• Jesús is a digital illustrator who began his career as a graphic designer
• Drawing and painting are a lifelong passion which he developed as a hobby first
• He has representation in the United States, where most of his work is released

Jesús Sotés is self-taught in his craft as an illustrator. “If I could go back, I would swap that for an academic education, but there is no point in dwelling on the past,” he says. From a very young age, Jesús dreamed of dedicating himself to painting and drawing. For him, it was a vocational choice, driven by an instinctive impulse rather than a specific reason. For many years, he worked as a graphic designer, and in his spare time he drew artwork to compile a portfolio he could share with agencies. “The response was quick and positive, and within a few weeks, I had a contract and firm commissions on the table,” Jesús recalls. In 2014, he started working for an illustration agency in the United States.