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Dullahan – Samhradh

Digital, Illustration /
Amazon cover of Dullahan - Samhradh

I can finally reveal the reason I haven’t been updating the site in a while: I was working on a book! Cover plus 13 internal illustrations. It’s a historical fantasy novel called Dullahan – Samhradh by @whitepillmedia, based on Irish mythology. It’s well written, sometimes weird (in a good way) and really quite unique. You can read the first chapter for free here. I’ll be posting a couple of the internal illustrations here in the following days.

Experimenting with Watercolor Pencils

Illustration, Traditional /
A drawing of a shiny, metallic beetle, with a purple and blue thorax, and a golden carapace.
Wanting to add some color to my traditional drawings, I dug out my old Staedtler watercolor pencils I’ve had since I was a kid. I drew this beetle from photo reference on watercolor paper. I did the inking using my trusty Kuretake Bimoji brush pens. Their carbon ink is not only very black, but also totally waterproof. If you like the beetle, why not check out its store page.

Christmas Card 2018

Digital, Illustration /
Christmas tree in the background, with wrapped gifts piled up in front and a rooster on top.

Taking a break from the abstract doodling, I decided to draw a custom vintage-style Christmas postcard for my friends and family. Drawn in ProCreate on the iPad Pro. In case you were wondering, my surname (Gallo) means rooster in Italian.