[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"artist-TavoMontanez":3},{"artist":4,"images":56,"details":704},["Reactive",5],{"de":6,"formatted_name":7,"portfolio_url":8,"excludes":9,"default_view":10,"fresh":11,"illustrator":12,"country":13,"live":12,"name":14,"hiddens":15,"show_on_all":12,"az_image":16,"az_alt":43,"artist_id":44,"animation":6,"is_new":6,"kidsbooks":6,"galleries":45,"max_images":54,"region":55,"gib":6},false,"Tavo Montanez","TavoMontanez",[],"3",0,true,"Mexico","Montanez, Tavo",[],{"keys":17,"alt":29,"detail":30,"galleries":33,"image_id":38,"pro":39,"artist_id":40,"url":41,"order":42,"animation":6},[18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28],"Bold Patterns","Bright Colors","Conceptual","Digital Art","Editorial","Environmental Art","Outline Drawing","Pen And Ink Drawing","People.Portrait\u002FFaces","Photo Realistic","Professional","Robert Custer portrait with playing cards by Tavo Montanez",{"title":31,"description":32},"Portrait of Robert Custer with Playing Cards","Robert Custer illustration portrait for Science News. 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A portrait of Salman Rushdie for the review written by Ron Charles about \"Victory City\".",[20,67,68,21,69,70,71,72,73,74,26],"Decorative","Detail","Graphic","History","Line and Colour","People","People.Faces","People.Men",[37,35,34],"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165732\u002Fthe-washington-post-section.jpg",1.2255,"Salman Rushdie portrait for Book World section The Washington Post",165732,{"detail":81,"keys":84,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":91,"order":92,"url":93,"pro":94,"alt":95,"image_id":96},{"title":82,"description":83},"Elegant Architectural Entrance","Ornate entrance with red doors and decorative archway under pink foliage",[85,86,87,21,70,88,89,90],"Architecture.Buildings","Architecture.Cityscape","Architecture.Homes","Mixed Medium","Pencil","Rustic",[37],3,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165865\u002Fvibrant-pink-foliage.jpg",1.351,"Red doorway with ornate arch and vibrant pink foliage",165865,{"detail":98,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":101,"order":102,"url":103,"pro":104,"keys":105,"alt":114,"image_id":115},{"title":99,"description":100},"Herpetologist Alejandro Arteaga with Ecuador Repti","Illustrations for the feature article about Herpetologist Alejandro Arteaga who has won accolades for his efforts to identify and protect Ecuador’s reptiles and amphibians. 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La Condesa Sangriente\" written by Laura Blázquez Cruz and published by Akal Ediciones at Spain.",[174,121,20,67,68,21,69,70,175,71,72],"Beauty","Horror",[138,37,164,35,34],"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165743\u002Fcover-interior-illustration.jpg",1.4575,"Book illustrations for La Hungría de Erzsèbet Báthory",165743,{"detail":182,"keys":184,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"alt":188,"galleries":189,"order":190,"url":191,"pro":192,"image_id":193},{"description":183},"Illustration for the promotional mural art of the NFL Mexico Game 2022 for ESPN Mexico and NFL.",[21,88,185,73,74,186,26,187],"Mural","People.Occupations","Sport","Illustration of NFL players 49ers and Cardinals facing off Mexico Game",[127,35],9,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F166003\u002Fnfl_mexico_game_2022_espn_mural.jpg",0.815,166003,{"detail":195,"keys":199,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":200,"order":201,"url":202,"pro":203,"alt":204,"crop":205,"image_id":206},{"title":196,"client":197,"description":198},"Frida Kahlo in Aire","Aire Magazine","Set of illustrations for an article about Frida Kahlo written by Desireé Torres and published by Aire, a magazine edited by Aeromexico and Grupo Expansión.",[20,67,68,21,69,70,71,88,125,89,72],[37,35,34],10,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165749\u002Ffrida-kahlo-article.jpg",1.3095,"Editorial artwork for Frida Kahlo article in Aire magazine","{\"x\":52,\"y\":30,\"w\":218}",165749,{"detail":208,"keys":211,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":215,"order":216,"url":217,"pro":218,"alt":219,"image_id":220},{"title":209,"description":210},"Portrait of James Hoffmann","Portrait illustration of James Hoffmann",[20,21,158,212,160,213,214,71,88,72,73],"Food","Ink","Line",[35,37,34],11,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F166593\u002Fportrait-james-hoffmann.jpg",1.414,"Portrait