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 Gabriel Picolo 

Age: 27

Born: 1997, Sao Paulo, Brazil 

Gabriel Picolo is a Brazilian freelance digital illustrator and comic book artist that makes digital art of comic book characters in his own unique style. He is well known for his illustrations of characters from Teen Titans in a casual real life environment and has compiled his best works into a graphic novel. He has even collaborated with the gaming platform Epic Games to make a playable character based off his designs of Beast boy.  He has 3 million followers on instagram where he shares his work and also teaches drawing classes over skillshare. Without technology he wouldn't be able to publicize his work and gain viewers attention. It has opened up a gateway of opportunities for him and allowed him to create beautiful personal interpretations of these beloved characters.