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Julio Barahona — Illustrator & Visual Artist |

Hand-Drawn Illustration

JulioB. Studio creates original hand-drawn illustrations, coloring books, illustrated calendars, art prints, and paper goods inspired by nature, imaginative worlds, and visual storytelling.

Selected Work

Julio Barahona is an illustrator and visual artist creating original hand-drawn artwork, editorial illustration, visual storytelling, and imaginative compositions inspired by nature, culture, and everyday life.

Cabinet of Tides hand-drawn adult coloring book by Julio Barahona displayed beside colored pencils, featuring 50 mysterious underwater worlds to discover and color.

Cabinet of Tides hand-drawn adult coloring book by Julio Barahona displayed beside colored pencils, featuring 50 mysterious underwater worlds to discover and color.

Cover artwork for THE SECRET OCEAN, a hand-drawn marine life illustration collection by Julio Barahona, inspired by mysterious underwater worlds, ocean creatures and organic forms, illustration collection by Julio Barahona

Cover artwork for THE SECRET OCEAN, a hand-drawn marine life illustration collection by Julio Barahona, inspired by mysterious underwater worlds, ocean creatures and organic forms, illustration collection by Julio Barahona

A hand-drawn surface pattern combining marine characters, botanical forms, and decorative ocean elements into a repeating visual composition inspired by The Secret Ocean.

A hand-drawn surface pattern combining marine characters, botanical forms, and decorative ocean elements into a repeating visual composition inspired by The Secret Ocean.

A collection of secondary marine elements, botanical forms, and visual details created to enrich the underwater scenes of The Secret Ocean illustrated calendar.

A collection of secondary marine elements, botanical forms, and visual details created to enrich the underwater scenes of The Secret Ocean illustrated calendar.

Hand-drawn underwater composition centered on a shell and pearl with surrounding marine elements

Hand-drawn underwater composition centered on a shell and pearl with surrounding marine elements

April through June continues the visual journey of the illustrated calendar with three distinctive marine characters: the manta ray, leafy sea dragon, and sea turtle. Each illustration combines carefully drawn organic forms with surrounding plant life, creating compositions that feel both natural and imaginative. The series explores movement, texture, and the quiet visual richness of the underwater world while maintaining a cohesive hand-drawn aesthetic throughout the calendar.

April through June continues the visual journey of the illustrated calendar with three distinctive marine characters: the manta ray, leafy sea dragon, and sea turtle. Each illustration combines carefully drawn organic forms with surrounding plant life, creating compositions that feel both natural and imaginative. The series explores movement, texture, and the quiet visual richness of the underwater world while maintaining a cohesive hand-drawn aesthetic throughout the calendar.

Hand-drawn octopus illustration from an illustrated calendar series for January

Hand-drawn octopus illustration from an illustrated calendar series for January

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The Life

I Forgot to Live

Discover the Book

Cover of The Life I Forgot to Live by Julio Barahona, featuring a backpack on a wooden chair beside an open door with warm su

OPEN THE SECRET DRAWER

Discover 5 mysterious worlds to color, including 3 exclusive illustrations you won’t find in the book.
Download the free coloring experience and follow the hidden clues.

GET THE FREE COLORING EXPERIENCE

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