Jap Mikel

Illustrator

Jap is a Philippine-based freelance illustrator and designer. He has illustrated for local books and magazine editorials. His illustration style utillizes shapes and colors subtly arranged to create impressions of light and shadow, combined with lines and texture. His works are inspired by Philippine history, folklore, and pop culture.

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The mythical city of Biringan is unlike any other, and the only way to find it is to get lost.
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City of the Lost

The mythical city of Biringan is unlike any other, and the only way to find it is to get lost.

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City of the Lost

The mythical city of Biringan is unlike any other, and the only way to find it is to get lost.

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