The Blobulent Soup

Camping Blu (Cercenà/Spada)

2011-06-06T19:56:00.008+02:00

Voila, these is a sample of some of the illustrations for a book I've been doing these last 2 months and just finished.Copyright © Einaudi Ragazzi/EdizioniELSpecial thanks to Micol Doria and Silvia Gentilini for their patience, to my bien-aimée Sarah for her invaluable support.The book will be out by July this year, don't miss it!Sorry everyone for the late late late entry, I had many many many

Torre Colimena

2010-06-06T19:46:00.004+02:00

(Pencil, watercolour, one Levels pass in Photoshop)

Flamingo #1

2010-03-24T02:43:00.000+01:00

Cry on (II) [daSpade]

2010-02-11T11:48:00.002+01:00

Cry on

2010-02-10T18:21:00.002+01:00

Brushes!(4)

2010-01-07T09:55:00.002+01:00

Brushes!(3)

2009-12-19T17:47:00.001+01:00

Brushes!(2)

2009-12-14T02:14:00.000+01:00

Playblast sketches

2009-08-28T16:51:00.003+02:00

random sketches from my desktop. Ballpen.Thanks to Daniele Scali for providing iPod cable.

Brushes!

2009-04-19T19:33:00.003+02:00

Hi all, these are some images I did with "Brushes", a very cool app for IPhone and IPod, check out the website here.All images are painted from life as supposedly you will notice.A little Sci-fi note on the second painting from above: it is actually what mine and not only mine eyes have seen upon the sky of Lecce, Italy, the 14th of April moving away by train. The picture shows just few of them,

old stuff

2009-04-04T16:13:00.000+02:00

2009-03-28T18:25:00.001+01:00

2009-03-19T02:11:00.000+01:00

character design

2009-02-03T13:04:00.001+01:00

2009-02-03T12:59:00.002+01:00

2009-01-30T11:16:00.000+01:00

2009-01-25T04:53:00.000+01:00

2008-10-19T13:35:00.000+02:00

LilGirl

2008-07-30T20:20:00.002+02:00

Hey look at me, I'm behaving!

2008-07-25T02:52:00.002+02:00

Mindlessness, Awareness.

Untitled-2

2008-07-19T15:37:00.001+02:00

Pencil, Photoshop.

well well well

2008-06-03T01:40:00.000+02:00

I live!!!

2008-04-01T19:05:00.002+02:00

this one's for my friend Serena, she just got back from hell.Now that was close..

Les précipices du sommeil sont noirs

2008-03-21T09:23:00.001+01:00

a reader

2008-01-30T20:44:00.000+01:00

2008, ballpen and Photoshop.

Domitilla

2008-01-19T15:38:00.000+01:00

2007, digital.

venetian notes

2007-12-29T04:04:00.000+01:00

Martina

2007-12-27T20:48:00.000+01:00

Laconic

2007-07-19T18:49:00.000+02:00

Improv, Pilot V Ball 05.

girl in a blue dress

2007-06-13T16:51:00.000+02:00

places otherwise ignored

2007-05-21T19:39:00.000+02:00

notes

2007-04-12T06:39:00.000+02:00

Genova

2007-03-19T16:56:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone, these are details of Genoa from above Righi, on the left is photoshopped, on the right it's just ballpen.I hereby salute my friend Stefano Bozzetta that drove me there on the bike, and dedicate this one to my friend Sarah Dani and her beautiful children. Peace.

Muzik in the mist

2007-03-09T20:14:00.000+01:00

vintage speedster

2007-02-26T03:14:00.000+01:00

Just a doodle, ballpen and phtshp.This one's for Gianmatteo, he borrowed me da car this weekend, to go partying for Carnival. Bless him!

senza titolo

2007-02-10T07:34:00.000+01:00

Untitled-1

2007-01-29T04:41:00.000+01:00

doodle: girl

2006-12-19T23:24:00.000+01:00

As you'll notice, when I'm doodling around girls and tables are the most frequent subjects. No particular reason for this.. maybe cause I'm sitting at a table most of my day? Ok, I'll dedicate this one to whoever sits at a table for more than 5 hours a day. Anyone?Special thanks to Paolo Li Causi for providing the scan.Cheers to David Abbott.Ciao

just another post

2006-12-06T19:57:00.000+01:00

Whasap.

