Bologna Children Book fair #2015/2016

*Ciao a tutti*

Dopo molto tempo passato dall'ultimo aggiornamento oggi casualmente, ho ritrovato le tavole che inviai per il concorso del Bologna Children Book Fair edizione 2015/2016 . Ricordo che nonostante il pochissimo tempo a disposizione ebbi l'insana idea di buttarmi su illustrazioni nuove per costruire un omaggio alla fiaba di Andersen  "Pollicina".
Vedendole adesso mi rendo conto di quanto ancora dovevo lavorarci sopra e ripulirle ma nonostante questo l'idea e la composizione mi piacciono ancora. Voi cosa ne pensate? Che cosa avete inviato voi anno scorso? :)

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*Hello fellows!*

After a long time I re-upgrade my poor blog because today casually I've found my last artworks send for Bologna Children's Book Fair 2015//2016.

I remember that despite I didn't have time for experiments because the nearly closing of the competition, I tried anyway to make new illustrations for realized a close personal version of "Thumbelina", the Andersen's fable.

So here they are and at one new looking these illustrations need to a little cleaning, but I want post there because I think is a good result of composition and idea. What do you think about? What have you send last year? Let me know I'm curious :)

 

 

 

The show must go on!

Hi there!
I want refresh my silent blog with this little Wip about one of the childrenbook stories taken from Bologna^^ . Guess who is him? :)
Some help: he is a little and unlucky english young boy, his name is Oliver... ;)

Children's book cover for "Anne of the Green Gables"

I'm back to show you the making of the cover of "Anne of the green gables", an evergreen of the literature of childhood, written in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery . Below you can see the various steps by which it is "born" my Anne. :) Enjoy!!

Wip 1 - flat colours and lineart

wip2

wip-3

wip-4

Final Illustration

Mostra Kosmos & Chaos a Foiano della Chiana. 30 illustratori raccontano il Carnevale.

Mostra Kosmos & Chaos - 30 Illustratori raccontano il Carnevale

Di recente sulla mia Pagina FB ho postato varie Wip di un lavoro in corso per un progetto molto interessante. Questo evento si svela nella Mostra organizzata dalla mitica Nicoletta Pagano, "Kosmos & Chaos" inaugurata il 31 Gennaio presso la Galleria Furio del Furia di Foiano della Chiana (Ar).

Nicoletta ha invitato me e ad altri ottimi illustratori e pittori a ideare un'immagine che potesse raccontare una versione fuori dagli stereotipi la manifestazione goliardica per eccellenza, che a Foiano poi - paese della bella Valdichiana - trova la più antica tradizione italiana ad oggi arrivata all'edizione 476°!

Così ecco qua alcune foto della presentazione a cui hanno presenziato Nicoletta Pagano, Paolo Chiari, il sindaco di Foiano della Chiana Francesco Sonnati, il Presidente del Carnevale, l'assessore e la curatrice della Biennale di Pittura adiacente alla mostra Kosmos & Chaos. 
Per chi fosse curioso di vedere una carrellata di foto dei lavori esposti invito oltre che a visitare la Mostra che durerà fino al 1° Marzo aperta tutti i sabati e domeniche, anche a cliccare sulla pagina dell'evento Fb. :) 

Silvia Baroncelli

Roberto Hikimi Blefari

Moreno Chiacchera

Il mio lavoro "Carnevale Mistico". :)

Concorso nuovi Artisti per Topolino

Ho partecipato al concorso indetto da Panini Comics, per trovare nuovi artisti fumettisti per il famoso fumetto settimanale "Topolino". Una bella occasione per me, sopratutto per avere il pretesto per esercitarmi su qualcosa di nuovo e diverso dal mio mondo dell'illustrazione. 

Ecco qua alcuni dei lavori che ho inviato ad agosto (quasi a fine termine dalla chiusura del concorso! Da brivido!). Potrete trovarne altri sulla mia Pagina Fb :)

 

 

 

A Wonderful Book with Jùlia Sardà

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory © Manuela Zacchei 2014

Hi guys! I have followed this interesting workshop organized by the team of IDEA Academy in Rome this last June! I'm very enjoed. We have worked on the study of characters design from the Roald Dahl's story: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".

The method teached by our master fantastic Jùlia Sardà, is it in digital solution but with a traditional result, thanks at the very helpfull brushes that Jùlia usually uses. During 3 days we have learned a lot and the time is going fast...too much fast! ^^
Well I want show you the final result of a little part described in The Chocolate Factory, when Charlie find his golden ticket! :)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory © Manuela Zacchei 2014

Book Project #3 - The Secret Garden by F. H. Burnett

And now this is my last book project which is also my favourite for affective reasons. This story was one my first encounters in childhood. I think it is one of best stories to illustrate because there is everything: the importance of nature, the willpower in youth and the interesting costumes and particular scenary (India and England). I love the fact that Mary's personality is creepy and "old" and the atmosphere of the castle where she goes to live reflects that coldness of hers. Only with the entrance of the nature and the friendship the story exits from the cold and sad winter to become a triumph of blossoming flowers and vegetation in spring. 

 For this story I have made the entire storyboard with some definitive illustrations. For each one of the chapters I wanted to put a little cameo under the title. All realized in traditional techniques(watercolors, a bit of acrylics for gouache and details more evident thanks to Pilot G-tec 0,3/0,25). 

I would work again for this story and find a right style of drawing. Or not? What do you think about it? Is this fine or is it too much classic?

Book Project # 2 - Il signor Falaninna

Hi new post again! 
Here you can see my 2# book project : Il Signor Falaninna. 

It is a story written by Gianni Rodari for "Favole al telefono" (Fables at the phone),in 1962. 

A really funny short story ( I realized only 24 illustrations), that tells about a man who's very delicate and with a deep passion for sweets and food in general. I have imagined him like a dandy in the early 20th century (maybe from 30's? or 50's more probably?). Mr. Falaninna has a butler who's aspect his the opposite of him, because he' s tall and thin. This poor butler must have a lot of patience with his master. 

I worked on it using a short palette of colours: blue and magenta red (and purple). I have played with some stencils and crayons for the traditional media and for the digital I have researched some vintage textures. Here's the result (in italian ) :