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RAM SPECIAL ISSUE | Humanoid robot application in real world scenarios

October 29, 2018

Another great opportunity from IIT (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) to work on exciting topics. Flyer design for “RAM SPECIAL ISSUE: Humanoid robot application in real world scenarios” open call for paper submissions. Will be launched at officially at Humanoids 2018, China.

Guest editor in chief for this special issue of IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine will be IIT engineer and robotics specialist Enrico Mingo Hoffman.

W&N ink on Schoeller Hammer paper, digital color.
Typography: Valerio Di Mario.

In images Tags 2018, ink, digital, lineart

Corto Maltese | private commission

October 29, 2018

Private commission, graphite on Fabriano Artistico Paper.

In images Tags 2018, commission, fine art, graphite

Roy Batty | private commission.

October 29, 2018

Private commission.
Graphite and digital.

In images Tags 2018, commission
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Batman On Gargoyle commission

August 6, 2018

Graphite on fabriano F4 smooth paper commission I made for a collector obsessed with Batmans on gargoyles. I ended up replacing the traditional gargoyle imagery with an owl because it has so many more meaningful connections to the very foundation, the roots of the Batman character.

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In images Tags 2018, commission, illustration, graphite
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Snails

August 6, 2018

Graphite and gouache illustration.
Started as a digital procreate doodle then I decided to finalize it as a traditional media piece.
You can buy the giclee print of the final piece in the print section of my online store and the graphite and gouache final piece as well, you can find it in the fine art section.
The giclee print is signed by the author and printed on A3 Hahnemühle museum quality, 100% cotton, acid free 310GSM photo rag paper.

Image below: the initial procreate doodle.

 

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Detail from the final piece:

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In images Tags 2018, graphite, illustration, print
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Il Confine | Teaser Poster

May 28, 2018

Teaser poster for upcoming comic book series "Il Confine" by Mauro Uzzeo and Giovanni Masi. It will be published in Italy by Sergio Bonelli Editore and will be adapted as a TV series by Lucky Red.

It's an A3 graphite, airbrushed watercolour and gouache grayscale image on Fabriano Artistico Hot Pressed paper. Colour was applied with a digital post production process.

Here is the full step by step tech breakdown, from digital procreate sketches, to graphite pass, airbrush midtones, gouache highlights. 

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In images, works Tags ilconfine, 2018, graphite, gouache, watercolor, poster

Jeff Vandermeer's Borne | Cover Illustration

January 9, 2018
A graphic mockup for the final cover design, dummy text.

A graphic mockup for the final cover design, dummy text.

Once again I make my way in Jeff Vandermeer's imagination, trying to explain what I saw in his powerful, mind bending words. Once again, thanks to Monica Aldi, Viviana Gottardello and Francesco Guglieri for choosing me: it was such a fun project to work on!

Jeff Vandermeer's Borne will be published in Italy by Giulio Einaudi Editore.

The final cover illustration will be printed in two physical layers: a transparent one with typography assets and the cyan circle while everything else is printed on a traditional hardcover print.

I made this drawing starting with an ink and graphite underpainting on 46 x 61 cm 310 GSM hot pressed / satin Arches paper. You can buy this drawing in my online store.

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Then I colored it digitally. Here is a making of gallery.

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In images, works Tags illustration, cover, 2018, digital, graphite, einaudi
Full wrap-around naked cover illustration, click to enlarge.

Full wrap-around naked cover illustration, click to enlarge.

Trilogia dell'Area X | Cover illustration

January 8, 2018
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Annihilation, Authority and Acceptance are three novels in the same trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer.
Back in 2015 Giulio Einaudi Editore published the whole series and I took care of the cover illustrations fo the three books. Now, Giulio Einaudi Editore is collecting the entire trilogy in a convenient single softcover book format and guess what? I did the cover illustration for it.

I started with an ink and graphite underpainting that you can buy in my online store:

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Then I added color in photoshop.
The final printed product is a standard CMYK image.

Many thanks to Monica Aldi, Viviana Gottardello and Francesco Guglieri from Giulio Einaudi Editore for sending me back to the Area X to snap a last picture out of it.

