About
Ana Rita da Costa Simões is a Portuguese Portrait Artist, Children’s Book Illustrator, Character Designer, Mixed Media Artist and Graphic Designer.
The habit of drawing in graphic diaries began in 2006, and today Ana Rita owns a collection of more than 155 diaries chronicling her artistic journey to the present.
With numerous portrait commissions sold, Ana Rita's work also embraces illustrations for children's books published by various publishers.
Ana Rita gives classes of Introduction to Drawing and Visual Arts at Centro Cultural e recreativo do alto do Moinho, CCRAM, Seixal, Setúbal.
She also runs Drawing Workshops.
Venue where she has previously run workshops for children:
Grupo Desportivo e Cultural do Banco de Portugal, GDBP, Lisboa, 2026.
In the future, she will be running workshops for children, adults and senior citizens at the following venues:
Centro Cultural e recreativo do Alto do Moinho, CCRAM, Seixal, Setúbal, 2026.
Fórum Municipal Romeu Correia, Almada, 2026.
Education:
Drawing skills were acquired at the Royal Drawing School in London;
Graphic Design at Central Saint Martins in London, Escola Artística António Arroio and IADE in Lisbon;
Fashion Design at NABA in Milan;
Advanced Character Design at IDEA Academy in Rome;
Visual Development and Expressive Character Design for Animation at Schoolism.
Ana Rita holds a Bachelor's Degree in Global Design and a Master’s in Audiovisual and Multimedia Communication from IADE University in Lisbon.
The master’s dissertation “Process of Character Design for Animated Films: An Analysis of Elderly Characters” reflects Ana Rita’s deep dedication and passion for the field.
Link for Master Dissertation “Process of Character Design: An Analysis of Elderl Characters”:
