A Surreal Brain

Alta Cucina .- work in progress

2012-01-18T23:13:00.001-08:00

Hello friends! So happy to announce that me and my Storywriter Tommi decided to make a comic collection about our old project called " High Kitchen"!!! We published that as our first real Job 6 or 7 years ago. They use to be just comic strips in a magazine called 44 Gatti by Gaghi Editore. The characters are the same, they changed the design a little.. But what changed a lot is the sense of humor. In fact they started as comics for children and now they are doing the least things you can do in a kitchen. Like vomiting in the pot ora even worst stuff. I hope to find a good publisher but, by the way, we can also Do self-publishing.- We want to be ready for at least Lucca Comic on 2012 but maybe before :-) I hope you will like it!
Here a ruff of the main character, Joe Sullivan! You can also find him on facebook!
Please come back, to see a demo of this comic!
Ciaoooooooo
Fra the pusher

Ciao amici!!!
Sono fiero di annunciare che finalmente, dopo anni di sperimentazioni, io e il mio sceneggiatore Tommi stiamo preparando e abbiamo
Intenzione di pubblicare, i fumetti di Alta Cucina"!!!! Sono stati uno dei nostri primi lavori professionali, 6 o 7 anni fa, venivano editi sul magazine per bambini 44 Gatti! I personaggi sono rimasti loro, abbiamo cambiato leggermente il design ma.. Quello che davvero è cambiato è il tipo di comicità. Infatti se sono nati come Strip per bambini ora sono tavole autoconclusive che parlano dei peggiori modi in cui Joe e Sam preparano le portate per i loro clienti del ristorante.- Joe è uno di quelli che vomita nel brodo. Sam vede Joe vomitare e vomita a sua volta.. Dove capita. Io disegnando le storie rido un sacco, spero capiterà anche ai lettori! Speriamo di trovare un editore ma comunque,la nostra intenzione è di autoprodurci.- vogliamo essere pronti per la fiera del fumetto a Lucca (magari anche prima)! Vedremo come andrà :-)
Ecco una raffata del personaggio principale, Joe Sullivan, il capo del ristorante e cuoco. Spero di avere un riscontro positivo.-
Tornate su questo blog se vorrete saperne di più.. A breve posterò le prime tavole e un po' di studi e lavori :-)

Grazie per essere passati da qui..
Fra the pusher

Xmas: Dragon Final Dragon

2011-12-27T16:14:00.000-08:00

Hello!

Here's my Xmas Rad's present: a crocodile with Boots!

Watercolor Paper, Coolerase Blue Pencil, Ecolines and a Black Pigma (0,2)

Hope U like it!

CIaoooo

P.S. sorry for the quality but my scanner is broken :-)

A Tunacan Dragon Sketch Session™

2011-12-16T12:14:00.000-08:00

Ladies and Gentleman,

we're proud to present a new Sketch Session in Milano (Italy)!

It's something that we usually do in Ammmmeriga and Cannnnnnnada... You go out and.. you know what? YOU DRAW! Everything you see! Everything you want! Who cares? NOBODY!

So let's meet together next Wednesday 12/21/11 in Milano (piazza Duomo) at 10,30 a.m.!!!

Let's have fun! OK? ok! We're waiting for you! YEAHHHHHHH!

The Logo is made by my Friend Carol, as U can see she Kick Ass! YEEEEES! Let's go !!

(the little brain in the bulb it's me <---!)

Sharp Your pencil, take your sketchbook AND... YEAHHHHHHHH!

CIAOOOOOO, I love U all,

thePusher

Ciao Carlo Peroni!

2011-12-14T07:20:00.000-08:00

Hello friends!

I remember myself as a child. Reading "il Giornalino".. It was a Magazine we were forced to read during the Catholic elementary school. I really didn't like anything in that magazine except for Carlo Peroni's comic strips (l'ispettore Perogatt for example) and Pinky <- From Massimo Mattioli. I also think that something of them is still in my drawings.

Today Carlo Peroni left Us.

I hope he's still smoke his pencil in heaven.

Ciao Carlo!

Crocodile with boots!

2011-11-30T05:37:00.000-08:00

Hello ciao a tutti AMICIIIIIII!

I'm doing a crocodile with boots to my Friends and teacher Rad,

as a christmas present or as a marry christmas card or just something for his fireplace..

I did those sketches before doing the final version of it .-

I'll show U the final version as soon he will get it in L.A. :-)

I miss U Rad!

bye everyone! Thanks for coming here! I love U, a lot of rainbows and mini ponies to all of U!

Fra

painting my studio!

2011-11-24T02:27:00.000-08:00

Hello amici!

I'm sorry to not posting anything BUT I'm sure you guys can understand: I'm painting my new studio!

It was a very old place (probably from 1800) so the wall wasn't strong enough to take all the paint and broke down like a cracker. So I had to put some stuff on it ( actually I don't know what) then wait 2 days then put the white paint the wait then put the color then wait then color again then wait and bla bla bla bla bla.

It takes time!

Plus I'm making a musical (coming out next may I hope to see you there!) for now I can't tell you which is the musical (SURPRISE) but I can tell U that from rehersal we're having so much fun that I think it's gonnabe cool!

So that's why I'm not posting so much!

Sorry sorry sorry :-)

BUT I can also say that I had the opportunity to fallow a live licture with John Lasseter (he came here in Milan!!!!) I'll talk about this later in another post.

and.. me and my friend and Storywriter Tommaso are working on a project that I'll show U piece by piece in this blog :-)

And

and

a lot of news! No time for Christmas Shopping this year!uhahahuauhauh! Thanks Internet! I think I'll by everything online :-)

ok so.. Sorry again amici! Please come back 'coz I'll post a lot of stuff very very soon!!!

CIAOOOOO

Francesco goes to Hollywood!

2011-11-12T01:40:00.000-08:00

HI EVERYONE!

Today Rad gave me a huge surprise! <------ Believe it guys and gals

The new part of the story with me in Hollywood!

I miss them so much hope to be back soon!

Thank you Rad!

bastard vs Superman ;-)

2011-11-06T06:18:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone,

I'm going to send this to Mike, It's hard to me to explain this but.. You can read why in Here.

It's about bad bastard people.

Thanks to Anthony Holden for posting his amazing own version so I could find this things.

Tribute to Koki - I Love Koki!

2011-11-03T03:35:00.000-07:00

Today 2 posts!!!! WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

My facebook friend Michael asked me to make a lil' drawing by using his awesome supercute character Koki the Chameleon :-)

It was a pleasure to make my own version :-) I love Koki --> this is the webpage with the other tributes for koki - from other artists :-) I am the last one :-(

Thanks again for coming here, ciao ciao ciaoooo!

Fra

Time to change

2011-11-03T02:34:00.000-07:00

Hello my friends!

How is your life going? Mine is (as all the time) confused. Something is going super well, something is going medium size. Something is just going ok <-- buuuuuuh!

Yesterday night I wanted to change my Facebook profile, I think something is changing :-) I need to be super positive 'coz I want to make something cool.

