DENISE SHIMABUKURO

With the release of the movie in the US, one of the books I worked on hit the shelves: Ralph Wrecks This Book! Though the final design has been changed to a simpler structure, the initial approach had dialogue balloons in the layout, almost like in comics panels. I don't know who did clean-ups and color, but I am very happy with the final result! I enjoyed working on these pages and here you can see the cover (that's not mine) and some of my layouts. Ciao! #book #WreckitRal

The Alice stamp set has finally been released and I am excited to be able to talk a little bit about it. As many are aware, I have been working with Bernasconi F.lli s.a.s. – with Stefano and Umberto –, the stamp makers here in Milan, for a number of years now. We work together and come up with new images every season, and although it’s not my main line of work, I really enjoy the opportunity to create fun and simple images that can then inspire other people’s creations. In f

Ever look back on a drawing and think, “What was I thinking?!”. Well, it happens to me all the time, and I guess that’s a good thing as it means I learned something in-between. At least, that’s what I tell myself. I thought it would be fun to look back on some past work and review it with fresh eyes, as though it were drawn by someone else. That wasn’t hard though: There were times I didn’t even recognize the drawing… had no memory of drawing it and questioned whether it was

Where were we? Oh yes... the films. I was skeptical as most people were. I mean conjuring up stories of Tink in books is one matter, but when you set things to film, it becomes like etching something in stone... there's no going back. But I have to admit, they really came through on those small screen adaptations, and really changed the direction of the property altogether. That world suddenly seemed cohesive, and the audience became really involved. Of course it all aff