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It's the first time I think that we feature an illustration studio in this section. These guys are still very young, founded in 2006, in Brasilia - Brazil. However the potential is there that we could hear a lot more of them in the future.

We are Mopa. A graphic design and illustration studio established in Brasilia, Brasil, 2006. Our team exists out of 4 graphic designers and 1 manager.

The style of Mopa feels very MTV like, I'm not sure how else to describe it. That's also why I am not surprised that they already did work for them as it is a perfect fit. As you'll notice they have a sweet colourful array of work. Color seems always to be prominent when looking at work coming from South America. I'm a big fan of colors so won't get any complaints from me :) Keep an eye out for more from these upcoming superstars.

How big of an influence is the web in the studio's work?

We use it all the time and almost everyday. It takes us like an hour to get updated in when looking at good websites as cpluv.com, lounge72 (discontinued), ventilate.ca etc.

Can you explain a little how a typical illustration comes together. I mean the workflow from coming up with the idea, colors till finished piece?

We are not into tutorials, but we like to come up with the ideas as a group then we leave the work to one or two members as they can finish it as well. We like to work different everytime , always on the lookout for new experiences. So each work gets its own way.

What's Mopa's most rewarding project so far and why?

We believe that Computer Arts Cover we did in August-September last is the most rewarding project so far. It created a large visibility for us. We started to be known in our city just after that. We are used to work a lot for other places, so this kept our work on other cities but made our start on Brasilia as well. So its remarkable for us.

How do all illustrators in the studio stay inspired?

We try to make a good living, going to movies, plays, listening to music, reading books and everything else everybody told us before.

How do you keep up with what is happening in the illustration world?

We get to know other peoples work by getting in touch, making friends, traveling and looking at blogs, flickr pages etc. We are just back from Argentina now, and got amazed by the quality and quantity of illustrators that lives there. It's really awesome. We made a lot of friends there and also got in touch with a lot of different styles.

More examples at Mopa.