A making of gallery:

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In images, works Tags 2018, cover, einaudi, illustration, graphite, ink, digital
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1980 Summer Olympics

December 12, 2017
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I'm considering going unplugged for this year to come. No computer. I feel there's still too much to discover in traditional media techniques and so little time!

I started this drawing this summer while I was on a movie set, and literally didn't have time to finish it till now. 
It was fun.

It's a graphite drawing with digital color: It's my first experiment with graphite powder, I used it to fill big, flat areas.

Some process pics:

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Final graphite pass original drawing available in the fine art section of my online store.

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Ultrachrome on 330 GSM Hanemuhle Rag Bright White A2  Print available in the print section of my online store. 

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In images Tags 2017, illustration, poster, graphite, digital
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FERRARI: JAPAN F1 GRAND PRIX | SUZUKA

October 1, 2017

Anton Giulio Gualtieri and Tiwi, a creative studio based in Reggio Emilia, asked me a social poster design for Scuderia Ferrari.

The final piece is an A2 watercolor and markers illustration, digitally corrected.

Process was quite straightforward.
I badly wanted to build a synthetic, minimal and modern image, while trying to retain the classic Japanese woodblock print mindset. I did three draft proposals and then we went for the one Ferrari liked the most.

Here are the three drafts:

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Then I tried some different color palettes:

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Traced the whole picture and inked it traditionally:

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In the end we decided for a more corporate color palette, and went full red, digitally replacing the cyan parts with red ones.

The final, original piece was sold to Scuderie Ferrari.

In images Tags 2017, event, poster

L'Eternauta | cover illustration

September 19, 2017
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I was asked by Antonio Scuzzarella and Alessio Trabacchini to design the 60th anniversary cover for "L'Eternauta", the sci-fi immortal classic by Francisco Solano Lopez and Hector German Oesterheld. Published in Italy by 001 Edizioni, this editon features various extra contents ranging from an exclusive new and exhaustive critical apparatus to a graphic short novel by Zanotto about the life and work of H.G. Oesterheld.

The illustration itself is a 46x61 cm graphite ad watercolour drawing on 300gsm Arches satin paper.

In images, works Tags 2017, cover, illustration
L'illustrazione, senza grafica.

L'illustrazione, senza grafica.

Trieste Science+Fiction | Poster dell' edizione 2017

September 3, 2017

Time to build the future.

Nel 2016 Monolith era già in giro per festival, molto prima della sua uscita Italiana. Un anno, a occhio e croce. Fra i festival che si sono presi la briga di ospitarlo nei loro palinsesti c’era anche il Trieste Science Fiction Fest: considerato che dell’aspetto science fiction in Monolith, sottile e completamente strumentale, non speravo si interessasse qualcuno, la notizia è stata particolarmente piacevole, per me. Oltretutto era la mia prima volta a Trieste e quando arrivai sul posto (un teatro splendido a un passo dal moderno retrofit di Blade Runner) ho avuto modo di apprezzare la linea grafica e la comunicazione del festival: minimalissima, modernissima e assolutamente puntuale nella sua applicazione. Si trattava di un lavoro di Davide Toffolo, estremamente semplice e potente come al solito, esaltato dalla progettazione grafica di Francesco Paolo Cappellotto, che ho avuto modo e piacere di conoscere durante i giorni delle proiezioni.

Oggi Francesco mi chiede di provare a dire la mia sulla fantascienza in vece di illustratore ufficiale dell’edizione 2017 dello stesso festival. Considerato che l’anno scorso Toffolo si è spinto verso l’essenzialità, io ho cercato di calarmi nel ruolo di artista sci fi tout court, con un impianto formale decisamente più carico di informazioni, tutto volto a fissare su carta/schermo un’allucinazione dal futuro. Sono cresciuto con gli illustratori Sci Fi, fumettisti, illustratori o concept artist e la chiaroveggenza di alcuni di questi disegnatori continua a scioccarmi anche e soprattutto in quei casi in cui i futuri che hanno previsto non si sono poi affatto verificati, restando uno sguardo su un reale potenziale alternativo assolutamente coerente, desiderabile o temibile che sia.