Thanks for coming to my blog :-) When I see every week how many people you are I want to cry, 'coz this helps me a lot to improve my skills and to don't feel a loser when I go to Lucca Comics whithout a booth <---- my dream. Maybe next time :-)

Ciaoooo

Make a character starting from different shapes

2011-10-24T00:07:00.000-07:00

Hello!

I was talking about making characters starting from different shapes (triangles, squares, circles) so I did this quick demo. The Idea was to make a wolf.-

First I did those thumbnails on my sketchbook then I did the final version with my Cintiq.

Sketches and sketches and sketches and sketches

2011-10-23T03:05:00.000-07:00

Ciao a tutti!

I'm happy 'coz I'm finally gonnamake a studio, my own studio, woooooooooooooW!

So I won't work in my living room anymore! WAHHHHHHHH!!! So happy!!!!

I will finally have a kind of normal life, waking up in the morning and get ready to go to work somewhere and then, when I'll done, come back HOME <---- HOME SWEET HOME and maybe watch a movie or sketch something or read a book or dance or going out with my dog Blasco :-)

So happy so happy so definitely HAPPYYYY!!

Ok, sorry I am totally over warmed.

Ok. Stop being stupid. AUHAUHAUHAUHAUHAUAHUAHUAH <- just joking.

I did some sketches and I've also got a new sketchbook moleskyne this one <-- the paper inside is very light but It's good enough to draw. I think that in Italy we should have more variety of sketchbooks. We only have fancy sketchbooks.

Thanks for coming here, nwxt time I'll be serious. I promise you.

Thank you Steve Jobs

2011-10-06T03:03:00.001-07:00

Sad day today.

I mean, my home page, when I start Safari is the Apple website. Everyday, before going to Facebook, before going to read the news, before everything.. I go to the Apple website and I admire it. Today there was more. There was Steve Jobs close up. Unbelievable. So sad.

No words for that, only a big Thank You Steve, for the big inspiration you gave me, for Pixar, for making me looking cool with my new Ipod, my new Mac, my Iphone and bla bla bla, you gave to the world a lot of magic and now, to have magic again we have to wait we don't know how long. But now God, can finally have the Iphone.

Me Boxing

2011-09-27T13:34:00.000-07:00

Hello!

I've started boxing for a while so my Maestro asked me to make the flyer for the new season.. I did a restyling for the logo. I mean, I didn't have a lot of time but Now it's done so, I have something to post :-) If you're wondering how is boxing.. It's good. I'm loosing my weight easier and I'm feeling pretty awake (finally).

Nobody is gonnabreak your nose, that's an Urban legend. At least for now.

Ciao belliii!

the Smurfs day

2011-09-16T04:10:00.000-07:00

Ciao! Today is coming out "The Smurfs movie"!

soo cool

I'm afraid of Gargamel so won't go to watch the movie but..Maybe I'l lbuy the DVD!

I did this quick Sketch in Photoshop as a tribute to part of my childhood, Smurfette doesn't know what to do with her house, she will probably make a good Risotto (expecially 'coz it's getting cold in here).

Ciao myfriends and.. thanks for coming here!

New Sketches AGAIN!

2011-09-14T00:49:00.001-07:00

Ciao!

My sketchbook is gonnabe full, but, I'm happy 'coz My mother gave a new one, it is kind of cool with a fake leather cover..I'll post it later :-D I think I'm gonna draw only Western stuff.. So I can finally try to understand Guns :-D For now.. Here's some other ladies I did in Spotorno :-)

I'm doing some characters as a commission and, thanks to sketching, I find easier to draw ladies.

Thanks for coming around to my blog, see you soon with new stuff!

Ciaoooo

Fra

I'm vomiting Sketches!!!!! Ladies Sketches!

2011-09-12T00:58:00.000-07:00

Ciao Gente!

I did some sketches during my 1 day vacation I did in Spotorno, a very good place in Liguria close to Savona. I loved it so much so next year if I'll have only 1/2 days I'd like to go there again. It's just 3 hours (or even less) if you're comin' from Milano/Luino or I mean.. North of Italy.

Cool.

I'm sorry for the low quality of those pics but my scanner died so I really had no chance: Back to the camera :-/

Ok,

have a wonderful week! I have to go back working now coz I have 3 dead lines on 15 Sep :-o

CIAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Thanks for comin' here!

Fra

Chopseye - Braciola di ferro.

2011-09-06T13:00:00.000-07:00

Have you heard about this news? Me and my friend Tommaso Valsecchi, decided to make our version. More realistic. Probably.

Guatemala. Three days ago. Arouses amazement and curiosity a sow which gave birth to a pig with a human face: the owners of the sow were seen pointing the spotlight of the press and the curious come to investigate the strange creature. So while scientists investigate the hypothesis that led to this birth talking about a completely random genetic mutation, journalists and scholars dare several theories: some say that the cause is the pollution, but there are those who linked the mysterious animal sighted the strange lights in the sky a few days before saying so its origin is as alien.

In the last hours, however, came forward a man who said they knew very well that pig: the man in fact said to be its father. To refute his words has already said he is willing to test DNA. Actually the likeness is remarkable, as can be seen from facial features, particularly the prominent jaw and the arch of the skull.

Guatemala. Tre giorni fa. Suscita stupore e curiosità il parto di una scrofa che ha dato alla luce un maialino con la faccia umana: la piccola famiglia di contadini proprietari della scrofa si è vista puntati i riflettori della stampa e dei semplici curiosi venuti a indagare sulla curiosa creatura. Così mentre gli scienziati indagano sulle ipotesi che hanno portato a questa nascita parlando di una mutazione genetica del tutto casuale, giornalisti e studiosi azzardano diverse teorie: c’è chi dice che la causa sia da ricercarsi nell’inquinamento, c’è chi invece ricollega il misterioso animale alle strane luci avvistate nel cielo qualche giorno prima sostenendo quindi come la sua origine sia aliena.

Nelle ultime ore però, si è fatto avanti un uomo che ha dichiarato di conoscere molto bene quel maialino: l’uomo infatti ha dichiarato di esserne il padre. Per confutare le sue parole si è già detto disponibile al test del dna. In effetti la somiglianza è notevole, come si può notare dai tratti somatici del volto, in particolare dalla prominente mascella e dall’arco del cranio.

The small, renamed chopseye, thus lacking only pipe and sailor hat.Al piccolo, ribattezzato braciola di ferro, manca solo la pipa e il berretto da marinaio.

Illustration: see chopseye, which runs over Popeye yelling "Daddy"

Illustrazione: vediamo Braciola di Ferro che corre incontro a Popeye urlando papà.

No reason

2011-09-04T11:24:00.000-07:00

Ciao.

There's no reason why I did this.

There's no reason why I did a redhead teenager smokin' a joint.

There's no reason why he's walkin' with a pig wearin' a british costume.

There's no reason why he has mustaches.

If you're wondering if there's a reason why they're walkin' on a Vancouver Map.. I don't know.

