Born in
Veliko Tarnovo, Zidarov got a passion for drawing since his school years, and in the late 1930s he created some of the first Bulgarian comic strips. He studied painting at the
National Academy of Art in
Sofia, graduating in 1948. In 1950 he started his activity as an illustrator, collaborating with the children publications
Septemvriiche and
Slaveyche. Among his last high-profile assignments were the cover art illustrations of the Bulgarian 20th Anniversary edition of the
Harry Potter book series in 2019. He died on 3 January 2023, at the age of 99. ==References==