Comic Artist - Volume 3 2016

Sergio Mancinelli

LOCATION: Italy

WEB: http://ifxm.ag/sermanc

EMAIL: [email protected]

MEDIA: Photoshop

Sergio attended the Italian

Comix School in Naples

for four years, where he

was influenced by the

world of comics, and he

incorporates the main techniques into

his illustrations.

“I think that even with a single

illustration one has to keep in mind the

whole story behind it to give a greater

impact and show that it’s alive in its

own world,” says the young artist.

His main influences are films. “I

often ask myself what lead the director

chooses for specific frames and what

they wanted to convey with them – to

understand how to use it in my works.”

He’s especially passionate about

animation, where he finds features

such as dynamism, simple yet powerful

shapes and emotional chromatic

choices really interesting.

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ROBOT U.345 “One of the recurrent

themes in my work is cyberpunk, and

I prefer to depict it with less realism and

more of a cartoonish style, to contrast

the classical standard of the genre.”

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PIER “Before I start a drawing

I spend some time on the

composition, structuring it with simple

geometrical shapes. Here the picture

has a rhomboidal base, to give more

dynamism and lead the eye to the focal

points, along with chromatic contrast

to emphasise the subject.”

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SPACE DOG “Here I wanted to

tell the story behind the character

with a single illustration that clearly

shows their attitude. To fix the basic

shapes I played with the components

of a Volkswagen Beetle, applying them

to the cabin, in order to convey the

retro-futuristic appearance.”

Comic Artist CRIT

“I love Sergio’s

whimsical approach

to comic art. His

film influences ensure

a story is told with every

image, and his dynamic

use of shapes and colours

demonstrates a keen eye

for composition.”

Alice Pattillo,

Staff Writer

Comic Artist | Gallery

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