Do you know why I did stars like that? Me neither.

The only thing I know is that sometimes our job needs to many answers and we have to be to much awake. This morning I decided to do whatever . RANDOM. STUPID. NONSENSE.

I have to make a test for a famous series of books so I'm kindof stressed. Today I decided to take a breath before tomorrow (when I'll start the test).-

And now, I'm finally going to watch Kung Fu Panda 2!

Thanks for coming to my blog and feel free to move around a see my other posts!

CIAOOO

Fra

A kind of evil mermaid.. something like that

2011-08-31T16:38:00.001-07:00

Hello!!!

I did this experiment.. I was going to color the mermaid like Ariel, then I realized that so I did something totally different.

Now.. It's 2 in the morning.. time to go to sleep in Italy :-D

Ciao ciao!

Lost is done.

2011-08-30T09:01:00.001-07:00

Ok. The thing is.. there's no when right? That's why I've watched Lost later than all the whole people in the world. I didn't know would be so cool. So good. So entertaining. And now it's done. I understand everyone now. I don't know what to say but.. I hope to see something like Lost again one day. I'm sure it changed a little bit of myself. I'm sure. Thanks to Tommaso to support me during this trip. Thanks to Marco to tell me " you have to watch it". And know Lost is done. It's doooooooone! THE END. Goodbye John Locke. Bye Ben. Bye Hurley. Bye Sawyer. Sigh! Bye Kate.. Bye Desmond! Bye everyone...

tipella

2011-08-27T02:50:00.001-07:00

Hello!

I did this as a warm up, I know it's a long warm up :-D

I did 2 version because I wanted to tray the blur effect (that I don't usually do).-

I found this in one of my old sketchbooks so I decided to use it as a texture for the wall :-)

I know it's stupid, I mean if you want something serious, go to church :-D

Thank you for coming here I really hope you will find some better drawings next time!

I love you

Fra

P.S. I also did this avatar for Facebook. there's me and my firend Damiano dancing a TUNZ TUNZ TECNO MUSIC called "pompa nelle casse".. that's because summertime is leaving and in my town it's gonna start raining every weekend so.. i know we're going to clubs on saturday night !

Butterfly

2011-08-25T17:26:00.000-07:00

Hi tutti!

I don't know why I feel that I can't draw.

That's why today, before doing my work I did a warm up.

It helps a lot, I hope to feel comfortable soon with my drawings :-/

Thanks for watching my Blog!

I also did this version of myself at the beach with my favourite Frozen Strawberry Margaritas. I have a turtle on my belly 'coz I've just started a diet so I need at least a year ti have cool abdominals like a model. I did this 'coz this summer no vacations for me so at least as a drawing I want to have relax :-D

I love doodles!

2011-07-21T11:18:00.000-07:00

Ciao!

Wow a lot of comments in those days, I can't believe it.. Thank you very much!

I'm trying to be patient 'coz I'm having bad days with my job. Everything I'm doing doesn't work so I hope that working even harder will help to change this situation.

BTW... I did those stupid drawings.. something that make me TO NOT THINK about this serious money busy hard WORLD that usually I love but now I don't. Don't worry, it's only for now (by Avenue Q).

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR COMMENTS, I REALLY FEEL BETTER BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS :-)

Fra

my new sketchbook from berlin !!!

2011-07-20T03:04:00.000-07:00

I went to Berlin some weeks ago and I bought new sketchbooks!

I didn't have a lot of time but I'm starting to fill it with doodles and stuff :-) In this one I decided to draw only ladies :-)

Here some!

Ehi, thanks for watching my website my friends! CIAOOO!

P.S. I now it's kinda late but.. I've starting watching LOST... OMG! Now I have all the DVD BOXES!!!! It's so cool! Expecially 'coz I can watch all the episode with the right order :-) I love it!

More sketches!

2011-07-10T07:30:00.000-07:00

HELLOOOOOOO!

First of all: Me and my classes are going to Como for a Sketch Session! You're more than welcome to join us!

UHHHH! I'm so positive and I don't know why! Lot of things to do, not enough timeeeeee! WOWWWW! The only thing I don't have are money :-( But I mean, it's ok fuck them!

And here some sketches I did..

Grotto Mazzardit

2011-07-05T04:23:00.000-07:00

Do you remember you first best friend in your life? I do! And, even after 27 years we still feel the same energy and love than we were children. My friend Andrea own a Restaurant and he asked me to make a drawing for the waitress t-shirts. Because Mazzardit use to be the Pirate of our lake (lago Maggiore) I did a Lady Pirate. The reason I did a Lady is obviusly because with lady you can sell whatever you want.

ok so

here we go, I hope you like it and.. Please if you're in Italy go to Luino and eat at "Grotto Mazzardit" you will be happy for sure!

thanks for watching my blog!!

I love you

Fra

Sketches Again

2011-06-22T16:17:00.000-07:00

Ladies and Gentleman!!!

CIAOOOO

Here some sketches I did. I've finished a book just 3 hours ago. No extratime during this week.

I'm so happy. I can finally work as a character designer for Piemme!!! I can't say for what now but.. It's a very cool project! I can't wait to post my work on this blog! I also have other stuff to do !!! Please, stay tuned on July I'm gonnapost a lot of things :-)

Thanks for watching my blog! I love you very much

Fra

SKetches

2011-05-22T06:52:00.000-07:00

EHII!!!

I'm happy after a little bit of depression I had coming back from Pasadena.

Here's some sketches I did in L.A.

Plus a doodle I did.

I've to go back drawing a LADY PIRATE :-)

CIAO!

Thanks for watchin!

2011-05-18T00:45:00.000-07:00

Hello !

I'm so busy with my job so I didn't post a lot.. Sorry about that, I'll do more later :-)

For now I'm posting a little life drawing I did.

Ciao and thank you for watching my blog!

I love you all!

Some Life drawing I did

2011-05-08T00:48:00.001-07:00

Ok, here's the thing: my weak point. I'm trying to improve myself but sometimes it's just painful. I hope one day I'll be better. Sorry Michelangelo.

P.S. Is there any Italian who knows where can I go to do life Drawing in Italy?

The quality is down 'coz I don't have a scanner so.. Those are photos. :-)

4 Sketches

2011-05-04T17:56:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

I've finished the CDA in Pasadena last wednesday and in this week I did a lot of sketches. Now I'm back to Italy again :-) and I didn;t have time to scan everything ecc.

Sorry if I didn't post for a week but I have a lot of stuff ready for this blog :-)

For now I can only post those 4 stupid sketches :-)

I'm very busy now, a lot of job is coming and I am very happy about that!

Maybe I'll be in Los Angeles again next October... For now... PIZZA PIZZA FRIENDS and PIZZA AGAIN! And Maybe some Gym :-)

Hansel and GRETEL MODEL SHEETS - B

2011-04-24T00:10:00.001-07:00

Ehi folks!

These are the other characters I did for the Hansel and Gretel Assignment at the CDA.

I hope you like it!

