Hello my dear Patrons! I did this drawing today, half for fun and half for promoting my on-line classes. I eant to share with you the process.
I use a handy sketchbook with this paper, something I can use everywhere without stress.
I did the structure of the drawing with a “Naples yellow” pencil.
Then I di...
2021-02-27 19:28:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my fantastic Patrons
I finished the cover of my next book, at laaast :))) I HATE doing cover images!!! I never attended illustration classes or anything like that, so I have to do everything instinctual, which gives me a lot of pression! And a cover image is so important for a book!!! But I did it, now I can breat...
2021-02-19 09:15:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello m’y dear patrons! So I’ve come to the end of the pages of Grémillet Sisters volume 2 ^______^ happy!!!
I want to show you in preview one of my favorite panels.
Here you can see the steps from rough drawing to clean one, to grey values (with watercolor)
the rough drawing is done with 2B pencil on...
2021-02-10 11:30:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my fantastic patrons. I want to share with you a slice of my daily work . I ‘m running like hell to finish this new book, the second volume of Grémillet Sisters (Les Soeurs Gremillet in French edition).
Here are some panels . As you can see there is a dramatic twist , as I like it! The three sisters are investi...
2021-02-03 14:19:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello , welcome in February!
I am working as hell on this new book that will be published in June but have to be delivered in a month o_O but I am kind of proud of the result in spite of the rush and some life-things to manage! So I’m posting next a sneak peek to some dramatic pages!!! Stay tuned my friend!
A. 2021-02-03 01:12:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear Patrons!
As I told you, I am deep in a new comic book, the second volume of Grémillet Sisters ("Les Soeurs Grémillet" in France).
For this project I use e style that I never used before in comics, which is a mix of pencil, watercolors and digital colors.
First of all: the script (which I don'...
2021-01-25 09:20:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons!
I'm deeply sorry I haven't been very active this last month ;___;
reality got me: I have to finish my new book, Gremillet Sisters volume 2, for April, and I'm soooo late!!! All the 2020 mess got me, and I DON'T want to miss the scheduled release date, which is June!
... but...
2021-01-19 13:39:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my beautiful Patrons! I wish you the best Xmas vacations in this crazy year.
I want to share with you the process of this Christmas Pin-Up so you can create your own! For yourself or for making a special gift!
I start doing a mini mood-board. I want to make a classical Christmas pin-up with a twist, so I start...
2020-12-23 08:03:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my fantastic patrons! I’m going to post the process for making this Christmas Pin-Up illustration, so you can create your own!
Stay tuned my friends
A.
2020-12-22 21:36:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my fantastic patrons! I’m working on some images for a show in a Bruxelles gallery. The theme is Ekhö volume 10. One of the characters , Little Snake, performs as an aerial dancer.
I share with you some of the poses to show you how you can play with simplified anatomy. And some of the references.
Enjoy!
... 2020-12-13 12:44:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my friends, here is the last phase of this drawing: I add volume to the hair and colored shadows. The image is ready to be colored digitally (when I will have some time :D)
This month has come to its end, I hope I will see all of you next month! More previews, process , videos etc etc in programme :) and a special...
2020-11-30 11:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello hello, here goes 2nd one. As you have seen, I always start my clean drawings from the eyes. It’s an obsession :D
here I can have fun with the rest of the body and clothes!
2020-11-30 10:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello back my fantastic patrons! Here goes the first video about my Will having a cool time (YES we all need to relax before another Christmas ! Even if this one will be different)
It’s sped up 200%
Hello my dear Patrons, and welcome to all the new arrivals :) I did this Will drawing and I filmed it. So next post will be the process video for this image. Will was my favorite W.I.T.C.H. girl, the one identified the most. Yes I never thought about her as “girl” but just as a teenager. Probably this is why she doesn’t...
2020-11-24 12:42:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my fantastic Patrons. And Welcome to the new ones :)))
THANX for being here and support my Patreon page. The #thankyourpatronsday made think about this experience on Patreon and I'm really enjoying it. Your support allowes to "steal" some time from my book production and do something that I like more a...
2020-11-23 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello there
here goes the video of the drawing of CORNELIA, one of my favorite characters in W.I.T.C.H. ! She looks so confident but she hides more weakness than all the other girls in the group. I loved this duality!
Here I had fun redrawing this pose from the famous comic number 1 ,”Halloween”.
up next I...
Hello my dear Patrons,
Just for fun, I went back to my W.I.T.C.H. book and I decided to redraw one of my favorite poses: Cornelia welcoming Will and Taranee to the world-famous Sheffield Institute Halloween Party! I liked the confidence that I managed to make her communicate, so in contrast with Will’s shyness!
I ...
Hello! Here goes the second part (I split it in two because it was too long and heavy!)
It’s sped up 200%
For doing this drawing I used Staedler ecologic colored pencils. They’re very soft and pigmented, I love them!
See you next post!
Alessandro
2020-11-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear patrons, here I am. As I promised here I put the first video of the making on this little illustration inspired by “the queen’s gambit”.
It is a little sped up .
Another video coming up next!
Alessandro
2020-11-14 10:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my dear friends. Like MANY people in this moment I fell in love with Beth, the main character of the new Netflix mini-series The Queen’s Gambit. If you have Netflix go take a look! A very strong, modern character! So I dedicated her this “hommage”. I will post the full video of the drawing so stay tuned!
Ale...
2020-11-13 10:17:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello again! Here goes the full video.
I recreated the process I used for creating this image, so you can see how I construct this kind of drawings with a very simple and effective use of anatomy.
The most important thing is the choice of the mood. Then, the line of action is what makes the image alive. I put specia...
Hello my dears
next post will be a VIDEO about simplified anatomy: I will recreate the process for constructing this Cornelia image. So, if you are interested in simplified anatomy, stay tuned!
A.
2020-10-25 11:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello hello
here goes the video of the watercolors process I use for my pin-up illustrations.
I use Canson illustration paper (250gr) wich is not the best watercolor paper, but it’s good enough for simple images like this.
I use Schmincke watercolors (these, YES , are good watercolors!).
Now it’s up to...
2020-10-22 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, here is the final result with watercolors on. I will post the video of the watercolors process , so see you soon!
2020-10-21 10:00:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Hop, second part. You can see how I ink my illustrations alternating pigment pens and brush pens. They have to resist water because next step is WATERCOLORS (in next video)
A.
2020-10-16 13:26:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! Yes, I know she’s not a Witch character XD but I did a series of promotional pin-ups and I wanted to share the process with you. The video is a little speeded up. Other 2 videos coming!
Hugs
A.
2020-10-16 12:57:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! We‘ve seen Hay-Lin with loose hair very rately! So here is a quick study about hair. The video is speeded up a little. I love to draw hair, playing with lines and weight and air ...
A.
2020-10-14 18:08:42 +0000 UTC View Post
And here is the creepy part :)
I did this video as a promo for a masterclass that is a lot about anatomy. so I had the idea to show what’s under Will’s skin :p
Note that the muscles are NOT scientifically correct, but this is the point of the conference. And she’s a manga girl with wings, so realism is...
2020-10-06 13:01:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Here I go redrawing the face. Notice the pressure on the paper is the key for playing with the values of grey.
2020-10-06 12:43:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello my friends
first video! Here you can see how I use a classical animation construction: a ball for the head and a mask for the face. I always put immidiately the expression on, for the expression guides the energy of the pose.
Line of action pour the pose! Note as all the lines are related: hair, wings ...
2020-10-06 12:30:53 +0000 UTC View Post
