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Oh boy, how I dreamed when I illustrated this book for #harpercollinspublishers, visiting Japan has been on my #buckelist since FOREVER!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This summer I am visiting another land I have been dreming of forever, though: Iceland! Can’t wait <3⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#japan #japanesebridge #princess #dragonprincess #japanlegend #illustration #illustrationart

Seems like fairies love to stumble upon magic babies in the woods: this is actually an excerpt from the story of the origin of Santa Claus written by Frank L. Baum, that I illustrated for #rusconilibri ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fairytale #fairy #franklbaum #magic #woods #magicforest

Seems like fairies love to stumble upon magic babies in the woods: this is actually an excerpt from the story of the origin of Santa Claus written by Frank L. Baum, that I illustrated for #rusconilibri ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#fairytale #fairy #franklbaum #magic #woods #magicforest

Seems to be that time of the year again, when we’re all happily jumping on the #artvsartist bandwagon!
Well, let me join with some of my (more and less recent) girls ;)
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#illustration #illustrationartists #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist #kidlitartistoninstagram #alessandrafusi

My new friend asked for a portrait: he’s been a great model, very still 🐉🐊🐲
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#watercolor #triceratops #sketchbook #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #lifedrawing #sketchbook #sketching #muse #museumofscience #dinosaur #winsorandnewton #moleskinewatercolor #skull #skeleton #alessandrafusi (presso MUSE - Museo delle Scienze)

Happy #Valentinesday from #Snowwhite and her #Princecharming 💗
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#celebratelove #love #illustration #childrenillustration #kidlit #kidlitartist #kidlitart #alessandrafusi #alessandrafusiillustrator #faerytale #grimmstales

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone, may these holidays be magic!

So. Did I say I would be able to find time to do #inktober this past week? No.
But did I have the strength to resist to the idea of a bunny in a ruff? Also NO.

Soooo….Here’s #anthroinktober n.3 the #elizabethan #rabbit (yeah, you know, Elizabethan collars and stuff, couldn’t help it).
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#inktober #inktober2017 #anthropomorphicanimal #ink #alessandrafusi #alessandrafusiillustrator #moleskine #pigmamicron #pentelbrushpen #sakurapigmamicron #higginsink #higginseternal #higginseternalink #higginseternalblackink #higginseternalblack

No #inktober today for me, but it’s Sunday anyway, perfect day for a walk in the park and a little #watercolor celebration of #autumn (presso Villa Spada, Bologna)

I was having so much fun, you guys, but revisions came today and they are urgent…And a lot.
I SO knew it, sigh.

I’m going to deliver work and come back to this as soon as I can, I’m enjoying myself too much with these characters!

Today is #anthroinktober #day2 the #tamer #victorian #lioness (see what I did there?)
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So, I didn’t plan on joining the #inktober frenzy this year, at all.
But then I found the #anthroinktober unofficial list and damn, that one looks like so much fun!
I already know I’ll never finish this on time (I’m already starting one day later, just sayin’) but I’m taking this as a much needed leisure: I’ll do it at my own pace, just because I can’t help but join the fun.

So, there we go: #day1 the #renaissance #fox
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I just received my copies of “Kaufhaus der Träume” -The Mistery of the Clockwork Sparrow- and I’m so so so happy!

The colours came out absolutely perfect, the edition is lovely and they took such care of all the littlest details design-wise!
Working with Ravensburger Is a blast💗
Swipe for more pictures.

And by the way…If you’re wondering whether I decided to shrink and dye Rino black…Nope.
We adopted a new tiny feline friend, you can follow the adventures of Rino and Cooper here: @rinoandcooper

Hello #watercolor, I’ve been missing you.
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#sketch #sketchbook #lifedrawing #enplainair #park #citypark #trees #spring #watercolorsketch #wayercolorsketching (presso Giardini Margherita. Bologna)