illado had two local art exhibitions in General Santos City: one showcasing his traditional works in oil pastel on felt paper (1994), and his 2018 vector art exhibit dubbed Vectorized. He was the first and only Filipino (out of 12,000 illustrators worldwide) whose digital works were featured at the Leskovac Cultural Center in Leskovac, Serbia during the Balkans Festival of Young Comics Creators. He was also chosen to design the visuals for Kalilangan (2009, 2010, 2015) and Tuna Festival (2009, 2010). He won top prizes at the regional Information and Communications Technology eBusiness Week in 2004, earning him scholarships at KPITTC in 2005. In General Santos City, he was also involved in promoting Filipino animated movies such as Dayo sa Mundo ng Elementalya in 2009, and had been invited in several speaking engagements related to animation and digital art.
My family, my dreams, and my ethnic roots remain as my ultimate sources of inspiration.
As a freelance artist, Millado finds pleasure in capturing the soul of his clients and subjects through his commissioned vector portraits, replete with his stylized scribbled strokes, at times leaving construction guidelines to shed clue on how the picture was made. Inspired by his ethnic roots and fascination with Blaan folklore, he aims to revive the Blaan art of storytelling through his illustrations, and spread global awareness of Blaan culture with his art. To Further improve, and at the same time share his artistic knowledge, he conducts annual summer workshops for kids in both tradional and digital media.
Marthin Anthony Lozano Millado (Photo by ANPJ for Gensan Gazer, 2010)
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hrough all my struggles as a full-time artist — my family, my dreams, and my ethnic roots remain as my ultimate sources of inspiration — constantly fuelling my passion to creating art," Millado reveals. "Having financial stability is also a great motivating factor. To be able to sustain my responsibilities as a family man, I've learned so many ways to utilize my God-given talent, and to work hard as an artist." 2
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