Vicenç Badalona Ballestar was a watercolour artist and draughtsman who worked with international publishers as an illustrator of novels aimed at children and young people, and regularly worked with the Círculo de Lectores and Edhasa Editorial. As an author, he published several books on painting techniques and was elected honorary president of the Agrupació d’Aquarel·listes de Catalunya. His long career as a book illustrator clearly demonstrates his mastery of the technique and art of illustration, and he was awarded the Medalla d’Or from the Agrupació d’Aquarel·listes de Catalunya in 1998.