When I'll go back to Italy I'm planning to study new characters and to explore new styles :-)

And this is the all cast together :-)

I hope you like and thank you so much for comin' to my blog :-) Hope to see ya' again,

CIAOOOO

HANSEL AND GRETEL MODEL SHEETS - A

2011-04-21T00:20:00.000-07:00

Ehi a tutti!

I've finally finished my modelsheets (assignment at the CDA) :-)

I want to share them with you guys. So for now here's Hansel and Gretel (wow, the main Characters)

Thank you for watching my stuff!

Francesco

Hansel and Gretel!

2011-04-19T21:10:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!
I did some Hansel and Gretel Characters Studies for my Character Design class.

I hope to do better stuff later :-)

I'll probably add the contour line to make them readable.. I tryed to change my style a little bit but for now I'm not ready.. My aim is to not use lines, (like in collage). I know why but for now I don't have time to go back and fix it, so the outline is gonnabe the easiest way :-/

FERNANDO vs theFLATMATE

2011-04-12T20:40:00.000-07:00

Ehi Guys! I did this scene with my buddy Fernando fightin' versus the flatmate, It's not done yet but I want to post this still :-)
THIS STUFF HAPPENS ALL THE TIME in my APT in PASADENA :-)

John Foster is Awesome!

2011-04-11T15:10:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!
I had a workshop with John Foster here at the CDA,
this guy ROCKS, he's not only supergood in his drawing but he's also a supergood person.
We went to eat together, with Frank, Kevin, Rad, my new Bro. Fernando, Dan, Sherwin,Steven. I'm feeling so positive after going out with all of those amazing artists!
I'm learning a lot but I'm also realizing that I'm not weird.. I mean, I am.. but like every artist! Discover that I'm not the only one voicerecording himself while drawing to remember things and stuff like that.. We are weird come on. I'm like michael jackson' song, NOT ALONE!

By the way, During his class the light was down to watch better at the projector but he gave me so much inspiration that I had to draw something. So, sorry if the colors are kind of crazy, I was almost blind :-)

This is me and Jon Foster :-)

This is my charicature of him :-) Sorry Jon!

This is an omage from him after the second dinner, we ha da lot of fun, he is very cool!

and these are some of the stupid sketches I did during the lecture!

What if one day you meet Toby Shelton?

2011-04-10T11:14:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!
I actually have to say thanks to Rad if this happened.

I grew up watching He-man, Pollon, Doraemon and all of this stuff. Japanese cartoons are probably 30% of my inspiration.
But in the 90's I remember coming back granny's home, after school eating bread and Nutella or Bread butter and Salt ( I love it) and watching Ducktales, Darkwing Duck, Cheap an'Dale Rescue Rangers... And I was so happy to see those TvShows and probably that was when I started to learn how to draw!
I started drawing ducks everywhere actually, I remember that I even made "PaperFrank" that in english I could translate in "DuckFrank", it was a kind of Duck Superhero with antennas. I can't show this 'cause is somewhere in Italy but one day i'll make a feature of it (LOL, I'm joking).-

By the way, at that time, I don't know why, everytime I was watching Darkwing Duck and Ducktales I used to think: " OH MY GOSH I WANT TO DRAW SO BAD NOW". I said I don't know why? Now I'll say I DIDN'T Know why. The answer is:

TOBY SHELTON!
THE GUY WHO ACTUALLY DID THOSE CHARACTERS!

I met this awesome artist, he's workin' at dreamworks now, doing storyboards. I was so lucky to see his stuff and notice that every single drawing he did reminds my youth. He's so good, he's drawings are so clear and beautiful, I hope one day I'll be good like him! While he was talkin', showing us his AMAZING studies of Kung Fu Panda at the San Diego Zoo, and His storyboards of Shreck, Megamind, Kung fu panda, Tangled... I was like an happy dog waggin' his tail. I was overanimated, trying to stay calm and look professional. By the way, he went to Italy to the Disney Studio I'm working for and he started telling me all of the places that I know, like Stresa, lago maggiore bla bla bla... I'm exactly from there!!!!!!!!!! I love Toby Shelton and I love Rad Sechrist. I feel very onoured to have met those amazing artist that are SUPER friendly and very open mind.
Sorry if I wrote to much but I had to share to you guys ..

This is THE artist with me! Thank you Toby!

I did this sketch also, dedicated to my new superhero Toby :-)

At the Backstage

2011-04-06T15:21:00.000-07:00

Ehi Guys!
Finally I did it!
I can't stand this song anymore actually.. Because I am in Pasadena I don't have all of my stuff with me so I had to use flash to make this animatic. Flash is not very good to export movies, that's why I had to stay awake one night to make it work as good as possible. Some frame is not there like the one when the director push the BGGuy's nose and there's some part where the rocky horror poster doesn't look very well. Trust me, after almost 50 videos this is the best version.. Expecially 'cause now I really have to go to work!
Thank you guys for watching it and sorry for the inconvenient, Maybe one day I'll do the final version in ToonBoom Armony (I want to learn this software)..
Buy guys and be positive!

CIAOOO!

here's some of the tons of drawings I did either on post it orin my sketchbook :-)

Here's the frames that my computer ate during the rendering :-)

Pirates Gesture Drawings!

2011-04-03T16:24:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!
I've just done 3 pages from a pirate model,
this guy was awesome and sometimes he works as a model for disney Dreamworks and wathever else!
I knew him from before 'cause he's from the Steven Silver's book and other art books.

here's him with me at the Concept Design Academy!

Here's some 30 Sec gestures drawing :-)

French Maid

2011-03-31T20:18:00.000-07:00

Hello!
We had this wonderful model last monday wearing as a french maid and here's some sketches I did :-)

Calypso guy in Santa Monica.

2011-03-30T19:33:00.001-07:00

I went to Santa Monica Last day, I sketched a bit and there was a guy playin' calypso, that carribbean music instrument that Sebastian (from the little Mermaid) play during his song "Under the Sea".-

I was thinkin' that maybe this guy can take part of a story.
A story where he hipnotizes with his music the clams of the Pacific Ocean, so the other fishes are angry with him.
I know it's a stupid idea but it can be a point to start :-)

here we go!

New Sketches :-) weeeuw!

2011-03-29T10:11:00.000-07:00

Here's a little bit of sketches I did in starbucks in Pasadena (L.A.) :-)
The Waffle lady with the waffle face in the middle of the second page is my sister after a Day sunbatheing in Santa Monica with no cream in her face!

I'm posting this

2011-03-26T23:27:00.001-07:00

Oh, I'm posting some sketches I did at the Farmer's Market in L.A.
I have other stuff but I am so busy, workin' at my Pavarotti storyboard. Is turning kind of good I can't wait to post the animatic guys!

Have a nice Sundayyy!

P.S. Tonight I'm going to eat Hamburger because it's Sunday Night = HamburgerNight!

Everyone is more than welcome to come with us!
We'll have a good guest this time: the great artist, Kevin Chen (and Rad is coming too)

The Surreal Brain drawn by Rad Sechrist!!!

