Ramielarium

2012-02-08T01:52:00.002+01:00

Still here... Not much to say (actually TOO much), but I'll just post two things I want to share :)

Till next time... Bye bye! :)

Still alive!!!

2011-10-05T16:22:00.006+02:00

Yes, I know, I haven't posted anything since March!
The job was tight and the life was busy, but still I have a TON of things I want to post, let's hope I could find the time!

One of the most important thing is my activity as a WANDMAKER
(a sort of real-life Ollivanders, you know?)
I have a Facebook page for that here:

RAMIEL'S MAGIC EMPORIUM

The real gallery for the wands and relative info and prices it's coming, so far you can see just some examples from the first batch of wands I've made, the second one, dear wizards and witches, will blow your mind! ;)

I've just been on a big comic convention here in Rome and I customized an awesome ironman helmet made by this guy: Alpha Studios (soon to be Pannaus Props, search him on Facebook)
And from that helmet I made SKELETOR!
(this is me working on it... Please forgive my face)
So... This is just the tip of teh iceberg, an awful lot more to post and no time to do it... Like always XD

See you soon (if there's still someone here... Anyone?)

Mummified Fairy...

2011-03-19T17:31:00.002+01:00

Something I did for my (soon to be) new room...

MJ homage...

2011-03-19T17:28:00.002+01:00

A small tribute to a great star

Sally

2011-03-19T16:14:00.002+01:00

Since you can't just say that you are a fan of Nightmare Before Christmas, I had to make something inspired by it ;)

And here we have the process...

Batmobile redesign...

2011-03-19T16:00:00.002+01:00

And here it is a Batmobile redesign for aother contest.
I didn't win this one either... XD

Aquaman redesign

2011-03-19T15:44:00.002+01:00

Hi all, this is something I did for a contest at Project:Rooftop for a redesign of the Aquaman costume... It didn't ended up so well, but it was fun anyway :)

Ghost...

2011-02-18T06:16:00.002+01:00

Just a random one...

Snape...

2011-02-01T13:11:00.003+01:00

2011-01-25T16:49:00.001+01:00

Sketch from picture... I'm not that good yet! LOL

Dexter Sketch

2011-01-25T12:55:00.003+01:00

Must due update... Small, but needed!!!

2011-01-20T00:49:00.004+01:00

Hi guys and gals!
(if there is still anybody here... =__= )

Again I've take too much time away from updates, and I'm trying to make amend for this...

The first one is a rough digital sketch that I would like to call it: "Geekism 1.0"
I'm already thinking of improvements (regarding the idea...)

Then we have another character inspired by the Assassin's Creed universe, a female assassin in the Australian outback...
(Sooner or later I will try to scan and post my "random assassins" that I sketch on my small journal/sketchbook...)

Outback Assassin
by Giorgio Viola is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Non opere derivate 3.0 Unported License.

Well, I hope you like the small update, and that's all (till the next time!)
Cheers!

Creations!

2010-12-16T23:29:00.002+01:00

And these my friends are some of my creations that I did for a hobbist market here in Italy.
Hope you like them! :)

Assassin...

2010-09-15T22:48:00.004+02:00

Well, since Ubisoft didn't want to use this image in their upcoming "fanart book", I can now share it online! ;)

Assassin by Giorgio Viola is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Non opere derivate 3.0 Unported License.

I almost forgot!!!

2010-09-01T13:11:00.002+02:00

This seems like a "double-post", I know, but I almost forgot to tell you that there are some cool "Halloween" patches for sale at SciFi-Geeks
The even "cooler" part is that I DESIGNED THEM!!!

So, if you like Halloween like me, or you simply like the design, well, you can buy these patches and wear them with pride! Hehehe ;P

This is a preview for you, enjoy! :)

The LOST update...

2010-09-01T13:03:00.001+02:00

I'M ALIVEEEEEEE!!!
Yes, I know it's shocking but this blog isn't dead yet!
(I just don't have enough time to update it regularly, that's all)
So I hope you like the latest digital piece I did, based on a sketch I did on the "usual" notebook I use while on train (I'll post that one later)
See ya! :)

Must due update!

2010-06-27T17:18:00.004+02:00

Sorry for the lack of updates recently, but at least here it is another one...
Still ballpoint pen on train...

Questa opera di Giorgio Viola è concessa in licenza sotto la
Licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Non opere derivate 3.0 Unported.

Shop, Shoppe, Shopping!

2010-06-20T13:41:00.002+02:00

Probably you haven't noticed yet, but on the sidebar there is a link to my Zazzle shop where I'm trying to sell some stuff with some of my creation on it...
So if you want to take a moment and take a look... ;)
My Zazzle Shop

Sketchbook update...

