Ciril Horjak | |
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 Ciril Horjak in 2009 | |
| Born | December 1975 |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Known for | drawing, illustrating |
| Notable work | comic books, illustrations, caricatures |
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He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design and works as a freelance illustrator. He has provided more than 1200 illustrations for the Večer newspaper since 2007. [3] In 2017, he authored the visual side of the Luther-Trubar app about Primož Trubar, the founder of the Slovenian language, and German Reformation, published by the Goethe Institute. [4] He is the author of the very first educational comic book ever to be dedicated to endodontics. [5]
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