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Il futuro è stato il sogno o l’incubo di qualcuno, quindi mi piace particolarmente l’idea che un’allucinazione possa essere molto vicina al reale: facilita un inconsapevole e esaltante travaso della fantasia nel mondo di tutti i giorni. Odaiba Gundam, per dire, è una di quelle operazioni al limite. Passeggiando per Trieste, mi sono innamorato dei cantieri al porto. In particolare un cantiere stupendo proprio dietro la location del festival. I cantieri nei porti hanno sempre di queste macchine mastodontiche per svolgere lavori titanici, ma a Trieste, complice l’estensione a perdita d’occhio del suo splendido, astrattissimo lungomare e la bellezza senza tempo delle sue gru, non ho potuto fare a meno di immaginarmi un cantiere del prossimo futuro. La gru “Ursus”, fra i più stupendi oggetti dell’industria planetaria, forse, un giorno lontanissimo andrà in pensione e verrà sostituito da un nuovo baluardo della tecnica, un altro gigante buono meccanico. Mi andava, insomma, di godermi della fantascienza in cui l’uomo, con la scienza, trasforma la fantasia in realtà e ho provato a immaginarmi il porto di Trieste del futuro: ho disegnato una famiglia triestina, in basso a destra, sono piccolissimi - Linda, Annalisa e Andrea che a differenza di Ursus2 esistono veramente e li saluto - una mamma e un papà hanno portato la loro figlioletta a vedere di cosa è capace la fantasia.

Forza Ursus!

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Discarded image for a music event 2.

July 18, 2017

This image is part of a set of peliminary K Visual illustration proposals for a music event in Rome. FYI: 12Hz is the lowest musical frequency.

Step by step work in progress:

I started this image with a photobash: pretty unusual, I rarely start from photographic material, but I liked the general feel of this first test so I ended up sticking to its composition.

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Then I drew a digital draft out of it: changed some elements in the background and tried to keep the bottom part as clean as possible to accept small and big text.

Then I drew a digital draft out of it: changed some elements in the background and tried to keep the bottom part as clean as possible to accept small and big text.

Then I traced it with an ink marker.

Then I traced it with an ink marker.

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Here is the final ink piece, ready to be coloured in photoshop. 

Here is the final ink piece, ready to be coloured in photoshop. 

The ink illustration, approximately 50 x 70 cm on Arches 300 gsm hot pressed paper is for sale on my online store.

The photoshop color step, ready for text or other graphic element.

The photoshop color step, ready for text or other graphic element.

In images Tags 2017, event, poster

"Batman: Oscurità e Luce" exhibition poster.

July 6, 2017

 

Riccardo Corbò asked me a poster illustration for an massive Batman related art exhibition in Città Di Castello, Italy. The event is patrocinated by DC Comics, of course.

I was requested to remix the famous castle cover by Bob Kane (luckily enough, my favourite Batman drawing of all time), in the heritage of Neal Adams' twist of it. Città Di Castello is literally a castle shaped small town in central Italy so we had a perfect chance to depict it into the poster. 

The original image by Bob Kane.

The original image by Bob Kane.

Neal Adams' take.

Neal Adams' take.

Here is a partial list of the artists involved:

Simone Bianchi, Claudio Castellini, Gabriele Dell'Otto, Giuseppe Camuncoli e Matteo Casali, Alberto Ponticelli, Emanuel Simeoni, Riccardo Burchielli, Emanuela Lupacchino, David Messina, Tanino Liberatore, Lee Bermejo, Eleonora Carlini, Marco Santucci, Hugo Pratt, Bob Kane, Frank Miller, Francesca Protopapa, Rita Petruccioli, Giovanni P. Timpano, Michele Rech, Ale Giorgini, Leo Ortolani, Francesco D'Erminio Ratigher, Flavio Solo, Sio, Carmine Di Giandomenico .

The event was made possible thanks to with Warner Bros Italia and Rw Lion.

Last but not least!
Some work in progress shots and the naked poster illustration.

The very first digital draft.

The very first digital draft.

A more refined digital reference drawing for the pencil pass.

A more refined digital reference drawing for the pencil pass.

Pencil pass. ( Available for sale in my store )

Pencil pass. (Available for sale in my store)

Final illustration, naked.

Final illustration, naked.

In images Tags event, 2017, dc

Discarded image for a music event.

June 1, 2017

Discarded image I did while working on the visual identity for a music event in Rome.