2010-05-13T04:43:00.004+02:00

Some new sketchbook doodles...

This little fella soon will see some color...

2010-05-03T06:48:00.003+02:00

Halloween Mascot by Ramiel is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribuzione-Non commerciale-Non opere derivate 3.0 Unported License.

Awesome artbook for an awesome game...

2010-04-26T05:34:00.002+02:00

Damn interesting read... ;)
The art of Uncharted 2: among thieves on Parkablogs!

Update of the sketchbook...

2010-03-21T18:19:00.002+01:00

Some randomness on my sketchbook done with ballpen mostly on train and in the underground :)

His name is EARL...

2010-02-28T15:21:00.003+01:00

Or at least that's what the tag says...

3D ideas... I think I've got one...

2010-02-25T16:29:00.002+01:00

And I think it could have been a good one... I think you can guess where this comes from, right? ;)

Skellintor... Skelezor... Something like that...

2010-02-20T01:03:00.002+01:00

updated sketches...

2010-02-06T19:28:00.002+01:00

So...
Some moree doodles done on various places with a ballpoint pen on the small notebook, of course I have done more than these sketches, but some of them are ideas I want to "keep secret" so to speak, at lest so far... ;)

Halloween ideas... I do a lot of Halloween stuf, don't I? LOL

And this is a very quick sketch of the train station in Rome I usually go to...

And that's all folks for this post :)
See you later!

Watercolors for my love...

2010-01-30T23:00:00.002+01:00

Something I did for my lovely girlfriend, trying to use her style of drawing and her ideas wuth a style she would love (watercolors)... I Love her, how could you NOT love her!

By the way, here it is her blog if you want to take a look: http://vitadiunapasticcera.blogspot.com/

Finishing old stuff...

2009-12-30T23:28:00.002+01:00

Like the title said... Bringing new life to old, unfinished, stuff...

Starting a pseudo-sketchbook...

2009-12-30T16:23:00.007+01:00

So, I started this very healty habit of taking with me everyday a notebook to sketch things while I'm on train, or bus or at restaurant or... Well, you got the idea...
And so far I've done only few random sketches, but I think it's a very good habit to start drawing again so often and everywhere... It feels good! :)

Useless and empty

2009-11-29T18:41:00.002+01:00

This is how I feel...

Witchette

2009-11-09T03:10:00.004+01:00

Just for the hell of it...

2009-08-25T13:44:00.001+02:00

Sketch

2009-05-21T05:47:00.002+02:00

Peter Pan...

2009-03-10T05:14:00.002+01:00

Well, since the book is finally out, I can post these...

I did the illustration for the cover of the Italian version of "Peter Pan and the starchasers" (or something along those lines...)

The illustration is a digital painting based on a picture provided by the client.

The logo is almost entirely 3D and it's based on a concept made by my friend Andy...

Hope you like it!

'Nother sketch

2009-03-10T05:06:00.002+01:00

I did something!!!

2009-02-11T06:55:00.003+01:00

This should mean that I'm still alive!
YAY! Good news then!!!

...I guess °_°

Nuovi gelati dalla Algida...

2008-12-11T19:32:00.002+01:00

Anche se non credo che li vedremo mai nei bar... O_O

My Kitty...

2008-11-21T05:44:00.004+01:00

Elf Dance

2008-11-19T06:07:00.001+01:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Cute Cupcake

2008-11-17T23:30:00.003+01:00

A little effort between me and my GF...

I was thinking to get some ink...

2008-10-27T01:00:00.002+01:00

Maybe a little, simple tattoo, like a rose, a kanji or something like that...

Just for a LOL

Fluo Colors...

2008-10-22T05:30:00.003+02:00

In an EPIC comic book style!!!
(Look, it's written also in the balloon!)

I can't be a rockstar...

2008-10-17T04:53:00.004+02:00

At least not in a glam-rock kind of band...

...Oh God... What I did?

Aaaand the sequel...

2008-10-03T05:32:00.002+02:00

This is how it ended apparently...

FUCK!

The menace comes from the space...

2008-09-27T03:39:00.001+02:00

I know it looks like a recurring theme lately, but...

2008-09-23T01:50:00.005+02:00

Hey, I'm an artist, so... Here, take a look and get the hell out of here!
LOL

I'm such a drama queen... Ain't I?

Useful site...