illustration of James Hoffmann by Tavo Montanez",166593,{"detail":222,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":225,"order":226,"url":227,"pro":228,"keys":229,"alt":234,"image_id":235},{"title":223,"description":224},"Cover Illustration for Nosotros Novel","Cover illustration for pocket edition of the novel \"We\" - «Мы» by Evgueni I. Zamiatin edited and published as \"Nosotros\" by Ediciones Akal in Madrid, Spain. \r\n\r\nThe Illustration is experimental digital images made with a combination of original pencil drawings and paper and leaves collage remastered and remixed with Adobe Photoshop.",[36,37,35,34,138],12,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F170607\u002Fcover-illustration-nosotros-novel.jpg",1.2021428571428572,[230,145,21,22,23,231,232,147,88,233,26],"Abstract","Experimental","Literary","Modern","Cover illustration for Nosotros novel by Tavo Montanez",170607,{"detail":237,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":240,"order":241,"url":242,"pro":243,"keys":244,"alt":251,"image_id":252},{"title":238,"description":239},"PHC 50th Anniversary Directors Portrait","PHC (Powered Heating Components Ltd) is celebrating its 50th anniversary and the company asked to commission a bespoke piece of original artwork as a surprise gift for the company's current directors.\r\n\r\nThe artwork was meant to celebrate the company's origins, its founder John O'Hara (deceased) and family legacy, Daniel O'Hara and Oliver O'Hara, current directors. Also, the artwork needed to include the key location and visual identity from across the business's history at Bristol, UK.",[],13,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F170609\u002Fphc-50th-anniversary-directors.jpg",1.402,[245,246,247,248,21,23,249,250,26,27,28],"Architectural Detail","Architectural Visualization","Celebration","Commemorative Stamp","Green Tones","People.Family","Portraits of PHC directors with company building in background by Tavo Montanez",170609,{"detail":254,"keys":257,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":259,"order":260,"url":261,"pro":218,"alt":262,"image_id":263},{"title":255,"description":256},"Surreal Portrait with Mechanical Tentacles","Jhonen Vazquez portrait. The illustration is an original ink drawing remastered and colored in Adobe Photoshop.",[121,156,68,21,213,214,88,72,258,73,74],"People.Expressions",[35,37,36,34],14,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F166114\u002Fsurreal-portrait-mechanical-tentacles.jpg","Surreal green-skinned portrait with mechanical tentacles by Tavo Montanez",166114,{"detail":265,"keys":268,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":271,"order":272,"url":273,"pro":274,"alt":275,"image_id":276},{"title":266,"description":267},"Victoria Beer","Key visual for Victoria beer (US) used across primary and secondary packaging, social and digital displays and featured an AR experience that allowed for consumers to engage further with the packaging.",[154,121,156,67,68,21,158,269,69,71,270],"Ghost","Magical",[127,163,35,164],15,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165760\u002Fvictoria-beer-label.jpg",1.346,"Label design or Victoria beer (US)",165760,{"detail":278,"keys":281,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":282,"order":283,"url":284,"pro":285,"alt":286,"image_id":287},{"title":279,"description":280},"NBA Finals 2025","Illustration for the promotional mural art of the NBA Finals 2025, commissioned by Picnic Arts Media for Disney-ESPN Mexico and NBA.",[156,67,68,21,122,69,71,185,72,73,74],[127,35,34],16,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165722\u002Fofficial-promotional-illustration.jpg",1.406,"Basketball themed mural art for NBA Finals 2025",165722,{"detail":289,"keys":292,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":294,"order":295,"url":296,"pro":218,"alt":297,"image_id":298},{"title":290,"description":291},"Portrait of Guillermo del Toro","Portrait illustration of Guillermo del Toro",[121,20,21,122,159,175,213,71,88,293,258],"Monsters",[35,127,37,34],17,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F166594\u002Fportrait-guillermo-del-toro.jpg","Illustration portrait of Guillermo del Toro by Tavo Montanez",166594,{"detail":300,"keys":302,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":305,"order":306,"url":307,"pro":308,"alt":309,"image_id":310},{"description":301},"Illustrations for a commemorative edition of \"The