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I was born in Biella in 1984 and studied in Torino (Italy), receiving a Degree in Graphic Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts and a specialization qualification in Children’s Book Illustration from the European Institute of Design. After completing my studies, I moved to a beautiful valley in the Alps, where I live with my partner, an exuberant dog, and an old black cat. From here, I work as a freelance illustrator with clients mainly based in Italy, the UK, the USA, and Australia.
Drawing is the tool that allows me to explore my emotions deeply and tell stories since I was a child, drawing comic strips of my schoolmates’ adventures. I aim to create meaningful pictures, full of atmosphere and details so that the observer too can catch a glimpse of a story, and connect with some emotions. I like to celebrate my love for animals and the natural world through colorful naturalistic drawings and try to illustrate institutional and educational materials with detailed scenes and expressive characters, with the goal of arousing interest, curiosity, and empathy.
I have been publishing illustrations for a variety of fiction and non-fiction projects since 2006. I have got a versatile approach and like to work in different styles mixing traditional and digital techniques, depending on the type of content.
As a designer, I create layouts for books and e-books, covers, brochures and leaflets, totems, banners, social content, icons, and other elements for web applications. She works every day with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Animate.
Other than drawing, I adore hiking in the near mountains and woods and cultivating a small vegetable garden. I frequently practice yoga and jogging. I am particularly interested in environmental problems, so in the last few years, I often participated as an activist and art material creator in events of the local Extinction Rebellion group and Greenpeace.
Please navigate this website to see what I do, read my CV, and find out what my clients say about my work.
Thanks for your interest!
Mi chiamo Sara e vivo in un piccolo paese della Val Pellice, sulle montagne piemontesi in provincia di Torino. Lavoro come illustratrice freelance, con un approccio versatile, prevalentemente per l’editoria scolastica e progetti divulgativi digitali e stampati. Mi sono formata all’Accademia di Belle Arti di Torino dove ho conseguito il diploma di Laurea in Grafica e in seguito mi sono specializzata in illustrazione come borsista all’Istituto di Europeo di Design della stessa città.
Il disegno è lo strumento attraverso cui elaboraro le mie emozioni e racconto storie vissute o immaginarie, sin da quando, da bambina, creavo fumetti sulle avventure dei miei compagni di scuola. Il mio obiettivo è creare illustrazioni rilevanti, spesso ricche di atmosfera e dettagli in cui immergersi, affinchè chi le osserva provi delle sensazioni, viva l’assaggio di una storia. Amo celebrare il mondo animale e naturale tramite il disegno naturalistico, e cerco di illustrare i testi istituzionali e scolastici creando personaggi espressivi e scene interessanti che possano suscitare empatia e curiosità. Mi piace lavorare su una varietà di progetti utilizzando volentieri approcci stilistici differenti a seconda di cosa c’è da comunicare, spesso mescolando tecniche tradizionali e digitali.
Come grafica, mi sono occupata dell’impaginazione di libri per la stampa e digitali, brochures, volantini, poster e striscioni, totem pubblicitari, loghi, biglietti da visita. Realizzo icone ed elementi grafici per i social e progetti digitali.
Tra i miei clienti italiani ci sono Giunti Scuola, Raffaello Libri, Ibiscus, Il Capitello, Agra Editrice, CLEUP e la Regione Piemonte, mentre a livello internazionale ho lavorato con Pearson (USA), Breakloose Publishing, Griffin+Row (Australia), Across Cultures (UK) e svariati committenti privati.
Oltre a progettare e disegnare, amo camminare in montagna e nei boschi accanto a casa. Coltivo un piccolo orto e pratico yoga e jogging. Sono fortemente interessata alle problematiche ambientali, e negli ultimi anni ho partecipato come attivista e volontaria agli eventi del gruppo locale di Extinction Rebellion e di Greenpeace.
Su questa pagina potete leggere il mio curriculum e scoprire cosa posso fare per voi.
Grazie!
Selected clients
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- Giunti Scuola (Italia)
- IRES - Regione Piemonte (Italia)
- Raffaello Libri (Italia)
- Ibiscus Libri (Italia)
- Il Capitello (Italia)
- Italian Climate Network
- A.R.A.I Regione Piemonte (Italia)
- Pearson (USA)
- Across Cultures (UK)
- Quatio Pty Ltd (Australia)
- Griffin+Row (Australia)
- Goldleaf (USA)
- Twinwood Animation (Italia)
- Break Loose Publishing (Australia)
- Mind Play (USA)
- Prima Edu Limited (UK)
- Seneca Edizioni (Italia)
- Agra Editrice
- CLEUP edizioni (Italia)
- Vet Surgery Center, Sarasota (USA)
- Rifugio La Riposa (Italia)
- Zarbi Design (UK)
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What I do
Hand made illustrations and art: gouache paintings, watercolors, graphite and mixed media
Digital illustrations, digital coloring and mixed media
Detailed, realistic or funny and quirky vector illustrations.
Graphic design for printed and digital products (books, brochures, banners, covers, logos)
Illustrations for school textbooks and learning products for adults and children.
Illustrations and ready to print design for children's books.
Illustration and graphic design for board games and online products.
Illustrations for medical brochures and University textbooks.
Illustrations and layout for book and e-book covers.
My clients say...
<< Sara is an amazing illustrator who can work in a number of different styles. I was extremely pleased with the illustration and graphic design work she has done. Everything was perfect and she is a pleasure to work with. Sara, looking forward to working with you again in the future! >>
Michael Stager – Quatio Ltd Pty
<< Sara did a great job on our project and was very communicative. She produced beautiful art on a quick timeline >>
Debbie Dugdale – Pearson USA
<< I can’t say enough good things about Sara. Her illustration skills are fantastic, just what we were looking for (vintage scientific illustration style). She was a good communicator, fairly priced her work, and got the job done quickly. I’m excited to work with her again!!!>>
Christman Hersha – Goldleaf Ltd (USA)
<< Sara did an amazing job with the images we had her draw and was very receptive to changes and critiques. We will definitely use her in the future. >>
Scott Rose – Veterinary Surgery Center of Sarasota (USA)
<< I really enjoyed working with Sara,the illustrator of my book. I was attracted by the diversity of her styles and how she expressed the emotional state of the characters she illustrated. I noted the five pages I wanted to have illustrated along with the one for the cover. But before she did anything, Sara read the book! It’s not a small book, about 125k words. I was impressed that she took the effort to read it cover to cover especially since it’s geared toward 9-12 year olds. Sara started working quickly and the sketches were very close to what I imaged. After just a few edits, we were finished. Sara communicated constantly and we truly worked in a collaborative fashion. I highly recommend Sara as an illustrator, She is very talented, creative and professional! >>
ZPT Santé – Author of “Lawrence Littlefoot” book series