2011-03-15T23:19:00.000-07:00

Ehi Guys,
I can't believe it, this guy, Story Artist from Dreamworks, he worked on movies such as Megamind, Kung Fu Panda etc. so famous, so superCool his name Rad Sechrist , my friend, teacher I called him my tutor actually, brings me to Hollywood last Sat and made a comic about us and I am very mega AWESOME in that Story. Just go and ejoy him!

Just a bit :-)

2011-03-12T00:17:00.000-08:00

Hello !
Just a quick Taste of what my story is gonnabe!

Hansel and Gretel Stuff

2011-03-09T18:58:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone!
Today for my character Design class I did some Hansel and Gretel ruffed characters.
I did those almost 6 hours so please, accept that some pose or something look just weird :-)
I'll fix thoise problem when I'll chose my cast :-)
Now I have to rush 'cause I'm super late.- UHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! CIAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Thanks to come here and watch my blog!

Fixed Pirates!

2011-03-02T19:33:00.000-08:00

After Kevin Chen Feedbacks
I made some corrections on my old Pirates!

Crazy Stuff is goin' on :-)

2011-02-24T19:51:00.000-08:00

So, for some reason I'm going to make a storyboard, it seems I have to.-
I'll let you know why later.. ;-)
But there's some boards I did to pitch the story
Soon I'll show you the work in progress ok?

Baci and Super thanks for watching!

Fra :-)

New Pirates!

2011-02-23T14:34:00.000-08:00

Ehi Everyone!
Here's my new Pirates I did for the Kevin Chen -Character Design- Class.-
We had to make 4 Pirates from the inspiration of the ones we did last time.

As you can see I've put on the left upper side the first ruff I did of them.- It was on a post it, so as Kevin and every teacher told me, if it works small It'll work bigger!

Then I've just made that figures bigger to add details.

Here we go:

dialogue scene

2011-02-21T20:06:00.000-08:00

Hi guys!

Here's an assignment I did at the concept design academy (storyboard Class with J. oliva)
I just used a track from grand Torino and I used Batman's characters.

The goal was to make a dialogue sequence with the cinematic theory.

Life Drawing!

2011-02-19T11:08:00.000-08:00

Here's some of my life draw drawings I did at the 2 Kevin Chen Class :-)

Here we go!

Meet Tascapano Luigi

2011-02-17T22:30:00.001-08:00

Here's my Character for the class I'm attending at the concept design academy :

this is a guy I know.-
I'll post more with him the next week!
For now.. Let's see who this guy is!

Pirates Heads from Pasadena

2011-02-16T09:14:00.000-08:00

As I told you before,
while I'm doing my regoular job I'm also attending 5 classes at the Pasadena Concept Desgin Academy.
It is very hard because the level of every student is super High! I hope to be good enough to finish the school and to learn and become better.
Trust me guys, workin' and studyin' at the same time is hard, and now 'cause I have a lot of job to do, it's even harder than when I were in Vancouver attendin' a full time animation school.
But here in pasadena is gonnabe just for 3 months so... I mean. I hope I'll survive :-)

By the way.. Here the assignment we had to do for tonight' concept design class: Twenty pirates heads tryin' to find different shapes for the constructions.
I did this last night ,I am actually at starbucks right now uploading and downloading stuff and I didn't sleep, I'm super tireeed!
I decided to add some tone on those character even if they didn't ask for that 'cause I think it helps to read them better (and because I think it's also more elegant like that).-
OOOOOK! So, see ya and thanks for comin' here and see what's goin' on. Sorry if I wrote to much, I think my hands are just following the mood of the keyboard.
Ok
bye bye!
I'm going to sleep now. CIAO

I

My Sketchbook TOUR shown in USA!!

2011-02-14T13:06:00.000-08:00

Ciao Everyone!
I'm so onored to take part in this project from the art-house of Brooklyn!

I actually can't go now 'COz I'm very in Pasadena but, if someone can go wow, thank you very much!!!!

So here the 2011 tour DATES:

Feb 19-27, Brookly NY, Brooklyn Art Library

March 12, Austin TX, Austin Museum of Art

March 30 - April 2, Portland ME, Space Gallery

April 8-9, Atlanta GA, The Granite Room

April 11-30, Washington DC, Tranformer Gallery

June 10-12, Seattle WA, Form/Space Ateller

June 18, San Francisco CA, 111 Minna Gallery

July 14-17 Chicago IL, Hyde Park Arts Center

July 29-31 Winter Park FL, Full Sall University

SPOT CICRESPI - Ruffed Characters!

2011-02-06T18:48:00.001-08:00

Ehi Guys and Gales,
here some of the characters I ruffed out before startin' the animation from the last post!
So if you see those drawings, you can see that a lot of the characters are with a different style.
I did that to see what client was lookin' for.- My first Idea was to do everything like the tiger number 5 :-D
Here in Pasdena everything is goin' good i've started today Analytical figure drawing with Kevin Chen and it was AMAZING!
Thank you for watching my blog, hope you like it!

CiaO!

SPOT Cicrespi!

2011-02-05T15:27:00.001-08:00

I'm so happy to say that I did this video spot for Cicrespi.
Cicrespi is a place where they make everything, so many different things that it is difficult to explain that by writing it.
In this video (made in flash CS3) I tryed to explain what Cicrespi is and what they do.
No so much time for that, I did it while I was doing my books and other stuff I'm going to show you soon so I'm pretty satisfied.

Enjoy it!

I'm going to show you soon the character design sketches I did .-

Character Design Academy!

2011-01-30T01:51:00.001-08:00

Maybe I have a lot of work.-
Maybe I should stop myself by goin' everywhere in the world 'cause I'm almost 30 years old and it'd be time to make a family.-
Maybe
Maybe
Maybe and even maybe.

Visualizzazione ingrandita della mappa

But when I was in school 1 year ago, I understood that we're never done. We find everytime something to learn.- We need to learn and learn and learn.- Walt Disney was the same. My teachers too.So, why not me?

I found a school in Pasadena called Character Design Academy, so cool, so good.-
I'm going to study Storyboarding, Character Design and I'm going to follow some Analytical Figure Drawing Course.-

Everything with amazing teachers directly from Feature Studios like Disney, Dreamworks, Blue Sky.

Maybe this is gonnabe my last adventure so far from Italy.-
Maybe not.
What I'm sure, is that I'm going to feel this like my first experience in my life, I'm so happy about that! And, maybe, I'll show the exercises in this blog, 'cause I mean.. Why not?

So keep follow me!

I'm going to flight to L.A. this Tuesday.- I'm little bit nervous 'cause I've never been there and I even don't know where I'm going to sleep but.- I really love that! I'm going to make my character stronger and I'm going to improve so much.. I'm so happy about that! I'm going to meet so many people.. WOOOOOOOOOW!

I can't wait!

YEPPAAAA!

SEE yà ladies and gentleman and thank you for watchin' my blog!

MORE SKETCHES!!

