Italian Excellence. The New Generation of Italian Children’s Illustrators
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Italian Excellence
Giacomo Agnello Modica
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by Marco Di Tilio
Edizioni Corsare, Perugia, 2018
Technique: pencil and digital colouring
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by Mirco Zilio
Uovonero edizioni, Crema, 2017
Technique: pencil and digital colouring
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Edizioni Corsare, Perugia, 2017
Technique: tempera on paper, digital processing
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by Gabriele Clima
Edizioni Corsare, Perugia, 2019
Technique: pencil, tempera and digital processing
Andrea Antinori
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2019, Wall illustration for MAST (Bologna)
Technique: graphite, gouache
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Corraini edizioni, Mantova, 2019
Technique: graphite, gouache, digital
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by Giovanni Pascoli
Einaudi Ragazzi, San Dorligo della Valle, 2020
Technique: graphite, felt-tip pen
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Corraini edizioni, Mantova, 2020
Technique: graphite pencil, felt-tip pen and digital
Michael Bardeggia
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by Chiara Lossani
Arka Edizioni, Milano 2019
Technique: Pantoni pens, coloured pencils and pen
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by Chiara Lossani
Arka Edizioni, Milano, 2020
Technique: Pantoni pens, acrylic, graphite and pen
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by Chiara Lossani
Arka Edizioni, Milano, 2020
Technique: Pantoni markers, acrylic, graphite and pen
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2020, Illustration for the 37th Sarmede International Exhibition, “Mostra-ti-mostro”
Technique: Pantoni markers, acrylic, graphite and pen
Beatrice Cerocchi
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by Luca Tortolini
Editrice Il Castoro, Milano, 2020
Technique: tempera and pastels
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by Luca Tortolini
Editrice Il Castoro, Milano, 2020
Technique: tempera and pastels
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by Molly Oldfield
Ladybird books, London, 2021
Technique: tempera and pastels
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by Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Alba editorial, Barcelona, 2018
Technique: tempera and pastels
Marianna Coppo
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2020, Illustrazione realizzata per la mostra “What a feeling”
Technique: mixed, gouache and digital
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Tundra Books, Toronto, 2020
Technique: gouache and digital
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by Daisy Bird
Tundra Books, Toronto, 2021
Technique: mixed, gouache and digital
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by Daisy Bird
Tundra Books, Toronto, 2021
Technique: mixed, gouache and digital
Francesca Corso
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Uovonero edizioni, Crema, 2019
Technique: mixed, dry pastel, water colour, gouache
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Uovonero edizioni, Crema, 2019
Technique: mixed, dry pastel, water colour, gouache
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Uovonero edizioni, Crema, 2019
Technique: mixed, dry pastel, water colour, gouache
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2020, Unpublished
Technique: mixed, dry pastel, gouache
Cecilia Ferri
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by Davide Calì
Kite Edizioni, Padova, 2020
Technique: pencil pastels
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by Davide Calì
Kite Edizioni, Padova, 2020
Technique: pencil pastels
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by Davide Calì
Kite Edizioni, Padova, 2020
Technique: pencil pastels
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by Davide Calì
Kite Edizioni, Padova, 2020
Technique: pencil pastels
Chiara Ficarelli
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by Cristina Petit
Pulce Edizioni, Santarcangelo di Romagna, 2020
Technique: watercolour, coloured pencils
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by Cristina Petit
Pulce Edizioni, Santarcangelo di Romagna, 2020
Technique: watercolour, coloured pencils
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by Cristina Petit
Pulce Edizioni, Santarcangelo di Romagna, 2020
Technique: watercolour, coloured pencils
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by Sara Gomel
orecchio acerbo editore, Roma, 2020
Technique: felt-tip pens, coloured pencils
Marta Pantaleo
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by Sabina Colloredo
Carthusia Edizioni Milano, 2020
Technique: digital
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by Sabina Colloredo
Carthusia Edizioni Milano, 2020
Technique: digital
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by Stacey Lee
Éditions Milan, Montrouge, 2021
Technique: digital
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by Pierdomenico Baccalario
Orecchio acerbo editore, Roma, 2019
Technique: digital
Giulia Pastorino
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by Elena Levi
Edizioni Clichy, Firenze, 2020
Technique: oil pastels, pastels, Photoshop
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by Elena Levi
Edizioni Clichy, Firenze, 2020
Technique: oil pastels, pastels, Photoshop
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by Elena Levi
Edizioni Clichy, Firenze, 2020
Technique: acrylic, oil pastels, pastels, Photoshop
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by Elena Levi
Edizioni Clichy, Firenze, 2020
Technique: acrylic, oil pastels, pastels, Photoshop
Irene Penazzi
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Maison Eliza, Paris, 2018
Technique: coloured pencils, watercolours
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Maison Eliza, Paris, 2018
Technique: coloured pencils, watercolours
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by Stefano Bordiglioni
Editoriale Scienza, Trieste, 2020
Technique: coloured pencils, watercolours
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by Stefano Bordiglioni
Editoriale Scienza, Trieste, 2020
Technique: coloured pencils, watercolours
Alice Piaggio
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Risma, Milano, 2020
Technique: pencil, acrylics, Photoshop
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Risma, Milano, 2020
Technique: pencil, acrylics, Photoshop
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Risma, Milano, 2020
Technique: pencil, acrylics, Photoshop
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Risma, Milano, 2020
Technique: pencil, acrylics, Photoshop