Hello, I’m Pascal.
I am a French illustrator and comic artist living in Italy. I have been drawing professionally since 2005, and I work with clients all over the world in English, French and Italian.
How I work
I am a storyteller first. Whether it is a four-page comic for children, a safety procedure for an oil company or a picture book for a first-time author, my job is the same: find the clearest, most human way to tell the story in pictures.
My style ranges from clean, colourful cartoon to detailed realistic comics, ink line and light watercolour. I adapt the style to the audience and keep the storytelling at the centre.
A teacher too
I also spent seven years as an international IT trainer for Cisco Systems, teaching in English across Europe, in Singapore and in California. That experience shapes how I work with clients: I explain, I listen and I make complex things simple.
I am a Christian. Much of my work serves Christian publishers, churches and charities, and I lead a weekly online drawing group for Christians who want to learn comics.
If my weekly drawing lives help you, you can support them on Tipeee (in French).
Illustrate your book
You have written a children’s book or a story and you want it illustrated? I have done it for several independent authors.
- You send the text and tell me about your readers.
- I design the main characters and we agree on the style.
- I send rough sketches of each illustration for your approval.
- I paint the final illustrations and the cover art.
- You receive high-resolution image files, ready for your graphic designer.
Workshops & coaching
Comics workshops for churches, schools, summer camps and libraries, for children, teenagers and adults. For four years I have taught at a week-long comics camp for teenagers in Alsace with the Tournesol team, and I have taught drawing in Cremona, Italy.
One-to-one coaching online if you have your own comic or picture-book project and want guidance from script to finished page.
Who I have drawn for
Magazines, publishers and channels I have worked with. I also work for companies through communication agencies.
- Tournesol magazineMagazines & publishers
- Edizioni La FiondaMagazines & publishers
- Éditions OrphieMagazines & publishers
- Independent authorsMagazines & publishers
- SproutsVideo
Write to me with a few lines about what you need, your deadline and where it will be published.
pascal@gaggelli.com
Illustration · Comics · Animation