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A self-taught jack of all trades, defining AR’no ‘s “job title” can prove a little tricky: from modeling a new product’s visual identity to a story’s full blown concept design, story boarding to story writing, photography to craftsmanship , the man does it all…Most of the time taking on the job of a full team on his own..
After more than 10 years of working as a internationally published artist and photographer, both for the print and entertainment industries, AR ‘no has decided to go back to his birth name, marking the return to his very first artistic loves: creation and design.
A Model raised to the rank of Modern Muse, inspiring artists, painters, writers and poets around the world since 2001 as well as influencing a whole new generation of models attracted by the potential of this ancestral form of artistic expression.
Today Drakaina lives in Canada, where she continues her modeling career.
In 2008 she released her first art book in Europe “Drakaina Fantasy of Desire” published by Spootnik Editions, followed in 2009 by the worldwide release of a second book “Drakaina, a Fantasy Art Muse,” published by SQP Editions.
That same year she ranked # 2 on askmen.com's top ten most influential fantasy art models of all time.
In 2010, during a convention, Drakaina, presented the first issue of the comic book at her image “Drakaina Untamed”, which she co-wrote. The comic was a huge success, so much that it sold out in 48 hours.
Late 2010 saw the release of her 3rd art book “Drakaina Masters”, by SQP Editions, which received an excellent reception from the public, encouraging Drakaina to attend many meetings and book signings with her fans.
2011 marks the 10 years anniversary of Drakaina’s career as a Fantasy Art Muse. The French girl has come a long way since her debuts to today, where she is invited to some of the biggest worldwide comic, Sci-fi and fantasy conventions and has made a name for herself as a key reference in Fantasy art.