2008-09-19T19:40:00.005+02:00

Riddle inside...
Have you ever dealt with uber-long web addresses?
Well, if you want a tiny, small link to add to your posts, emails, and whatnot, TINYURL.com is the site for you!
Copy and paste your long URL and get a tiny URL address for your needs...

And, NO, they didn't pay me for this... Unfortunately...

I know, random blog post... But I don't have the time to do something more "artistic" these days...
I'm way too busy, in fact I was able just to draw for my job... And that was the HIGHLIGHT of the week!
LOL

If you highlighted this post you've just found a hidden clue: nascar-ace
Just with less Radium and Cerium!

I have no CLUE what's going on...

2008-09-19T02:08:00.003+02:00

The blogger editor isn't working properly... So this is a TEST post, to see if this time the post will show!
I'll try posting a song I've heard few days ago for the first time... And isn't that bad...

Well, if it works, the worst thing you'll get is a punk-rock song... LOL

Hidden clue#1: I have a real site, you know? HERE

MGS3 Snake Speedpaint...

2008-09-17T02:14:00.001+02:00

Too "speed" and not enough "paint"... Oh well...

Scary? Nahhhh...

2008-09-16T23:36:00.002+02:00

Don't worry folks, it's just a style test, used also to try some new brushes...

Great guitar player...

2008-09-14T16:19:00.000+02:00

His name is Andy McKee... Search him on youtube

A little "reminder" for me...

2008-09-12T17:58:00.002+02:00

Sorry!
Desculpa!
Perdó!
Undskyld!
Anteeksi
Désolé!
對唔住
Andke andeks!
Entschuldigung!
Συγνώμη!
Bocsánat!
Ma'af
Przepraszam!
Простите!
Förlåt!

I'm sure this post will be really useful for me in the future... I know me quite well...

This is what happen when my humor

This is not what you are thinking...

2008-09-11T03:02:00.003+02:00

Or maybe it is, I don't know... I'm not bulimic, I can't read minds!

Frankenfish...

2008-09-07T21:24:00.002+02:00

Sort of...

TDK... The Dent Kampaign (artistic license)

2008-09-06T23:44:00.002+02:00

I was so disappointed by the campaign of Harvey Dent... Damn, not only he's dead, but he gave me a dented pin!
What a ....

Stereotype

2008-09-05T04:06:00.001+02:00

A.K.A. "Fire Chick"

-Insert title here-

2008-09-01T18:48:00.002+02:00

We interrupt this broadcast for a special message

2008-08-31T04:22:00.004+02:00

And that's it, normal programming will continue shortly.

We can change ROCK history!

2008-08-30T15:21:00.002+02:00

Random sketches

2008-08-30T05:25:00.001+02:00

Logan...

2008-08-27T03:29:00.001+02:00

What if...

2008-08-25T05:00:00.002+02:00

I had the body of a spartan like in the movie "300"?
I think I would be a totall badass!

(And I'm sure the chicks would dig it too)

There is no reason to smile...

2008-08-24T19:58:00.002+02:00

No, seriously (no pun intended), There is no reason to smile... His face looks too "girly"... Not sure if I like that, but now I don't care!

...He looks a little like me now that I look at the image closely... Weird!

Jack Black doing something...

2008-08-23T23:26:00.001+02:00

Just don't ask me what... Because I don't know!

The Gentleman...

2008-08-23T06:16:00.002+02:00

Still the "Buffy" kick...

Vampire Willow

2008-08-23T03:39:00.003+02:00

Still on a "Buffy" kick here she comes...

Illyria...

2008-08-22T17:23:00.001+02:00

Cartoony Illyria (from TV show "Angel")...

Buffy sketch...

2008-08-22T04:26:00.002+02:00

Quite cartoonish, maybe I'll make a more "painted" version later...

Dancing

2008-08-16T16:10:00.002+02:00

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New doodle - Red, Black and White

2008-08-15T02:30:00.002+02:00

Bloody update!

And with a variant...

Oh gosh...

2008-08-12T19:54:00.002+02:00

Oh, such a sad day!
Why me? WHY ME?!?

Ok, no, not really, this image was done for a little joke... ;-)

But to obtain the right effect you should listen this song:

Me... In a red dress?

2008-08-03T14:16:00.001+02:00

Too much work...

2008-08-02T02:24:00.002+02:00

Yep, apparently our clients have no idea how much time is needed for one of their "simple illustrations"... So making 10, yes 10 illustration in one day sounds good for them...
Oh well, we did, I worked non-stop for 19 hours and I went to sleep at 9:30Am that day.

I have a pic of me taken that very day...

