending to revolutionise the music industry.

Editorial Journalism Video illustration Animation Arts and Culture Society
Illustration and animation / Helsingin Sanomat

Illustrations and animations I made for Helsingin Sanomat’s Family in Music article – a story about a Finnish startup that received millions in funding intending to revolutionise the music industry.

Editorial Journalism Video illustration Animation Arts and Culture Society
Illustration and animation / Snapchat

I created a Mass Snap animation, filter, and four stickers for Finland’s 105th Independence Day for Snapchat.

Marketing Social Media Video illustration Animals Animation Festivities Holidays Nature

Illustration and animation / Snapchat

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Illustration and animation / Snapchat

I created a Mass Snap animation, filter, and four stickers for Finland’s 105th Independence Day for Snapchat.

Marketing Social Media Video illustration Animals Animation Festivities Holidays Nature
Illustration and animation / Snapchat

I created a Mass Snap animation, filter, and four stickers for Finland’s 105th Independence Day for Snapchat.

Marketing Social Media Video illustration Animals Animation Festivities Holidays Nature
Illustration and animation / Snapchat

I created a Mass Snap animation, filter, and four stickers for Finland’s 105th Independence Day for Snapchat.

Marketing Social Media Video illustration Animals Animation Festivities Holidays Nature
Illustration and animation / Snapchat

I created a Mass Snap animation, filter, and four stickers for Finland’s 105th Independence Day for Snapchat.

Marketing Social Media Video illustration Animals Animation Festivities Holidays Nature
Illustration / Adobe

Illustration commissioned by the Adobe Creative Residency Fund to promote Illustrator on the iPad.

Marketing Animals Nature Vector graphics

Illustration / Adobe

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Marketing Animals +2
Portals / Personal project

Portals is inspired by the novel How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu as well as The Enigma of Amigara Fault by Junji Ito. In the illustration, portals start appearing out of nowhere and some people are enthralled to get inside them and see what’s on the other side.

Illustrative art Poster Abstract Adventure Nature Available for Licensing

Portals / Personal project

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Illustrative art Poster +4
Simulated Holiday / Personal project

Simulated Holiday is a project that I created to explore the idea of future travels.

Illustrative art Poster Video illustration Animals Animation Travel Available for Licensing

Simulated Holiday / Personal project

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Simulated Holiday / Personal project

Simulated Holiday is a project that I created to explore the idea of future travels.

Illustrative art Poster Video illustration Animals Animation Travel Available for Licensing
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Journalism Poster Illustrative art Editorial Marketing Social Media Video illustration Abstract Animation Animals Holidays Festivities Nature Travel Adventure Arts and Culture Vector graphics Society Available for Licensing