doodles

2006-11-30T03:49:00.000+01:00

more from the booklet

2006-10-20T19:40:00.000+02:00

maybe a brief explanation for these ones. As you'll read there's an internet address top of the last page here. It points to a weather report website for the winds and seas around Greece. We had to go back from Patmos to Rhodos but in those days the weather was shit and we've already had the worst trip from Symi to Kalymnos, while we were supposed to reach Patmos that day. We were on a catamaran

Booklet Peepabout

2006-10-13T02:28:00.000+02:00

I told you so

2006-07-10T03:32:00.000+02:00

This one's for my Ozzie friends. Hi all, comments are welcome. Didier? Leo? Les? anyone?Cheers from heers!

ruff stuff #2

2006-03-31T05:19:00.000+02:00

dudette

2006-03-25T07:23:00.000+01:00

rough stough #1

2006-03-18T18:33:00.000+01:00

Bryan Talbot’s “The Adventures of Luther Arkwright”

2006-03-12T17:18:00.000+01:00

On the Koukou productions’ homepage, based in Melbourne, Australia, since two years or something it’s announced they are going to begin producing the screen adaptation of “The Adventures of Luther Arkwright” and its sequel “The Heart of Empire”, both graphic novels, both masterworks, full of sci-fi, parallel universes(i.e.:multiverses), and astonishing mind powers, telepathy and stuff.To me, it

Chick with a jumper (or sweater)

2006-02-28T16:57:00.000+01:00

Ruff sketches, full color, a chick with a jumper (ballpen, Photoshop). Giroppah.

Back from Venice #2

2006-02-27T03:07:00.000+01:00

Here are the only two sketches i made while i was there with comparison photos, both are views of my friend Nicolò's home, that kindly hosted me, this post is dedicated to his kindness. Weather wasn't great, but we went loungin' around surronded by the great masquerade of the Venetian Carnival. Ghe sboccio*. * in english means either "what a blossom", "what a bloom", or "i'm

Egg girl

2006-02-24T02:48:00.000+01:00

My sketch of the day: ballpen, Photoshop. For you, dudes and dudettes. Hi everyone!Note: i'm going to Venezia at the Carnival, i'll be back on monday. Hope to bring back some nice sketches/photos. have great weekend. The secret word for tonight is: "Fidelio".

Goblin Girl

2006-02-21T20:53:00.000+01:00

"Hob-noblin/Wit de goblin/De goblin girl/From da mystery world[...]/Some girls like/To dress like a witch/Some girls like/To dress like a queen/Best way a girl/Can dress for me/Is in a goblin suit(they look so cute...)"(Frank Zappa, You are what you is, September 1981)

The North View

2006-02-18T06:43:00.000+01:00

This one completes the set of the three views of the Mighty Palladian Lounge. As you'll notice, the North Entrance, even if reachable by foot, is preceded by a huge stairway, actually in misuse, since no one that's going to lounge is generally in the pink, to climb that high, even if occasionaly happens. By comparing the three views you'll appreciate that the building itself is actually never the

Sunrise at the Lounge

2006-02-16T14:31:00.000+01:00

There i am, and here's to you, guys. Right after my morning coffee going to have a great day loungin' at the Lounge, in my Gustav-Klimt-heyday-suit. The sun is rising on the right of the building, which sets the previous post around 2.00 pm, and in this one it's about 7.00am, summertime. This entrance fronts South, oddly enough, and although there are entrances on the four sides of the building,

Palladian Lounge

2006-02-14T03:43:00.000+01:00

How i wish i had a place like this one, just to lounge around. Obviously easily reachable with a little boat from the place where i'd live, that could be a couple of hundred yards far, or something. Sunny, 365 days a year. Warm nights, so that i could dress up like Gustav Klimt in the heydays without petr-o-fiyn' my bones for the Viennese freezing cold.. These are my unachievable and commonplace

once again, a girl

2006-02-12T08:05:00.000+01:00

today's sketch..tryin' something, going don't know exactly where. bah.hi. the shape of the eyes has been mutuated (?dunno..) by an impressive illutrator i found in someone's blog somewhere, don't remember where. The name is Wada Mizna, some girl quoted her in her blog cause she was going to see an exhibition in LA at Robocon. Ciao!

