Creative -Gerald

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Donato Giancola's art sits on the crossroads of influences, as much and Dragons as the renaissance art movement."My influneces,"says Donato"encompass the greatest museums of the world and the well.trodden steps of the local comics store."This winning combination is only a part of the story.

It's a common assumption that the better an artist gets,the easier painting becomes. Donato is one of the best,but his creative process is still as exacting as it ever was."Obtainning mounds of references,from textures to models and photographic images,"says Donato,"has been at the core of how i resolve my images."

And that hits upon another fallacy he's keen to refute.Photo reference doesn't cheapen you final image.In fact it verges on philosophical when Donato talks about it."Photographic reference is like a window back in time,to assess and understand what's occurred during certain lighting conditions,to cinsider details,or capture an expression.