Photography

Portraits of some friends of mine.
Roberta: a photo of some years ago.

Monica: a photo of some years ago.

 

Manuela: a recent picture.

Pictorial experimentation

Processing aspects of two different cultures (both European and Japanese) in the idea, in the characters and in the materials. I feel close to Japanese culture and I love it as the Italian one. 
The setting is Japanese spa on winter night.   *washi=Japanese paper

For these two illustrations I took inspiration from my favourite Japanese model Ai Tominaga.

Acrylic on plaster paper and washi.

Oil on canvas and washi.

For these illustrations I took inspiration from my favourite French model Clement Barreda. 

Acrylic on plaster paper and washi. Color RGB.

Oil on plaster paper and washi.

Galaverna

Watercolor and white poster color.

Editorial - popular artwork

editorial: title

editorial: article

I've drawn seven illustrations for an ideal editorial about an animal: the swan. Of these illustrations three are acrylic, three are poster color and one has been drawn by oil.

Concept of a theatrical dress

Lisa Gherardini (1479-1542): Monna Lisa.

Cover book

Cover (and back cover) for a book of fiction (8/9 year-old-children).
Crayon and chalks on paper.

Concept for videogames characters

1) version

Old Man Coyote: a divinity of creation.
I took inspiration from mythological figures of Native Americans. For this exercise, 3 steps were necessary: 1) a classic videogame version; 2) a version of my taste; 3) a mix of previous versions.

2) version
3) version

White Buffalo Woman: a divinity of north-south-east-west directions. Versions 1, 2, 3.

Pictorial experimentation with different materials

Work in progress... oil and acrylic on canvas and washi (Japanese paper). I'm taking inspiration from my favourite Japanese model Ai Tominaga.

Animation background

December 2010. Acrylic.
Background exercise for animation.

Watercolor

November 2010. Watercolor.
I took inspiration from my favourite male model Clement Barreda.