2011-01-08T04:08:00.000-08:00

I'm coloring a new Tea Stilton Book and preparing everything (VISA, FLIGHT, APPLICATION FORMS etc.) for my next trip to Los Angeles (THIS IS MY DREAM is COMIN' TRUE).- I'm Preparing the lecture for my next Class at the school of comics Milano.
I'm also workin' for a Disney Comic Story (starring ehy ehy hey "Donald Duck").-
One day Walt Disney said to keep ourselves busy and I'm trying to follow his tips but.. It's hard sometimes!!!!
I'm BUSY BUSY BUSY BUSY BUSY SUPER MEGA ULTRA BUSY.-

BUT: I DO LOVE MY JOB!!!!!!!!! WOWWW! So I don't care if I'm tired!

So, I finally sent the Moleskine to the ART HOUSE of Broadway for a gallery they're gonna do.-

here, more drawings!

Thanks for follow my blog, I love you really much! ANd thanks for the kind words you write me everytime!

Yeppi deeeeee

CIAO!

New Sketches for my Molskine Gallery.-

2011-01-07T07:31:00.000-08:00

HELLOOOO!
Happy new Year to all of the people in here!

So.-
I went to Madonna di Campiglio to snoaw Boarding And I finished my Moleskine Sketchbook Project!

HEre some of what I did!

THank you for watching it!

CIAOOOOO

Naked Snow White

2010-12-20T14:28:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone!
Thank you to follow my blog,
I can't believe how many people you are, and I really wannasay, thank you!!!!

Today I did this Snow White thing 'cause IN the sketchoholic website they are going to interview "mr. J.Scott Campbell" and he himself choose for the contest the topic "sexy fairy tale".-
So, I did this. I did the dwarfs like that 'cause I wanted to make them non alive. so like that they seem -collage- or samething like that.-

I hope you like it,
CIao ciao
Fra :-)

NEW SKETCHES

2010-12-10T09:30:00.000-08:00

CIAO EVERYONE!

Thank you for visitin' my blog,
I'm so happy when I see the report, every week there's more poeple!

Thank you thank you thank you thank you!

I love you very much!

Now, I did new sketches for my Moleskyne thing I wrote in the last post

SKetchbook Project Tour 2011!

2010-11-30T11:02:00.000-08:00

Heeeeei!
So. I'm takin' part at the Sketchbook Project Tour 2011, a project from the Art House Co-op in New York.
My part consist in filling my Moleskine Sketchbook with doodles about Smoking and cigarettes.
I'm excited about that 'cause those sketchbooks are going to be in tour in a lot of places in the states from San Fransisco to Chicago to Portland to bla bla bla bla bla (WOOOOOOW)!

SO, here's a demo of what I'm doing :-)

I hope you like it: I still have so many pages to fill :-)

Restyilin' web-game for DIsney

2010-11-27T04:33:00.000-08:00

Helloooo!
Even if I not post so much I think about postin' my stuff. I have so many things but everything is topsecret for now, BUT (and I'm sayin' BUT) I can post this. This is a work I did for a Disney webgame called Fun & Friends. A game where kids has to make they're own avatar, wear it and buy stuff for his virtual bedroom. They asked me in order to change the Style and the characters.
Then they decided to change the style again so, now I can post this :-)
I love Disney.
Here we go.

Doodlin' waitin' for lunch time.-

2010-11-06T05:08:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!
Firstly,
thank you for watchin' my blog,
thank you so much, and sorry I'm not posting every week but the commission now are too much and everything I do is top secret 'till it'll be published.-

So, I was at the school of comics, after a meeting with the Boss (i'm gonna teach there for a while, it's gonnabe a "3 Months short corse" in flash basic animation), I had to wait 30 minutes to go for lunch with the other teachers.- So i doodled those JOSH the Cat,
I love Josh, I hope one day I'll be able to make a story of him!

I'm gonnawork for Walt Disney Company Italia!

2010-10-19T06:58:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone! Sorry if I didn't post from a lot but, I had 3 children's books to make and
I'm makin' on a video spot for a company in Milano.
But while I was workin' on those things, I had a call from Disney!
This was my dream from when I was 5 years old.
The place where Giorgio Cavazzano, Romano Scarpa, Stefano Intini, Fabio Celoni, Danilo Barozzi and, my favourite one, Corrado Mastantuono are from, asked me to make a test for a new project I can't tell about for now. So. We're talkin' about Disney.
When I went in THE studio that day, and I saw that 3 meters woodmade Mickey Mouse I started to cry a little bit. Actually.. I had problem to stop that :-) Sometimes dreams really comes true.

Uncle Walt was right!

I'll do my best (as everytime)!!!!!!!!!!!

Back from Conversano!

2010-09-07T14:40:00.000-07:00

So Everyone,
here we go! Photos from the Event "Orecchiette Spray" and "Art Fusion" in Conversano (BA).- I'd like to go back again, RIGHT NOW! Thanks to everyone, Enzo, Tania, Renato, Fra, ANtonio (PHOTOS), Damiano, Celeste ( I LOVE YOU very mucH) I felt with a family.-
THere's a lot of good Artist in Conversano, and a lot of spectacular places like, Bar, Pubs, Restaurants where nothing is random. A lot of art everywhere, Good Design, good Fashion style.They love art.

Ok, I had a lot of fun, articles on some local newspaper, we drew a lot and bla bla bla. ok.- That's it! Waiting for the next event..

Stay tuned! I've finally decided to make a "cazzi miei Day", a day where I'm going to draw just for fun and for this Blog! ;-)

CIAO!

Fra

Let's go to Puglia!!!!

2010-08-15T14:17:00.000-07:00

Ladies and Gentleman,
I'm proud to say that I'm gonnabe in Conversano (Puglia) from 16th to 18th of Agoust 2010 as a Special Guest ( woW ) during the Event Orecchiette Spray to draw little cats, dogs, characters, whatever for everyone who wants it and meet people and have a lot of fun! Thanks a lot to my new friend Enzo Rosato, a very special Guy.-
I hope to meet lots of people and to learn a lot from them.-

I hope to see you there!

This is the event:

I'm also going to take part to the event ART FUSION, where me and a lot of other artist are going to draw for 15 minutes in a piece of paper. Then, we're going to change each other and continue the draw of the other one, to make a extraordinary piece of art.- I hope to be good enough for that.

Thanks to my Super Good friend Damiano, he's going to come with me ( YUPPI DAMI, WE'RE GONNAHAVE A LOT OF FUN!)

Fattidichina

2010-08-05T07:22:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!
I hope everything is going good (at least in a creative way :-) ).-

I'm sorry if I'm not posting so much but working for big companies means that most of the time, everything I'm doing is not mine so I can't post it before they publish it. I'll be superbusy untill december (for now) so... I hope to find time to make something for myself, like an illustration or a little project (I don't know).-

So, here we go.- This is the online magazine fatti di china, I did this little short for them:

and this is the animatic I did before:

this is the thumbnail storyboard:

It's summertime!

