Monday, May 15, 2006

Minotaur and Pterodactylus




23 comments:

Lubomir said...

Awesome! You've got a priceless collection of tales here. I love the world you're creating.

Doron Meir said...

Coolness, I like the idea of having the mino in the shadow of the dino :)

Very cool fantasy world you're creating and populating :)

Anonymous said...

I like where this is going... glad you've decided to venture into the dark... not too much though, just enough to spice things up.

Btw, what's the young centaur's name?

ciao.

Sandra Khoo said...

Aaawww MAN! Gabriele,your characterization,posing,layout...eveverything looks flawless!!! How do u do it? I'm so jealous,you make it all look so easy. XP Luv it luv it luv it!

PEPE said...

another winner!!

Insertname said...

stronzo!

simon

Unknown said...

COOLIO!! THE Minotaur is sooo CUTE!

Scarecrow said...

che belli mostriciattoli mostriciattolosi, invidia *.*
un giorno ti ruberò l'animo artistico
preparati dunque alla mia venuta
non avrai scampo

Gabriele Pennacchioli said...

Thanks guys.

aiphos- Thanks and welcome.

doron meir- I love shadows. Shadows can be a great storytelling tool. I learnt that watching black and white movies (especially the Michael Curtiz ones) and lots of comic books.

sandra- I think it comes from my comic books experience and of course from a lot of practice as well.

scarecrow- Ora che mi hai avvisato mi preparero' come si deve.

Emma said...

The silhouette in this is AWESOME. I really, really like how you can take these figures that are three dimensional, that take up space, and make them totally eye-catching shapes, yet insanely simple (the pterodactyl here).

Martin Wittig said...

Loooook Ooooutt! Awesome Gabriele!!I love these action poses of yours.These guys just come to life right in front of me!

Massimo Montigiani said...

ciao Gabriele!
mi rabbia per la padronanza della composizione e della anatomia stilizzata!!!
Grrrrr!!
;-)

good stuff!

virginiavalle.blogspot.com said...

This piece is really beautiful full of life, the Minotaur face is great hehehe :)

willipino said...

sweet poses and great shading.

craig said...

my faavourite little minotaur is back! and fighting pterodactyls no less. great pic Gabriele

chris chua said...

Don Gabri, you have to tell us who wins this fight! I'm curious!

Víctor Ibáñez said...

I hate you a lot!!..Bwhaaaa !!
How can you make a living draws?


Now i'm gonna rest in my bed....

Scarecrow said...

allora lavora, su su?
che lo sforzo sia con te sisi
dai ti auguro un buon lavoro :)
io forse vado a letto...quando avrò finito di discutere...mi viene da piangere...e da spaccare ferocemente la mia testa contro il muro...ma credo che con la rabbia che ho se ci provo entro direttamente in bagno...già..
ciau

Roberto Ferrari said...

azz , questo blog è bellissimo, i disegni stupendi...
complimenti sei un artista con uno stile personalissimo...
beato tu !!!
io mi sto sforzando di riuscire a cambiare tratto e segno, di migliorare e di creare non dico proprio uno stile personale, ma almeno qualcosa che si avvicini...ma ahimè senza troppi risulatati...

in bocca al lupo

roby

Lee-Roy said...

Once again, I love the minotaur stuff. Yes, there must be a great story here. Several, at least.

Leo Batic said...

Hey Gabriele you art is great!
I´m Leonardo Batic, from Argentina. i´ve been working for Disney and Warner since 1995 (in books and comics) and writer of my own novels since 2000 (all about elves and faeries from my country) Your art make me remember a friend, Carlos Meglia,
a little bit (please take this as my bes compliment) I can see in the expression of your line artists like Blake, Bluth and the seven dwarves.

Congratulations!!!

You are going to reach the sky, no doubt!

Mike Wetterhahn said...

I really love the characters you have here, very story book like...do any childrens books?

stace_face said...

i love this little horned fella is an awsome character. i found ur character designs were rather helpful for helping me to form some charicters of my own. especaily for my graduation film i have just completed.