Alberto Dal Lago Art

Dylan in Mostra a Caldogno.

2012-02-06T01:22:00.000-08:00

Una parentesi tutta italiana per segnalare la Mostra di Dylan Dog, che si terrà nel complesso di Villa Caldogno (Caldogno, Vicenza) a partire dal 10 marzo 2012.
Per celebrare l'Indagatore dell'Incubo sono stati chiamati numerosi artisti del territorio a cimentarsi nella rilettura del personaggio.
Sono un aficionado di Dylan Dog da quando uscì in edicola, nel lontano 1986 (avevo nove anni!) e da allora non l'ho più abbandonato.
L'affetto e l'empatia verso uno degli "eroi" più umani e meno stereotipati del mondo del fumetto non sono diminuiti: quando mi hanno chiesto di partecipare all'evento con un mio disegno (con la possibilità, oltretutto, di affiancare nomi illustri ), ho accettato senza pensarci due volte.
Eccovi Dylan, dunque: eccovi il mio personalissimo omaggio.
Per maggiori informazioni, visitate il sito:
www.dydvicenza.blogspot.com

Privateer Press

2011-10-06T00:53:00.000-07:00

Last summer I had the opportunity to work with Chris Walton, a great art director from Privateer Press ™ and I was asked to do a couple of illustrations for Privateer.
I knew it would have been a little challenge, since I wasn't used to draw kind of subjects like giant robots and so on.
But I really had a great time doing that and I hope to have the opportunity to do some new work again.
Thanks, Privateer Press!

The Joker

2011-09-21T07:37:00.000-07:00

After my little tribute to Captain America, I decided to celebrate one of my favourite villain ever.
I've always thought that The Joker's personality was more intriguing and complicated than Batman's.
There's a sense of wonder and confusion when I look at Joker.
He's a fool, ambiguous and smart son of a bitch.
Sometimes you find yourself supporting the evil character, rather than the hero, especially when this one behaves in a way you can often predict: and this is boring.
What would Batman be like, without The Joker?

I've tried to catch the reader's eye only showing his expression, missing one of his peculiar attribute: his mouth.

Fun!..

2011-09-14T08:05:00.000-07:00

...I always have fun, drawing this kind of subjects.
Can it be suitable for Magic Cards?
Mmm...

Wizards of The Coast: Neverwinter™ Campaign Setting

2011-08-24T08:10:00.001-07:00

Interior artwork for Neverwinter™Campaign Setting.
I really had good time, drawing this character.

Absoluteblack Cover

2011-08-24T01:33:00.000-07:00

I must thank the guys from Absoluteblack, who made this possible.
This is a cover I did for an upcoming anthology about... zombies, what else? :)
It will be presented at Lucca's Show, this fall.
I had a lot of fun, since I LOVE painting horror and weird subjects.
I hope this can be pretty scary, btw.
Thank you again, for this opportunity!

From time to time...

2011-06-03T06:05:00.000-07:00

... when you're not meeting tough deadlines, there's the possibility to develop something that lays in your mind.
It's just a hint that takes shape from random sketches 'till the final result.
I did these two pieces in my sparetime: the bad side is that I was able to come back on them few time in a long period, so every time I added a little piece of the illustration and since my style was improving, I found them not suitable for what I had in mind.
The bright side is that I met a gentleman and a great artist who pushed me to complete my work: thank so much to Todd Lockwood who inspired me a lot and made my work more functional and enjoyable with his precious advices.

New Paizo illo.

2011-05-05T00:30:00.000-07:00

Hi,
this is one of my latest work for Paizo!

Heroes of Shadow

2011-04-14T06:37:00.000-07:00

So, here comes the first piece done for WoTC, Heroes of Shadow, just released by Wizards.
You can find the related article here.
I did it last year, but for reasons of copyright I could post it only now. Had a lot of fun doing it!

2011-03-29T23:19:00.001-07:00

This is one of the latest work for Paizo!

A tribute to Captain America.

2011-02-24T12:20:00.000-08:00

This guy doesn't need presentation.
He's tough, he's a symbol, one of the most known and celebrated among Marvel heroes.
Since the movie is coming out, this is just a tribute to him and to Marvel as well.
Please welcome, Steve Rogers!!!

Jason Dark Post Scriptum

2011-02-22T09:09:00.000-08:00

Oops,
I made some mistakes on the previous post.
The series is called Jason Dark (not Jason strange, as I wrote in the topic) and the publisher is Stone Arch Books, LLC.
My apologies!

Jason Strange Series

2011-02-21T22:55:00.000-08:00

Hi there,

these are a couple of covers I did for Jason Dark's series. It's about
books telling scary and suspenful stories for kids, whose characters are mostly vampires, werevolves, zombies and so on.
It's pretty... Dark, isn't it? ;)

News

2011-02-15T06:49:00.000-08:00

Some stuff I did for Paizo Publishing.

Book Covers

2010-10-17T23:51:00.001-07:00

These are two covers I did for italian publishers.
They love static characters, not dynamic ones, but with a very intense
look on their face.
©Edizioni Ambiente-Verdenero
©Reverdito Editore

Personal illustrations.

2010-10-17T23:13:00.000-07:00

So, this is some stuff I was working on during my sparetime, trying to move into a free direction and following my inspiration. I've always loved weird and creepy characters. The idea of the "girl" with a hat on her head was born as allegory of anorexia: then it turned into a character with deformed anatomy wich could suggest something sick.
©Alberto Dal Lago

Paizo Publishing™, LLC

2010-10-17T22:58:00.000-07:00

I currently work for Paizo and this collaboration started on 2009.
This was my very first chance to break into the international RGP market.
These are some samples of the artwork I drew for Paizo.
© Paizo Publishing, LLC

Lone Wolf™ #11, #12

2010-10-15T09:27:00.000-07:00

I've been working on Lone Wolf™Extended Version's covers for Mongoose Publishing™ for three years.
Everybody should know Lone Wolf™ series: launched in the 80's and created by Joe Dever quickly became one of the most famous gamebook.
The original series was revised and updated with additional storylines, adventures and new artwork: you can see a couple of covers I did for the Extended Version, above.

Paths of Doom#3: The Time Curse

2010-10-15T09:20:00.001-07:00

Wow.
Here we are, this is my first post on my first blog: hello everybody!
I'm bit excited.
This is was my first international collaboration as freelance cover artist and it was for Margaret Weis Production, Ltd™ about 5/6 years ago.
What better way to celebrate it than post it on this blog as first image?

COMIC BOOKS CHARACTERS INTERPRETATION

2009-02-14T07:40:00.002-08:00

2007-02-28T03:01:00.002-08:00

2005-01-01T08:21:00.001-08:00

Welcome to this new section, entitled “Comic Books Characters Interpretation - Adult Content”.

Here you can find my personal version of some famous comic books characters, picked among those who have inspired me over the years.

I said “my version”.

In fact you may find them desecrating and disrespectful, sometimes, or they might hurt some purists’ feelings (sorry in advance for that).

All I can say is that it’s the way I felt to depict them.

It’s only an interpretation.

So, enjoy it or hate it… all but be indifferent to.

… what would art be without provocation, anyway?

Do not use any of these images unless you have obtained permission from the original creator.

© MARVEL
© DC COMICS
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

© Alberto Dal Lago