The creative process, illustrating dalmatians, and three things to not miss.
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It's been a while since we last connected, and even though I've been wanting to start writing here again, I didn't know where to begin. Today, a comic I drew years ago for an issue of Illustratore Italiano came to mind, and I thought it still spoke accurately about something that never changes: the creative process.
It perfectly represents where I am right now (I'm in the scribbling-in-a-cave phase), so I'm leaving it here as a gift to you and to say welcome back!
See you below, with more nice things.
101 Dalmatians x Camelozampa
A few months ago, the latest book I illustrated for Camelozampa was released: the novel of 101 Dalmatians written by Dodie Smith, in its Italian edition! It was an honor and a challenge to illustrate this classic. The editors at Camelozampa gave me great creative freedom and were excited about the idea of playing with shades of red to create an atmosphere in the images.
I talked extensively about the book's creation process in this working process post, where you can see in detail all the stages of this five-month work. Also, you can take a look at this reel where I show my favorite pages.
Nice stuff
An exhibition in Barcelona
On May 17th, Stranded Escape, the exhibition of Marco Quadri and Noemi Vola, opens at Te Quiero Mucho, one of my favorite places in my neighborhood. Ulises and Elena curate a very original and interesting selection of artists exhibiting. In this case, I'm happy to have bridged the connection between Italian illustrators I love and this special place in my city, so I can enjoy the event and disfrutar of it.
Ceramics
Last month, I went to Bologna and finally got to meet the amazing Giulia Tudori in person. I'm a huge fan of her ceramics and illustrations. I had bought a jar full of little dogs from her, but then I had never had the chance to pick it up in person. Now it's finally with me in my studio in Gracia. As Pamela Prati would say, beautiful!
A French animation
A fantastic series came out: Samuel, directed by animator Emilie Tronche. It's about the daily life of a 10-year-old boy, and I find it wonderful both in storytelling and animation. One of the most beautiful things I've seen lately. You can watch it in French on Arte, in Spanish on RTVE, and in Catalan on 3CAT. I watched it in Catalan as I'm currently studying it, and it's the perfect excuse for a review.
Also, don’t miss this video in which Emilie Tronche shows how she worked on the series’s storyboards:
That's all, if you've read this far, can you recommend me a #sadgirl book? 🐩
Giulia, wonderful to see your post here. I can relate to the frustrations of the creative process, especially the cave scribbling phase! Congratulations on your book. So amazing!
Lovely! I bet it was so fun drawing all those pups! 😍