Metamorphosis\" by Franz Kafka, edited and published as \"La Metamorfosis\" by Ediciones Akal.",[303,121,20,68,21,69,175,304,71,73,74],"Animals","Insects",[35,37,138],18,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165733\u002Fla_metamorfosis_book_cover.jpg",1.3352490421455938,"Book cover showing a human face merging with a large insect illustration",165733,{"detail":312,"keys":315,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":317,"order":318,"url":319,"pro":320,"alt":321,"image_id":322},{"title":313,"description":314},"Lost in Translation Poster","Alternative movie poster inspired by Sofia Coppola's \"Lost in Translation\". ",[20,67,68,21,69,71,88,89,72,316,73],"People.Couples",[37,35,127,34],19,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165741\u002Fsofia-coppola.jpg",1.4,"Creative reinterpretation of Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation poster",165741,{"detail":324,"keys":327,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":331,"order":332,"url":333,"pro":334,"alt":335,"image_id":336},{"title":325,"client":325,"description":326},"ATO Records","Illustration for the envelope of the package for the album Beauty In The Silence by the band SOJA commissioned by ATO Records. ",[328,20,67,68,21,69,71,123,329,330,125],"Bright","Musical Instruments","Nature\u002FWildlife.Botanical",[163,127,35],20,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165763\u002Falbum-packaging-design.jpg",1.205,"Packaging for SOJA’s Beauty In The Silence album",165763,{"detail":338,"keys":341,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":344,"order":345,"url":346,"pro":347,"alt":348,"image_id":349},{"title":339,"description":340},"Space Jam 25th Anniversary Poster by Layered Butter","Ten color screen print (and glow in the dark layer) Space Jam poster released by Layered Butter magazine to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the movie. The artwork includes some pencil drawings remastered in Adobe Photoshop. Color separations by Juan Saniose\n\nPrinted by Burlesque Of North America",[342,156,20,67,68,21,122,343,69,71,88],"Cartoon","Games",[35,127,34],21,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165764\u002Fspace-jam-tribute-poster.jpg",1.4615,"Space Jam movie poster 25th anniversary edition",165764,{"detail":351,"keys":353,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":356,"order":357,"url":358,"pro":359,"alt":360,"image_id":361},{"description":352},"Portrait of Berislav Zlokovic for the feature article \"Brain Games?\" published by Science",[20,68,21,69,354,71,355,72,73,74,26],"Health","Medical",[36,37,34,35],22,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165738\u002Fbrain_games_portrait_illustration.jpg",1.2725,"Illustration of man with neural pathways over red background",165738,{"detail":363,"keys":365,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"alt":369,"galleries":370,"order":371,"url":372,"pro":373,"image_id":374},{"description":364},"Private commission for alternative movie poster of \"Rocky IV\". The artwork includes some pencil drawings remastered and colored in Adobe Photoshop. ",[366,68,21,122,88,367,368,89,72,73,74],"Athletics","Nature\u002FWildlife.Landscape","Nature\u002FWildlife.Snow","Illustrated alternative movie poster for Rocky IV with key characters and boxing scenes",[127,35,37,34],23,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F166005\u002Frocky_iv_alternative_poster.jpg",1.48,166005,{"detail":376,"keys":380,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":381,"order":382,"url":383,"pro":384,"alt":385,"image_id":386},{"title":377,"client":378,"description":379},"Alexander Skarsgård","Little White Lies","Alexander Skarsgård portrait for Little White Lies issue 93.",[20,67,68,21,69,71,88,89,72,73,74],[37,35,34],24,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165768\u002Flwl-issue-93.jpg",0.654,"Alexander Skarsgård artwork for LWL issue 93",165768,{"detail":388,"keys":391,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":393,"order":394,"url":395,"pro":396,"alt":397,"image_id":398},{"title":389,"description":390},"Dos Semanas de Julio 9","Set of illustrations and cover illustration for the book \"Dos Semanas de Julio 9\", under the direction of Åsa Gustafsson and published by Natur & Kultur, a Swedish publishing foundation with head office in Stockholm known for an extensive series of teaching