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Unseen Tiny Tales: little stories for big hearts.

Unseen Tiny Tales: little stories for big hearts. ❤️ Check them out at @unseentinytales. Made with love with @benstanton88.

Piece of My Heart (Ode ai Cuori Spezzati) Digital

Piece of My Heart (Ode ai Cuori Spezzati)

Digital illustration with ink brushes and watercolors (Apple Pencil on iPad with Procreate)

Red: passion, pain, blood.
Red: love, energy, fire.

In this illustration, an unnamed woman, the female archetype, is donating her torn and patched heart to an unknown interlocutor, for the umpteenth time. Blinded by passion, she tears off a part of herself and in doing so creates a sea of blood in which she swims daily, without realising it. The initial notes of "Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin play in her hair; in her hands a bleeding heart drips into the red waves.

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On a dark winter night, the pensive hare was sitti

On a dark winter night, the pensive hare was sitting on the hill... #kdesignsthings

On a dark winter night, the lonely wolf was climbi

On a dark winter night, the lonely wolf was climbing the snowy mountain... #kdesignsthings

On a dark winter night, the golden fish was swimmi

On a dark winter night, the golden fish was swimming amongst the waves... #design #kdesignsthings #illustration #digitalillustration #ocean #moon #fish #koifish #waves #night #nightocean #killustrates

My winter wallpaper is out! A contemplative fox lo

My winter wallpaper is out! A contemplative fox looking at the moon.

You can download it on my website (link in bio) or get it in my story highlights for your mobile device!

#winter #winterwallpaper #wallpaper #desktopwallpaper #smartphonewallpaper #screenwallpaper #abstractwallpaper #fox #blue #design #wallpaperdesign #wallpaperlove #lovewallpaper #design #kdesignsthings

#Inktober 31: ripe. And here we are, at the end o

#Inktober 31: ripe.

And here we are, at the end of Inktober 2019. I’m closing this series with a sort of controversial illustration from the movie Call me by your name (2017), directed by Luca Guadagnino.
Why do I call it controversial? If you have seen the film, you’ll remember a certain scene where young Elio uses a ripe peach to pleasure himself. This is also a pivotal scene where he surrenders to his feelings for Oliver – a powerful meaning symbolised by a peach.

Being Italian, I’m also glad to be closing my Inktober with a movie from an Italian director. A little bonus: during the peach scene we hear a song in the background from a great Italian singer songwriter – Radio Varsavia by Franco Battiato. If you’re curious go and give it a listen, and I also recommend checking out the translated lyrics.

I hope you enjoyed my movie illustrated journey, I know that I had a great time!

#kdoesinktober #inktober2019 #kdesignsthings #kdoesillustration #ink #inkillustration #digitalillustration #callmebyyourname #peach #ripe #peachscene #francobattiato #radiovarsavia

#Inktober 30: catch. There’s this tense scene i

#Inktober 30: catch.

There’s this tense scene in Moonrise Kingdom (2012), directed by Wes Anderson, where the characters fall from the top of a church in the middle of a storm and are dangling from a rope.

Luckily, today’s word “catch” comes in handy and the characters are caught and saved, brought back to safety and happiness. I love how Wes Anderson did that, and this is one of my Inktober illustrations with less details because I wanted to capture the rough atmosphere of the scene.

#kdoesinktober #inktober2019 #kdesignsthings #kdoesillustration #ink #inkillustration #digitalillustration #catch #moonrisekingdom #wesanderson

#Inktober 29: injured. Oh, how I loved the film L

#Inktober 29: injured.

Oh, how I loved the film Lady Bird (2017), directed by Greta Gerwig! I really wanted to illustrate it for Inktober and I was glad to get the opportunity to do so with the word injured.
Christine has a broken arm, which happens in an accident that symbolises the relationship with her mother, and goes through a series of experiences where she wants to adopt a new identity and a new sense of self. At the end, though, she goes back to her roots. Such a splendid directorial debut for Greta Gerwig.

#kdoesinktober #inktober2019 #kdesignsthings #kdoesillustration #ink #inkillustration #digitalillustration #ladybird #injured #christine #gretagerwig

#Inktober 28: ride. The word ride made me think o

#Inktober 28: ride.

The word ride made me think of American Honey (2016), directed by Andrea Arnold. At the beginning of Inktober I illustrated another film by the same director (Fish Tank) and here I’ve almost come full circle.

American Honey is about a long and messy ride in the US where Star, the main character, tries to find herself and looks for a deeper meaning.

#kdoesinktober #inktober2019 #kdesignsthings #kdoesillustration #ink #inkillustration #digitalillustration #americanhoney #ride #star #andreaarnold

#Inktober 27: coat. The first time I watched Napo

#Inktober 27: coat.

The first time I watched Napoleon Dynamite (2004), directed by Jared Hess, I didn’t understand it and pretty much disliked it.

When I watched a second time, a few years later, I was able to appreciate its geeky humour and its undercurrent of loneliness and disconnection.

So, for the word coat today, here you have Napoleon Dynamite in his uncool suit.

#kdoesinktober #inktober2019 #kdesignsthings #kdoesillustration #ink #inkillustration #digitalillustration #napoleondynamite

#Inktober 26: dark. After going to the cinema to

#Inktober 26: dark.

After going to the cinema to see Joker (2019), directed by Todd Phillips, I’ve been thinking about an apt illustration and I found a way to incorporate it in my Inktober challenge.

I was totally struck by Joker – as you might know I am not much into superheroes, but I thoroughly savoured Joker and was gripped by his slow descent into madness.

Joker is such a dark, dark character that makes me incredibly sad. Have you seen it yet?

#kdoesinktober #inktober2019 #kdesignsthings #kdoesillustration #ink #inkillustration #digitalillustration #joker #thejoker #joaquinphoenix #batman