In images Tags illustration, event, music, 2017, digital
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Ladyhawke

May 24, 2017

EN: I made this fake Ladywake poster for an independent movie fanzine called Chicken/Broccoli, by Sebastiano Barcaroli.
You can buy it as a huge printed poster on Chicken/Broccoli online store.

Size: 27,5 x 27,5 in
Paper: Glossy coated 110 gr
Print: front (full color)

Ships folded. 

IT: Realizzato per il CHICKENBROCCOLI ZOO, una mostra esposta a Empoli il 22/23 Aprile 2017 in occasione del Ludicomix e organizzata dal collettivo Le Vanvere. Potete comprarlo nel Chicken/Broccoli online store o direttamente all'Arfist Alley, se passate all'edizione 2017 di ARF!, 26-28 maggio, Macro Testaccio!

Formato: 70 x 70 cm
Carta: Patinata Lucida 110 gr
Stampa: fronte (a colori)

Viene spedito piegato.

Here it is, in it's offset printed glory:

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EXTRA!
Some info about process.


Process was a three step business. Started with a digital sketch:

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Traced a pretty big pencil drawing (roughly 50x50cm) out of it:

Then added digital color and typography. Ah, almost forgot to mention: the original film logo is freakin'cool.

In images Tags illustration, movie, poster, 2017
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CP Company | Fashion in Otomo's Akira

April 17, 2017

I made this illustration for CP Company magazine, an italian fashion magazine sponsored by a well known fashion brand for their peculiar jacket capes with embedded goggles. The article i was called to collaborate to was about fashion in Otomo's Akira. 

Ultrachrome giclee print on hahnemulhe 310gsm rag bright white, printed and signed by me is available in my online store.

EXTRA!

Here is some process work.

The drawing is made with black indian ink on Arches paper, pretty big one (60x45 cm). Color is digital. I developed the drawing starting from a digital rough sketch:

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Then I printed out my sketch and traced an ink drawing out of it:

Then I did some fixes and added color before going for the final piece with typographic elements.

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In images Tags illustration, fashion, 2017
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Otaku

March 9, 2017

Concept art illustration I made for a massive sci-fi world building project by Joshua Jenkins. Joshua sent me a huge documentation on his deeply articulated view about the odd future of mankind asking me to develop a very weird and beautiful character, and so I did.

Ultrachrome giclee print on hahnemulhe 310gsm rag bright white, printed and signed by me will be soon available in my online store.

In images Tags fine art, concept art, sci-fi, illustration, 2017

La Città Incantata | 2017 official poster

January 6, 2017

Luca Raffaelli asked me to create an illustration  for the 2017 edition of "La Città Incantata" official poster. "La città incantata" is an international animation film festival in Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy, featuring the cream of the crop of the worldwide animation production.

Here is a quick process breakdown.
I started with a digital sketch:

Then I traced it as an hard black lumograph pencil drawing on 300gsm hot pressed Fabriano Artistico, 30,5 x 45,5 cm.  This passage ensures the best possible stroke dynamic range and texture. (For sale in my store)

Then I added color in Photoshop.

In images Tags illustration, poster, festival, graphite, 2017

MURAKAMI HARUKI | LA STRANA BIBLIOTECA

November 4, 2016
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I had the luck and honour to illustrate "A strange library" by Murakami Haruki for Giulio Einaudi Editore.

It's 25 illustrations including the cover piece.

I drew all the pictures during a 6 month work trip in the USA. The llustrations were completed in the Utah deserts so I had to adopt a very basic technique: HB lumograph pencil was the tool of the trade with some rare intrusion of a prismacolor black pencil.

I started from quick but precise digital sketches so I could have a very early approval for the subjects. 

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Then I made pencil illustrations that would work as a black channel for three spot colour silkscreens. 

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Whenever I had the chance to work on a computer I did the final digital touches.

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It was an amazing opportunity: this short story is a thing of beauty, and I still can't believe I had the chance to visualize it. Moreover the other international editions are by huge artists like Chip Kidd, Kat Menschik and Maki Sasaki: it took a very deep breath to accept the challenge!
Hope you'll like it!

(A little extra in the gallery below: some excerpts from the original draft presentation.)

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