materials.",[85,86,67,68,21,69,71,88,392,125,89],"Nature\u002FWildlife.Environment",[37,138,35],25,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165755\u002Fdos-semanas-de-julio-9.jpg",0.625,"Artistic book cover for Dos Semanas de Julio 9",165755,{"detail":400,"keys":403,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":408,"order":409,"url":410,"pro":411,"alt":412,"image_id":413},{"title":401,"description":402},"Anthropomorphic Raccoon Character","Anthropomorphic raccoon in a yellow shirt sitting amid autumn leaves under a full moon",[303,404,121,328,405,21,71,88,293,406,407],"Animals.Wild","Costume","Moon","Nature\u002FWildlife.Forest",[164,36],26,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165862\u002Fanthropomorphic-raccoon-character.jpg",1.075,"Anthropomorphic animal design raccoon character",165862,{"detail":415,"keys":417,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":419,"order":420,"url":421,"pro":422,"alt":423,"image_id":424},{"description":416},"Fanart poster for The Smashing Pumpkins gig of this September at Tokyo as part of the The Aghori Tour. ",[303,121,156,67,68,21,122,69,175,418,293],"Lettering",[127,36],27,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165721\u002Fsmashing_pumpkins_tokyo_fanart_2025.jpg",1.3335,"Psychedelic fanart poster of The Smashing Pumpkins gig in Tokyo 2025",165721,{"detail":426,"keys":429,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":432,"order":434,"url":435,"pro":436,"alt":437,"image_id":438},{"title":427,"description":428},"Asmaa Azaizeh’s Book","Cover illustration for the book \"The body that I climbed one day\" written by Asmaa Azaizeh.",[303,174,430,20,67,68,21,431,69,71,88],"Birds","Emotion",[37,138,433],"\u002Fstyles\u002Fblack-and-white",28,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165765\u002Fbook-cover-illustration.jpg",1.423,"Book cover artwork for Asmaa Azaizeh’s The Body That I Climbed One Day\"",165765,{"detail":440,"keys":443,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":446,"order":447,"url":448,"pro":42,"alt":449,"image_id":450},{"title":441,"description":442},"Edgar Allan Poe Book","Monster Mash 2022 (Day 12)",[303,342,444,21,70,175,88,89,445],"Children's Books","Scene",[37,164],29,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165864\u002Fpoe-raven-coffee-artwork.jpg","Gothic illustration of raven reading Edgar Allan Poe with coffee",165864,{"detail":452,"keys":455,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":456,"order":458,"url":459,"pro":42,"alt":460,"image_id":461},{"title":453,"description":454},"Tavo Montañez","Kodamara Collection for Yuga Labs",[121,328,68,21,159,343,69,175,71,270,293],[164,457,36],"\u002Fstyles\u002Fgaming",30,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165739\u002Fyuga-labs.jpg","The Kodamara Collection by Tavo Montañez for Yuga Labs",165739,{"detail":463,"keys":466,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":471,"order":472,"url":473,"pro":474,"alt":475,"image_id":476},{"title":464,"description":465},"Pasaia Ad Poster","Poster for the short film \"Pasaia\" by Xanti Rodriguez and Opel Films, premiered in the Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico de Catalunya after being selected to participate in the Noves Visions-Petit Format section of the 54th edition.",[467,121,468,20,67,68,469,407,470,89,72],"Atmospheric","Black and White","Monochrome","Nature\u002FWildlife.Trees",[127,34,35],31,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165766\u002Fshort-film-poster.jpg",1.4844,"Advertising poster for \"Pasaia\" short movie by Xanti Rodrigue",165766,{"detail":478,"keys":481,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":483,"order":484,"url":485,"pro":486,"alt":487,"image_id":488},{"title":479,"description":480},"Five Brand Watches","Illustrations commissioned by Hg Estudio for an article about five brand watches written by Ana Laura Solórzano and published by the style guide \"El Libro Amarillo 2021\" that exposes current fashion trends in Mexico. ",[482,85,467,20,67,68,21,69,70,71,88],"Architecture",[37],32,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165761\u002Fbrand-watches-editorial.jpg",1.25,"Feature article on designer watches by Ana Laura Solórzano",165761,{"detail":490,"keys":493,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":496,"order":497,"url":498,"pro":42,"alt":499,"image_id":500},{"title":491,"description":492},"Preemptive Love Magazine – Volume 5","Cover illustration commissioned by Metaleap Creative based in Atlanta, for the redesign of Preemptive