Scandal !!!

2006-02-10T04:53:00.000+01:00

Ha! just adding some sensation to this sketch, declined following Master Arnaud graphic receipts, music: Chopin- Nocturne for Piano in C Sharp minor. Have a nice day, everyone."Music is the best."(FZ)

My shelves

2006-02-07T08:28:00.000+01:00

Welcome to my place everybody. Just in case someone wanted to see what's on my shleves. Anyway, sadly i couldn't post big images, or i don't know exactly how to do it..I just discover the blogger shrinks long images. Something is readable, something not. Anyway, it makes me feel very comfortable seeing my books here, fells like home, without underestimating what the decorative pattern of the post

Oekaki no.2

2006-02-06T00:05:00.000+01:00

You can see how i did this here. have a nice day! Ciao

Oekaki no.1

2006-02-05T06:23:00.000+01:00

this one's for my friend Claudio "Zorro" Acciari. If you want to take a look on how i did it, go follow this link. Ronnie del Carmen in his journal quotes both Claudio and oekaki's definition in wikipedia, just in case you were interested to know something more about it. Anyway, Claudio introduced me to this powerful web tool which features options like Ctrl(Apple)+z and Alt to pick colours

Fallen Goddess

2006-02-01T05:05:00.000+01:00

As a young guy i was impressed by an Iron Man, drawn by Jean "Moebius" Giraud, in the period where he started something in L.A. called "Starwatcher Ltd.". He did lots of Marvel superheroes between which also The Thing, as far as i remember, Spiderman, uh- a Daredevil, all with a mixed media technique, watercolour, maybe airbrush, and acrylics. I think that this version of a wounded -or broken,

one-two, one-two.

2006-01-29T05:22:00.000+01:00

This one is a drawing i did yesterday, inspired by the impressive graphic talent of Deanna Marsigliese and - following this link my friend Piero Corva suggested me - by other UPA artists (Ray Patin, particularly).Nothing original, so to speak, but neither the usual stuff i'm posting and boring my guests with, if ever.Ciao a tutti!**italian, means "hello everyone"

Sketchbook

2006-01-26T18:45:00.000+01:00

Just added other two sketches, to the previous, keeping the comments.A girl reading, pencil & watercolour. Hi everybody

Summertime

2006-01-24T07:13:00.000+01:00

Vojo andare al mare!

Lina & Dina

2006-01-20T04:38:00.000+01:00

Two girls from my portfolio, personal, pencil and digital(Photoshopped). Many of you, guys, should know them, it's just because i'm getting addicted to this blobulent soup stuff..But maybe someone doesn't..So here they are, all for you, let me tell you this: i'm proud to introduce you Lina & Dina! G'day, ladies and gentlemen!

Two guys from the sketchbook

2006-01-19T02:44:00.000+01:00

Al Hirschfeld

2006-01-18T13:14:00.000+01:00

Al Hirschfeld, Self-Portrait ca. 1970 Black ink over pencil on illustration board.Caroline and Erwin Swann Collection of Caricature and CartoonYou'll probably know the guy, but I was taking a further look to his impressive technique, and his work is something incredibly inspiring. In the George Goodstadt Art Gallery you'll find a huge amount of Hollywood stars caricatures, mainly lithographies.

"Na majetta e nu bluggìns"

2006-01-17T15:57:00.000+01:00

What will Carla, or Darla- I'm not sure- will do in the next few seconds? Discover it here! Or here!the animation sucks but you'll know what will be Darla's, or Carla's, destOny, if you care.

2006-01-15T04:54:00.001+01:00

"Oh noster Pader che sta indue ghe piâs,santificetur gloria, e sü i dü péper la quistiun di debit cerca de tâs,porta passiensa per nünch pòr cagghindoss,sèm pistulòtt, pula de tram e brügnache se s'insogna la se pissa adòss......ché sì la ciornia, sì a la pastrügnain campurella o dré i sàres del foss,ma lassa la man larga, mètt no la grügnaché sèm umin de paja, pòr bragòss......dunca, bun Pader,

Wrong way

2006-01-14T06:34:00.000+01:00

Just another personal sketch in full colour. Hi everyone!