2010-06-29T02:40:00.000-07:00

And like every summer i do the same mystake: I freeze my brain by drinking Granita (crushed-ice drink)
My goal fir this summer is to learn how to drink LEMON GRANITA slower in order to avoid that problem :-)

APERIGYM!

2010-06-28T04:59:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

I did this in a very rush time (like 3 days).-
I'm gonnabe at the event so.. If you live close to CADREZZATE let's have a party together!

this is the storyboard I did to get the idea

Grand Central in cartoon

2010-06-09T05:46:00.000-07:00

I know I know

I wasn't posting from so much time. I'm sorry about that, but in this job lot of time what we do is secret 'till the day is gonnabe published. And sometimes our time is not enough to do more than our job!

I'm so proud to say that I'm doing some art for my ex english teacher that now is a singer for the group "Grand Central" !
This group is from "in my opinion" the best place in the world -----> London!

They are terrifically super amazing and I love to take part of this project!!!

For now this is the first one, talking with Cade we're going to do something more (please God, give me some more hours everyday )!

Please guys and gales,

go to their website and look around!

Vita al college 5- Progetto super segreto

2010-05-17T05:31:00.000-07:00

A new book i worked for is on sale in every good book store now!

For this one I did the colors! I hope you like it!

The drawings are from the super amazing Barbara Pelizzari!

Cover by Giuseppe Facciotto

Art Director Flavio Ferron

Train Sketches

2010-05-12T08:00:00.000-07:00

I went to Milano by train,
I was going to sleep but to many people made to much noisy so..
I decided to do some sketches for some ideas I have in mind!

being a superhero!

2010-05-10T13:43:00.000-07:00

Sometimes we would like to have superpower.

Sometimes we'd like to be a superhero.

Sometimes we have an assignment: draw yourself as a superhero.

ok. This is it! I've found these sketches I did some months ago, I like to share them to you.

I would like to be a superhero. But just because of the clothes. Maybe.

Michelangelo's David is a perfect place for Lunch time!

2010-05-08T03:53:00.000-07:00

Ciao everyone!
I did this drawing for the Bobby CHiu contest, I'd like to make another one but I am very superbusy, working on a book for Geronimo Stilton and on another project that for now is kind of secret :-) Coming back to Italy was also kind of confusing to me, I'm feeling that I need some time to re-organize myself and see what is (and what is not) as before here.

THe topic was : your own take of a classic statue. First think was David of Michelangelo, one of my favourite statue I've seen so many times in my favourite italian place: Firenze!

And.. that's it!

I hope you guys will have a supernice week end!

I WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

2010-05-06T16:13:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it!!!
I've finally won the Bobby Chiu contest!!! WOW! I'm waiting for his original drawing now, dedicated to me!!! WOWWWWW!!
SUPER WOOWWW! Thanks Bobby these contests helped me a lot to improve my skills! So.. doubled prize!
ok..

Here we go! This is the drawing I did in 30 minutes ( plus 15 for scan that and put it in photoshop + uploading stuff and bla bla bla) The topic was : Die with your Boots on!

Thank you for the sketchoholic gang that voted for me! I love you guys! Everyone did a wonderful job!

(My favorite was the one with Wonderwoman)

Sketchoholic Humberto Ramos!!! Fairy Quest!

2010-04-29T21:08:00.001-07:00

A very inspiring contest this one,
I didn't have time to make 2 but I did my best to do at least 1!

I'm finally Back!

2010-04-26T23:10:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

After 1 year and an Half I'm finally back home! I don't know how long I'm going to stay here, it probably depends by job opportunities and destiny!

I did this doodle during the flight.- I was dreaming my guitar (finally)!

I did the Alberto RuiZ Contest

2010-04-22T21:24:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!
For today Bobby CHiu's interview the guest was.... ta-daaaa! ALberto Ruiz! He talked about self publishing and now I know something more! Every interview I feel better, with lots of ideas, positivity and knowledges!

This time The topic was a collage of girls.. I didn't understand well what he was meaning with that... I mean.. A collage of girls.. Is it a collage? Because everyone did different.. I decided to go on and doing an actual collage with paper.. After that I did one digitally.- With the last one I won!!!! So, thanks to Alberto Ruiiz and thanks to who voted for my picture!

Doing collage helps a lot to push the siloutte and to understand the colors (actually I don't like what I did.. But at least I understood why :-))

Ok, I'm going to the gym now.. I have to pump blood to my brain :-)

CIAOOooOOoo

Fra

Anniversary Granpa's dead

2010-04-20T04:22:00.000-07:00

10 years ago my Granfather died.
I will never forget him, nobody can forget his own superHero!
CIao Nonno, I miss you so much

Fra

Crocodile eats the tiger verion n°2

2010-04-19T00:15:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

I did another version of the crocodile eating the tiger, with a close up, I don't know, just for fun!
The first idae was to treat the Crocodile's teeth as a cage for the tiger, then, talking with my friend "quellobianco" ( a crocodile is famous because he has a lot of teeth but not because of the lenght of them) I did the final version a little bit different.-

Ciao!

Dream

2010-04-18T05:08:00.000-07:00

For the last contest I did, about the bunny girl and the animal I did this other sketch.
I found it interesting and so even if the contest is past I decided to finalized it.- Of corse, it's not a bunny girl anymore.-
I decided to add on her hair a special hairclip, I made a version with a butterfly, one with a strawberry, one with an octopuss.
Special thanks to my friend Giuditta that gave me the idea to make it a Cupcake :-)

Can slugs play guitar?

2010-04-17T01:19:00.000-07:00

I was chatting with my buddy Tommi while I was doing a drawing (that I'm going to post tomorrow) and there was an empty space there.- I asked him, ehi Tommy, tell me some animal I can draw to fill that space. He told me, make a slug, slugs are funny every time! I was wondering how to make that slug and I told him, ehi, I'm going to make a slug playing a guitar!

After a while he asked me, ehi Fra, Slugs don't have arms, how can they play guitar? And did this stupid concept that made me laught :-) I hope you're going to like it as well!

I also did the color version, Tommaso sent me his own color version, a kind of Psychedelic one, very funny as well!
Ok, I'm going back to work now,
CIAOOOOOO!

A new contest with Fransisco Herrera (one of my favourite Marvel Comic Artist!)

2010-04-15T18:51:00.000-07:00

Ehi!!!
I'm so Happy that I'm going to listen for live! Fransisco Herrera interviewed by Bobby Chiu!
That's so cool! So this are the 2 drawings I did for the contest : Create an illustration of a 'Sexy Bunny Girl with a Crazy Animal'
I did the last one first and then I didn't like it and made the other one!
You can also see the ruff drawings I did (and that I start everytime making smaller legs when I draw girls :-))
I hope you like it!
CIAOOOO

Fra

Story Bird!