Love magazine, volume 5.",[20,494,67,68,21,431,69,70,71,495,88],"Contemporary","Military",[37,138],33,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165759\u002Flove-magazine-design.jpg","Magazine redesign artwork for Preemptive Love Volume 5",165759,{"detail":502,"keys":506,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":507,"order":508,"url":509,"pro":510,"alt":511,"image_id":512},{"title":503,"client":504,"description":505},"El Códice Jade Book","Edelvives Mexico","Cover illustration for a the book \"El Códice Jade\" written by Karime Cardona Cury and published by Edelvives Mexico.",[303,106,404,174,121,328,156,20,67,68,21],[138,37],34,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165758\u002Fillustrated-book-cover.jpg",1.5285,"Illustrated cover of the book El Códice Jade",165758,{"detail":514,"keys":517,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":518,"order":519,"url":520,"pro":308,"alt":521,"image_id":522},{"title":515,"description":516},"Orgullos Chilango 2019","Set of illustrations and cover design of the issue \"Orgullos Chilango 2019\" of Chilango magazine.",[468,68,21,122,69,71,88,469,123,72,73],[37,138,35,433,34],35,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165757\u002Fmagazine-cover-art.jpg","Cover of Chilango magazine featuring portraits of people in green square frames",165757,{"detail":524,"keys":527,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":528,"order":529,"url":530,"pro":531,"alt":532,"image_id":533},{"title":525,"description":526},"Mexico, Fall 2019","A couple of illustrations for an article with the schedule of concerts in Mexico during October and November 2019. The sets include the indie music bands Metric, Vampire Weekend, Kaiser Chiefs and The Kooks, the latin music bands Los Pericos, La Maldita Vecindad, No te va gustar and Los Auténticos decadentes.",[20,67,68,21,122,69,71,123,72,73,74],[37,35,34],36,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165756\u002Fconcert-schedule-mexico-2019-fall.jpg",1.41,"Music events in Mexico fall 2019 schedule article",165756,{"detail":535,"keys":538,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":540,"order":541,"url":542,"pro":42,"alt":543,"image_id":544},{"title":536,"description":537},"Dinosaur Skull with Red Geometric Overlay","Watercolor dinosaur skull illustration with red geometric overlay.",[303,539,157,21,88,89],"Animals.Dinosaurs",[],37,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165861\u002Fdinosaur-skull-illustration.jpg","Watercolor paleontology art with red geometric elements",165861,{"detail":546,"keys":548,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":550,"order":551,"url":552,"pro":218,"alt":553,"image_id":554},{"description":547},"Black and white surreal illustration of a woman's profile integrated with a city map.",[86,468,21,72,73,26,549],"People.Women",[433,37,35],38,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165866\u002Fwoman_city_map_profile.jpg","Surreal black and white drawing of woman's face merged with city map lines.",165866,{"detail":556,"keys":559,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":561,"order":562,"url":563,"pro":42,"alt":564,"image_id":565},{"title":557,"description":558},"Jack-O’-Lantern Artwork","Monster Mash 2022 (Day 8)",[342,444,21,122,159,71,88,293,89,560],"Stylistic",[37,164,163],39,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165863\u002Fskull-carving-pumpkin.jpg","Halloween artwork featuring a skull and jack-o’-lantern",165863,{"detail":567,"keys":569,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":570,"order":571,"url":572,"pro":573,"alt":574,"image_id":575},{"description":568},"Cover illustration for the edition \"The Call of Cthulhu\" by H.P. Lovecraft, as part of the collection Clásicos de la Literatura, edited and published by Ediciones Akal in Madrid, Spain.",[467,121,468,20,67,68,21,159,69,70,175],[37,138,433],40,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165767\u002Fcall_of_cthulhu_monster_illustration.jpg",1.533,"Dark detailed illustration of monstrous tentacled creature from The Call of Cthulhu",165767,{"detail":577,"keys":580,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":586,"order":587,"url":588,"pro":203,"alt":589,"image_id":590},{"title":578,"description":579},"Chef Masaharu Morimoto","llustration for an small interview to the chef Masaharu Morimoto, published by magazine Food & Wine en