Matteo’s portfolio

Matteo C

apacci

Hi, my name is Matteo Capacci, I’m from

Cesena, a small city in Emilia Romagna near the

seaside, in the nord-east of Italy.

I graduated in February 2013 at ISIA: a design

and visual communication University in

Faenza (Ravenna) and currently I’m attending the

second year of the specialization course in the

same institute.

In this book I have put some of mine works that

can summarize my drawing style, from hand

sketches to digital graphics with some images

from animations that I created.

I know I still have a lot to learn, as much as in

techniques and also in english language skills,

but my volition is strong and I can ensure you

that I’ll put all my energy and my passion to

accomplish this dream and for become a part of

this world.

I realized that there will always be bigger fishes

around the business, but whats inside is unique

Index

Sketches

From sketches todigital backgrounds

Illustrations

Digital painting

Characters

Storyboards

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pag 38

pag 44

pag 58

pag 70

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Sketches

sketches

5sketches

sketches6

I want to tell you a story

he wanted to get that thing

7sketches

trying in every possible way,

always at the best he could

sketches8

despite he was falling down,

he was always getting up again

9sketches

sketches10

11sketches

sketches12

13sketches

sketches14

15sketches

He was battered but happy because he

found the most incredible place, a place

never seen before

16 sketches

A little worldPen, white out and watercolour

17sketches

A tree made of wavesWatercolour and pen

18

I often use the informal technique in my illustrations: I usually draw a very quick abstract form on paper, which helps me to identify shapes and any type of subject.

sketches

19sketches

My ice techniqueAcrylic and watercolour

20 sketches

Platform

Acrylic, watercolours and pen

21

Starting from the same subject, I made severalillustrations with different painting techniques

sketches

22 sketches

RadiusAcrylic and watercolour

70x100 cm

23

SwampWatercolour

sketches

24

With a spatula I spread the acrylic colour on the paper very quickly. This allowed me to catch a glimpse through the shapes, that in this case they have become a dark castle.The illustration is made with a pen, acrylic and watercolours

25

I started drawing informal shapes, that subsequently have become a background for a landscape that I’ve used for one of my animation projects

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The environment obtained will be the one where the animated characters are handled.There are some shapes looking like littlemonsters that scares the main characters in my animation project

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From sketches to digital backgrounds

30

BackgroundPencil drawing

31

Background and charactersDigital illustration

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From the pencil drawing of the previous backdrop, I made a digital version of it with the tablet obtaining a background layered suitable for a small animation.

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Initially I drew a pencil sketch of the landscapethat I wanted to obtain, and afterwards I made the illustration with acrylic and watercoloursin a 33x48 cm picture for a children’s book.After all, to realize the animation I redesigned thelandscape into a digital illustration with the tablet

Illustrations

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Illustration for a children’s bookWatercolours, acrylic and pen

33x48 cm

Frame taken from my animationDigital illustration

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Illustration for a children’s bookWatercolours, acrylic and pen

33x48 cm

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Frame taken from my animationDigital illustration

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Illustration for a children’s book

Watercolours, acrylic and wax crayons

33x48 cm

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Illustration for a children’s book

Watercolours, acrylic and pen

33x48 cm

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Digital painting

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Battle for the polePen skatches for digital painting

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Battle for the poleDigital painting

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Self-portraitDigital painting

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A detailDigital painting

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Lonely squareDigital painting

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WaterfallsDigital painting

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Ancient plantsDigital painting

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PiranhaDigital painting

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The trapDigital painting

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Concert’s posterDigital painting

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The strangeDigital painting

58 characters

Characters

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To realize the character I made several sketches to find the best shape, then I made some drafts of the expressions and movements that this character could take.In the next step I drew and colored digitally that it could

characters

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Some phases to realize my characters

characters

61

RikoSome movements

characters

62 characters

63 characters

Drawing a character

From pencil sketch to

digital draw

64 characters

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The way I work starts from making several hand drawings with pen, pencil or directly with colour techniques and I find the shape that I think is right then, if want to animate them, I make a digital design

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MotoroosterDigital draw

characters

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GhostSome movements

characters

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Very quick pen sketch and digital illustration for an Easter’s poster, addressed to a local laundry business

characters

69 characters

70 storyboard

Storyboards

71storyboard

Storyboard of a citizen ritual

Pieces of storyboards

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73storyboard

Pieces of storyboards

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storyboard 75

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoYNpkS5TuA&feature=share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiDqXZG1kU0&hd=1watch?v=eiDqXZG1kU0&hd=1

matteocapacci.ce@gmail.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoYNpkS5TuA&feature=share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiDqXZG1kU0&hd=1watch?v=eiDqXZG1kU0&hd=1

Thank you :)