Luis Tinoco is a Mexican American painter and illustrator, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area on November 1985. From a young age he quickly became enamored with drawing and illustration. As a teenager he focused strongly on anatomy and academic illustrations, inspired by works from the renaissance, baroque, orientalist and contemporary eras. Remaining hungry and studious, he is always learning about different painting techniques. Being mainly self taught through his career he has managed to advance in skill and knowledge with each execution. His concentration on realism has evolved and helped push his limits in creating colorfully emotive works.