2010-04-14T15:51:00.001-07:00

Because I'm graduated not more than 2 monts ago I do am eligible for the Pixar internship. That's something that I couldn't lose. I decided to do something and.. Do you know when people says that we also have to be lucky? I totally agree! I am lucky because I met such a good teachers out there, and I have a lot of friends that gave me some energy when I was feeling to leave everything! I would like to say a very Special thank to Mark Pudleiner that told me why and how.- Thank you Mark! Another Especial MEGA THANK YOU to Clint Morris Jalopy, who all the time spend a lot of good words for me, giving me courage and strenght ! I also had a time when I was going to leave this work, 'cause I was feeling not able to do it.
Thank you Moni and Vale(my sister) to tell me to keep doing it! And thanks to everyone gave me a lot of good comment on my drawings.

So, at the end of this story. Even if I won't be choosen by Pixar I think start doing this work, keep going and finish it was something that worth it! I don't wanna look like cheesy but.. I'm already a winner, 'case I did it! And now it's time to go back and fix what doesn't work ;-)

Here some ruff I did of the characters.-

CLeaning Up

2010-04-11T09:54:00.000-07:00

I would really like to work for Pixar. I met some of those guys. I'm thinking how much we can learn working in a place like that.
Because of the Interniship deadline submission,
I have to clean up the storyboard I did...... before Tuesday.
I hope it's gonnabe good enough. Enough to be better than 1000000 other people and win that prize..... NAAAAAAAAAA!
There's so many people out there that are CRAZY GOOD!
But if we don't buy the ticket, we won't NEVER win the lottery, right?
I'd like to have some feedback, at least to now how to make what I did better and....
....you know..
..............Try it again?

YATTAcoffee :-)

2010-04-09T21:57:00.001-07:00

Chatting with my buddy Tommaso,
I had some crits about the way I finalize my drawings. He told me to push more and to try to leave my ruff taste.-
Ok.
He's totally right so from today on, I'll try to do that as much I can. And because I was going to start a little project in my mind I went to Blenz coffe and I tryed to do some sketches.
I can't talk about that for now 'cause it's a secret project but just to make you a little bit of curiosity... I called that sketchy hour Yattacoffe :-)

Insane Turtle-man

2010-04-09T15:16:00.000-07:00

TOday's secret ChiuStrem contest was about drawing and Insane Turtle-man in one hour.- than time to upload, time start time to focus.- Pratically I did this gardbage.- Next time I wouldn't make the BG and also I'll do it in Pen.- :-)

But I had fun
!!

Croco Deviant Contest

2010-04-08T19:19:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!
Firstly I have to say thanks to everyone who voted for me at the Travis Louie's Sketchoholic today contest; I had the first position! I was also happy to see a lot of good artists there (my favourite at all: Dalostboyz, Juanpablo Casstromora and Rapson) I had lots of fun (thank you Bobby Chiu!)

After that I finally opened a Deviantart account I am ilPusher and I had a request to take part on a contest.- I'm very busy right now but I mean.. it was so interesting! So.. I did it! I did this sketch first:

I realized that the proportions of this crocodile were to boring.- Then I worked a little bit more and I did this:

I did another sketch for the same contest, I'll try to do it tomorrow (or this weekend).- I also have a secret project that I'm going to tell you soon!

Thanks for watching me!!

CIao

Facebook lies! Beautiful girl need also a good timing!

2010-04-07T12:42:00.000-07:00

I saw this girl on facebook. She was beautiful. I fell in love with her in like.. 2 seconds!In every photo she was looking georgeus!

I had a date. I went there. I was excited! I did a very ruff drawing of her by memory:

Ok. Good proportions. Good looking girl. Just.. A model! Perfect. But sometimes photos lie.- A good girl needs also a good timing. She had a very cool keyframes (every time she had to take a photo) and very bad and slow inbetweens (real life)

I did those sketches to visualize that.-the first and the last one are the photo she did. Numbers are random of corse.. but she was something like that! ahahhaha!

So the meaning is: take care of facebook!

Sfida a ritmo di danza! A book where I worked for

2010-04-07T03:08:00.000-07:00

It's finally on sale the book I drew, inked and colored last summer for Piemme!
I'm so happy that I have the opportunity to work for them.-

Cover by Giuseppe Facciotto - Art Director Flavio Ferron
Illustrations (pencil + ink + digital colors) from "VIta al college n°4" di Geronimo Stilton - Edizioni Piemme

never feed a frog with spaghetti, please!

2010-04-06T16:53:00.000-07:00

I finally found my sister today, on Skype.

I told her to go on Sketchoholic.com to see the anphibian I did for a contest .

She didn't like it.

She doesn't like that stuff. I don't like when my sister doesn't like my drawings. That's why I did another one. I think that it's better than the other one, not because of the style but because of the pose itself, more interesting and funny.

I did it in about 3 hours and 30 min (15 min for some thumbnails and the sketch, about 20 min to ink it and about 3 hours to color it).- I had a lot of fun. Now it's time to go back to work on my storyboard :-)

SKETCH

2010-04-05T16:11:00.000-07:00

OK.-

Sometimes we draw something but we don't know why.
I'll tell you why I did this:
I miss my guitar and I really want a real girlfriend.
So, what is better than a girl with a guitar for me?-

I'm going to work on this drawing and send it to Santa, maybe I'll find those things under my next Xmas tree :-)

Kiss me (if you can)

2010-04-04T11:56:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Bobby Chiu inspiration,
I did this experiment in about 2 hours (15min for the ruff drawing, 30min for the digital ink, the rest for coloring).-
Thanks Bobby Chiu for all of your advices and for this awesome idea to have an assignment every week.- I think, expecially when we lack in inspiration this is a good way to turn our brain on! It was for fun, I really don't care about the contest itself, I love to be part of that community!

I hope you guys find in every of my drawing that I had fun!

How to train your Dragon Contest

2010-03-31T21:34:00.001-07:00

Hello!

I did this drawing for the contest by the amazing Bobby Chiu at "Sketchoholic.com".-

I didn't win but I had a lot of fun for about 1 hour.-

so.. Here the draw I did, I'm ready for the next one !!

genesis, part 3 - backstage

2010-03-24T18:08:00.001-07:00

Dear friends,
here other sketches to help me findin' the right shapes for the design of my short's characters.-

Draw with pen is a lot of fun!

CiuaOoo!

2010-03-23T10:30:00.000-07:00

Other stuff I did for my short Genesis.-

I had a lot of fun trying to figure out these birds!

GENESIS

2010-03-20T14:44:00.000-07:00

Hello Guys and Gals,
I didn't upload from a bit because I'm working on a story that take a lot of my time.- I hope it'sgonna worth it!
In addition, the end of the school was a kind of trauma for me and I had some bad lazy days for a while.-

Today I'm going to post some of the ruff drawings I did in order to figure out the character design of the characters for the short I'm workin' on "Genesis".- You can see a wuick preview in my Demoreel, it's the first part.-

After that.. Have a nice week end and let's keep drawing! CIAOO

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life drawing!

2010-03-13T16:06:00.000-08:00

Just some sketches and medium poses from some of the amazing life drawing class I had with Clint.-