à la français

2006-01-13T05:12:00.000+01:00

This one was merely inspired, other than by commission of Ale C., by the art of a guy that I don't know personally, but he rocks! His name is Arnaud Berthier and he is a friend of my friend Claudio Acciari, which rocks at least as his friend does!(sorry for the tangled construction..) Have a nice day...or shall I say...bonne journée? Insomma, ciao!(che è veneziano, ma lo capiscono tutti). Yo no

Back in Mahagonny

2006-01-11T12:29:00.000+01:00

Ciao, hola, hello, have a nice day!

Little girl from Mahagonny

2006-01-11T02:27:00.000+01:00

"Oh, show me the way to the next little girl/Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why/Show me the way to the next little girl/Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask why/For if we don't find the next little girl/I tell you we must die, I tell you we must die/I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die"(Kurt Weill, about 1930)Here's a little animation I did on the flipbook website by the time of this

Donnie Darko

2006-01-10T17:10:00.000+01:00

I loved this movie, but the director's cut sucks!

"La ragazza che gli piacciono i film dell' orrore"

2006-01-10T04:30:00.000+01:00

A questa ragazza piacciono i film dell' orrore. Sta leggendo "Lo strano caso di Charles Dexter Ward" di H.P. Lovecraft, il suo scrittore dell'orrore preferito. Para bailar la bamba

Nosotros

2006-01-09T01:14:00.000+01:00

Ale(f#°k yeah!), Claudio(da pimp), Abèb(abèb), Andrea(what the f#*k!).

Mongoloid

2006-01-08T15:57:00.000+01:00

Here's the usual guy but drawn with Pentel brush. As you'll notice it's the same guy in the previous post down here, and also of the very first post, the one with the laser-whatever gun..One of these days I have to change the subject of my drawings...Kinda bored. Hi eveyone!

Unfinished # 1

2006-01-07T08:10:00.001+01:00

That's it, I simply couldn't stand it anymore. I had to post it, further modifications wouldn't improve it, I guess. So that's it, I'll leave it as it is, I thought, only some Miracle Cream could save the day, so stop it and post it, smart ass. By now to me it's ok, what do you think about it?..Stay tuned for a new, unseen, enthralling post..

Down in the Hall

2006-01-06T06:24:00.000+01:00

à la Moebius. I tried, as you see, with fairly scarse results. Mon dieu, pauvre Monsieur Giraud! I'll change it as soon as I can since I'm not particularly proud of it, but hey, have you ever seen a carpet bigger than this? Hope at least one of you guys like it.. See ya!

Back from Venice

2006-01-02T18:34:00.000+01:00

By train.

Saloon me!

2005-12-30T17:03:00.000+01:00

1.Searching for a necklace to finish the ornament.2.Ensconcing the bodice.(how does it sound in english? I'm not sure of this one..)3.Waiting for the client.4.Still waiting for the client, but bored.

Egon's best firend

2005-12-30T00:35:00.000+01:00

There she is, caught right in the moment of time when she just realized that she closed herself out of home, leaving the keys inside. Later she will relax, thinking that in the vase next to the front door there should be still the other bunch of keys of Egon, her best friend (and ex-boyfriend), who left her his dog for the weekend, because he had to go to find parents in Vancouver...The sun

Motorcycle landscape

2005-12-27T13:17:00.000+01:00

Hello everyone!

Lady with a butterfly

2005-12-23T16:45:00.000+01:00

In this picture you can see a lady and you can also see a butterfly. By describing this drawing of mine I can add some decorative writings all around the drawing itself, in order to make it fit with the page, as a whole. I love this blog.

Looking at the fires below

2005-12-23T14:49:00.000+01:00

This young lady, as in the title, is looking at something that's taking place many layers below the one where she apparently lives. Or does she? As you'll notice, she is not particularly amazed by the thing, and possibly the next day she'll dress in a goblin suit (they look so cute!).

Laser what?

2005-12-23T13:59:00.000+01:00

This guy here has a laser-whatever gun, I don't know why. The laser-whatever it's an acrostic. Means Light Amplified by Simulated Emission of Radiation-whatever. Hello everyone, Merry Christmas, aussi!**french, means "also"