This illustration was created for "Fables For Japan" vol. 2. “Fables for Japan” is a set of 3 anthology books collecting fiction, poems, sequential (comic books) stories, and artwork. These are original works by writers and artists from around the world. 100% of the sales from these books will go to the Red Cross in care of the March 11th earthquake victims. You can buy here
SHA-KEE, THE GOLDEN CAT
By Patricia Morse-McNeely
In a far away land, there once lived a mighty Emperor whose face all were forbidden to look upon without his permission. He sat on a big red and gold throne on a platform a little above his people. His servants waited on him with their eyes on the floor. They could only see the tips of his red shoes, decorated in gold embroidery and jewels. If they looked him in the face, they would be executed for the Emperor was like a god and it was believed his face shone like the Sun. He could do no wrong and was always right. His people were very afraid of him.
Now, in this great land lived a Cat who was afraid of no one. He was a very big cat with long golden hair – each hair was seven inches long and thick as a copper wire – and he had gold whiskers. He, too, lived in the palace and, like the Emperor, he was the greatest in all the land – that is, the greatest among cats! The people enjoyed seeing him sit in the big windows, sunning himself, licking his golden paws, or playing with a big ivory ball made from an elephant’s tusk, polished to a shine. The Great Cat’s name was Sha-Kee. Oh, he was a sight to see, was Sha-Kee! But even Sha-Kee, with his slanty eyes like green emeralds, would not look upon the Emperor face.
One day Sha-Kee heard all the cats talking about him and the Emperor. They turned to him and said, “Sha-Kee, are you afraid of the Emperor?” They blinked with tears in their eyes, because Sha-Kee glittered like the Sun in the sky! They looked away while they waited for his answer...
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| Media: Photoshop + Painter |
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| Sketch |
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I wish you a happy Holidays!!
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Buone Feste a tutti!!
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Vincitore contest premio Il Battello a Vapore 2011
11/24/2011 | children, Commission artwork | 57 COMMENTS »| Tweet |
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Questa illustrazione è ispirata a "Le Cronache del Ghiaggio e del Fuoco" (George R. R. Martin) uno dei più' bei libri fantasy che abbia mai letto. Non vedo l'ora di vedere la serie televisiva!
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| First digital pencil sketch (Photoshop) |
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| A detail |
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New published works for Lucca Comics and Games • Tunuè Mono • Sexy and chaotic 2 • Eden • Nurant • Imagine FX
10/20/2011 | Commission artwork | 28 COMMENTS »| Tweet |
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This is my published works this month:
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Questi sono i lavori pubblicati questo mese in concomitanza con Lucca Comics and games:
Tunuè • Mono issue n.10 • 1 B/W illustration inside.
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| Mono 10 Cover by Massimo Carnevale |
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| Sexy and Chaotic Vol 2 Cover by Dorotea Gizzi |
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| Cover (not realized by me) |
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| Cover by Alberto Ponticelli |
Imagine Fx 4 - 2 colors illustration inside
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Fast sketch (30 min.) realized with Photoshop CS5. I also published the video.
I hope you enjoy.
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Uno schizzo veloce (30 minuti massimo) realizzato con Photoshop CS5.
Di seguito anche il video della realizzazione.
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Hi guys, I love "The Road", a book of Cormack McCarhty. For fun I decided to make an alternative cover for the book. For this sketch I use only Photoshop. There's not an accurate choice about this. I love corel Painter, but I need more practice with Photoshop.
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"The Road" in italiano pubblicato con il titolo "La Strada" è un libro di Cormac McCarthy che amo molto e per divertimento ho deciso di disegnare una copertina alternativa. E' tutta realizzata completamente in Photoshop, caso per me più unico che raro, normalmente lo uso abbinato a Painter, ma cercare di allenarmi a utilizzare solo Photoshop per padroneggiarlo di più' è comunque cosa assai gradita.
Che dire, spero aver incuriosito qualcuno a leggere il libro!
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| Media: Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop. Click to enlarge. |
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| Media: Painter 12 + Photoshop |
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| A detail. Click the image to zoom. |
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Con tantissimi anni di distanza dalla prima pubblicazione ho iniziato a leggere Harry Potter... ^_^
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This is a gallery of sketches previously published on my Facebook page.
Made it by Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop.
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Media: Painter + Photoshop
Made it for fun.
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Illustrazione fatta per divertimento!
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