Español.",[154,20,67,68,21,581,212,582,583,584,585],"Fish","Food.Exotic","Food.Meat","Food.Restaurant","Food.Vegetables",[37,35,34],41,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165754\u002Fchef-morimoto-interview.jpg","Editorial artwork accompanying Masaharu Morimoto interview",165754,{"detail":592,"keys":595,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":596,"order":597,"url":598,"pro":599,"alt":600,"image_id":601},{"title":593,"description":594},"Breakside Brewery Beer","Set of illustrations for the first three labels of the special edition barrel aged beer by Breakside Brewery.",[230,303,154,430,121,156,20,67,68,21,158],[163,127,35],42,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165753\u002Fbeer-labels-art.jpg",1.335,"Labels of the special edition barrel aged beer by Breakside Brewery",165753,{"detail":603,"keys":606,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":609,"order":610,"url":611,"pro":612,"alt":613,"image_id":614},{"title":604,"description":605},"Alice Rohrwacher","Alice Rohrwacher portrait for Little White Lies issue 79.",[20,68,21,122,69,71,88,607,608,89,72],"Nature\u002FWildlife.Garden","Nature\u002FWildlife.Plants",[37,35,34],43,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165752\u002Falice-rohrwacher-s-portrait.jpg",0.613,"Alice Rohrwacher portrait for Little White Lies issue 79",165752,{"detail":616,"keys":619,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":623,"order":624,"url":625,"pro":218,"alt":626,"image_id":627},{"title":617,"description":618},"DressUP","Set of portraits for the exhibition DressUP: Change the World in the Museum of Australian Democracy.",[620,468,20,67,68,69,70,621,622,71,88],"Australia","Installation","Interiors",[433,127,35],44,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165751\u002Fworld-portraits.jpg","Exhibition artwork DressUP: Change the World portraits",165751,{"detail":629,"keys":632,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":634,"order":635,"url":636,"pro":637,"alt":638,"image_id":639},{"title":630,"description":631},"Accent Magazine","Set of illustrations for an article about five writers article about five writers, written by Mario Villagrán and published by Accent, a magazine edited by Aeromexico and Grupo Expansion.",[20,67,68,21,69,71,88,125,608,89,633],"People.Hands",[37],45,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165750\u002Ffive-writers-article.jpg",0.6545,"Article about five writers by Mario Villagrán in Accent magazine",165750,{"detail":641,"keys":644,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":645,"order":646,"url":647,"pro":42,"alt":648,"image_id":649},{"title":642,"description":643},"36 Days of Type","36 Days of Type personal challenge",[303,106,174,121,20,67,68,21,69,175,304],[],46,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165762\u002F36-days-of-type-hand-lettering.jpg","Hand-lettering for 36 Days of Type challenge",165762,{"detail":651,"keys":652,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":653,"order":654,"url":655,"pro":656,"alt":657,"image_id":658},{"description":454},[328,67,68,21,159,343,69,71,270,293,560],[457,164,36],47,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165737\u002Fcolorful_tentacle_monster.jpg",1.401,"Colorful monster with tentacles and floral elements in dark background",165737,{"detail":660,"keys":662,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":665,"order":666,"url":667,"pro":486,"alt":668,"image_id":669},{"description":661},"Game cover design for \"Legends of the Mara\" launching by Yuga Labs",[303,328,342,67,68,21,663,343,69,71,664],"Furniture","Poster Art",[127,164],48,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165736\u002Flegends_of_the_mara_cover.jpg","Game cover showing characters around a glowing mystical table",165736,{"detail":671,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":673,"order":674,"url":675,"pro":676,"keys":677,"alt":679,"image_id":680},{"description":672},"Illustrations for a commemorative edition of the novel \"We\" - «Мы» by Evgueni I. Zamiatin edited and published as \"Nosotros\" by Ediciones Akal in Madrid, Spain.\n\nThe Illustrations are experimental digital images made with a combination of original pencil drawings and manual glitch technique using a scanner then were remastered and remixed with Adobe Photoshop.