Andrea de Santis
Andrea de Santis was born in Brescia, Italy in 1978. After completing his studies at an Italian art institute he worked a graphic designer, but got his breakthrough with his outstanding illustrative work that makes him a sought after artist. Andrea has stayed loyal to his roots, he lives Spinetoli with his wife and three cats. He is an animal lover and a convinced vegetarian.
Andrea’s illustrations impress with a conceptional and modern style. His isometric drawings evoke a special three-dimensionality in his predominantly two-dimensional works. His favourite topics to get his creative teeth into are politics and lifestyle.
The use of strong colours makes his artworks stand out from the crowd. Cyan blue has a special place in his heart. – „It relaxes me and reminds me of the spring sky and the ocean. It contains a hint of yellow, which makes it appear a little warmer.”
Andrea de Santis begins his work analogue, with sketches on paper. These sketches are then scanned and coloured in Photoshop. – „I try to give the client a good idea of the final colour palette and style.”– If both sides agree, he redraws the sketch in Adobe Illustrator. Subsequently details like lights, shadows and reflexions are worked into the final illustration.
One of his latest projects is the children’s book „Space Kids“, published by Little Gestalten. Filled with many imaginative and colourful pages, it gives children the chance to explore the infinite expanse of space. Andrea works primarily for adults, so this project was a welcome change and he had a lot of fun with it.
Most of Andrea’s professional dreams have become a reality – his artworks travel around the world and inspire other artists. But although he has created outstanding cover illustrations for many renowned magazines, there are still two dream clients missing from his list: the New Yorker and the New York Times!
„Thus I want to say THANK YOU again to this wonderful collaboration which was not only very efficient but apparently also effective towards customers! And this is always the highest reward (or harvest in this case) we are able to achieve!“Michael Riess / Merlicek & Partner