The portraits by illustrator Esther Cuesta de la Mata, widely known by her moniker Mentiradeloro, are striking, deeply expressive studies that seamlessly blend hyper-detailed realism with dreamlike abstraction. Working predominantly by hand, she scrupulously crafts her custom and editorial portraits using a rich, experimental fusion of traditional mediums, including watercolor, colored pencils, India ink, graphite, and even coffee, before finalizing the textures digitally.

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ESTHER CUESTA de la MATA

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