\n",[433,37,35,34],49,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165858\u002Fdigital_portrait_glitch_effects.jpg",1.466,[20,21,22,23,231,678,88,469,25,89,26],"Glitch Technique","Black and white digital portrait with geometric and glitch effects",165858,{"detail":682,"keys":684,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":688,"order":53,"url":689,"pro":690,"alt":691,"image_id":692},{"description":683},"Art cover for the George Orwell classic \"Animal Farm\" published by Akal Ediciones in Spain and Latinamerica as \"La Rebelión en la Granja\".",[685,20,67,68,21,686,69,71,687,89],"Animals.Farm","Farming","Nature\u002FWildlife.Countryside",[138,37],"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165734\u002Fanimal_farm_book_cover_pig.jpg",1.2835,"Book cover of Animal Farm with pig illustration and wooden fence background",165734,{"detail":694,"keys":696,"artist_id":40,"animation":6,"galleries":698,"order":699,"url":700,"pro":701,"alt":702,"image_id":703},{"description":695},"llustration for the feature article \"Unlucky Numbers\" published by Science",[20,67,68,21,69,71,72,73,74,26,697],"Science",[37,35,34],51,"images\u002Fartist\u002FTavoMontanez\u002F165731\u002Funlucky_numbers_illustration.jpg",0.7,"Illustration of an elderly man with glasses surrounded by formulas and people",165731,{"meta_title":705,"client_list":706,"scrapbook_id":11,"has_quotes":6,"overview":707,"related":708,"text":716,"country":13,"has_live_video":6,"subhead":43,"artist_id":40,"loc":13,"meta_description":717,"artist_hash":718},"Tavo Montañez — Mexican Editorial Illustrator | IllustrationX","Tavo’s clients include The Washington Post, Science, Little White Lies, Disney+\u002FESPN, Converse, Scholastic, Editions Akal, Edelvives, Faraway, ATO Records and more.","Meet Tavo Montañez – one of Mexico’s leading professional illustrators. From playful characters to accurate portraits and on to cerebral book jacket artwork, Tavo is flexible in his style, agile with his ideas, and always delivers high quality imagery. He creates illustrations that cut through all the noise of today’s media – whether online or in print.",[709,710,711,712,713,714,715],"CarolinaRodriguezFuenmayor","WestonWei","DiegoAbreu","MuhammedSajid","LivelyScout","BoomArtwork","TuhinaSharma","Based in Aguascalientes in central Mexico, Tavo has always harbored a passion for image making. As a child he poured over encyclopedias, illustrated books, movie posters, book jackets and more – drawing, drawing and drawing. Not realizing illustration was an option, he trained in graphic design but kept drawing in his free time, built up a client base and today he works for household brands in editorial, sports, entertainment, educational publishing, footwear and more.\r\n\r\nClients love the diversity of ideas Tavo puts forward at the start of a project, and his responsiveness to feedback during the creative process. He’s an artist who always sees positive ways forward to ensure his clients get what they’re looking for.\r\n\r\nInfluences include music from Smashing Pumpkins to Hans Zimmer; artists such as Egon Shiele, HR Giger and Ernesto García Cabral; and weird botanical forms like mushrooms, wood textures, insects, seeds and crustaceans.\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3>Approach\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nTavo began his career drawing by hand in monochrome, and even today his process begins with making notes, sketching in pencil and inking the line work. Then he scans the image for digital coloring. However, he is equally adept at creating fully digital illustrations drawn with his Wacom Cintiq.\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3>Key software\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nAdobe Photoshop and Illustrator \r\n\r\n\u003Ch3>Style\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nVersatile and adaptable to his clients’ needs, Tavo can create highly realistic, hand-drawn monochrome illustrations with delightfully detailed shading. Equally, he can pare back the intricacy to produce colorful, expressive pieces with instant impact and appeal.\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3>Languages\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nEnglish and Spanish\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3>Awards\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\n2023 – Society for News Design – Creative Competition – Best Print Design","SND award-winning illustrator from Aguascalientes whose pencil-and-ink originals, detailed portraits, and bold character work span editorial, publishing, packaging, and advertising campaigns.","US#illus"]