Nah, actually this isn't me, I think I did it in 3D with a free skeleton model found on the net, I just put some textures on it and BAM! That's it...
Or maybe it's an interdimensional alien! No, wait those creatures have a crystal skeleton, so...

Something weird is happening... Am I getting famous?

2008-07-16T01:12:00.001+02:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

2008-07-04T02:15:00.002+02:00

Yeah it's already the 4th of July and my B-Day was the 3rd, but I was busy, so shut up!

And since I know that another, famous, person was celebrating his B-Day I did this, so professionally made, banner to celebrate the event!

Cheers!

P.S.
Also the city of Québec was founded this very day in 1608... Could this be the reason because I like Canada without knowing why? Who knows...

Movie Dudes!

2008-06-26T05:22:00.002+02:00

First of a series (hopefully) of "movie dudes"...
Let me know if you can recognize them!

"Stop the spoiler" petition

2008-06-03T02:32:00.001+02:00

Dedicated to the italian readers

New video work

2008-05-25T15:09:00.001+02:00

Something I did for a university TV in Brazil (actually for a friend)
I've mixed 3D elements and 2D editing/compositing to achieve this final result:

Daddy...

2008-04-22T05:50:00.002+02:00

My dad is sick... He has caught the varicella (chickenpox)...
And this was his first reaction:

Achmed the dead terrorist!

2008-04-20T04:36:00.001+02:00

Damn!
Someone told me about this, and it was so damn funny I HAVE TO share it!
Let me present you: Achmed, the dead terrorist!

This post is just for the Italian readers...

2008-04-15T03:06:00.002+02:00

Complimenti Italia,
Mi hai dimostrato di nuovo che è assolutamente giusto ODIARE il proprio paese.
Tutti a dire che serve novità, un cambiamento, facce nuove e poi torniamo tutti al vecchio che più vecchio non si può!
Venti anni più vecchio, già provato sulla nostra pelle, indagato per mafia da Borsellino e che fa quello che fa solo per provare che è in grado di ottenere sempre quello che vuole...
Speravo (e facevo male) che i giovani fossero più svegli (anche se dalla cronaca e dalla vita di tutti i giorni sapevo che non era così) e che i vecchi non fossero tutti così rincoglioniti, ma, a quanto pare...
Beh, ogni paese ha il governo che si merita. Questa ve la siete proprio cercata, poi non dite che non ve lo avevo detto...
Complimenti Italia...

Terra Incognita intro

2008-04-04T17:29:00.003+02:00

Hi guys and gals,
I'm back, and this time with a video of the intro of our series of indie documentaries...

Embedded video:

If the embedded video isn't working click this image to see the video...

This is the site where these documentaries will be available to the public:
www.terraincognitaweb.com

Damn viruses!

2008-03-23T04:57:00.002+01:00

Well, I've got a virus (that little bastard sent itself via an "attached" file sent from a contact from your MSN list)
SO, to make the long story short, I've had to install a crapload of anti-virus/spyware/malware on my PC, a standalone firewall, and a new web browser (Mozilla Firefox), that, lucky for me, it works like a charm!

Internet Explorer "freezes" on some sites and some others not... I don't know why... I think I will use Firefox from now on...

Till the next time: "Live long and prosper"
...I'm such a geek...

Egyptian device test...

2008-03-14T18:29:00.002+01:00

Egy01loop
Caricato da Ramiel

Assassin's creed desktop...

2008-03-01T23:24:00.002+01:00

I did it yesterday, and I thought I would share it...
Only one size... MY desktop size, sorry!

Raygun "work in progress"

2008-02-26T05:58:00.003+01:00

A raygun...

-EDIT-
Sorry guys, the pics aren't working, Ill fix that ASAP (yes, this one was for you Mr "J")

Firefly... Again!

2008-02-24T01:18:00.002+01:00

Nothing more to say...

I miss "Firefly"...

2008-02-16T15:40:00.002+01:00

Yep, I miss it... :(

Random doodle...

2008-02-14T02:29:00.002+01:00

Just for fun (and to try to keep this blog alive!)

A bloody brilliant movie...

2008-01-27T00:37:00.000+01:00

Almost litterally...
I was lucky enough to see a little visual gem, of one of my favourite director, Tim Burton...

Sweeney Todd!

I'm not a huge fan of musicals, but when the story is fairly good and the visual impact is so strong and rich as it is in this movie, I think I could easily say that I really enjoyed it.

And finally I saw a Tim Burton movie that HAS a truly Tim Burton style!
That grotesque, gothic, dark, rich, moody style that was present in other movies like sleepy hollow, Edward scissorhands, nightmare before christmas and the corpse bride...

So, if you want to see a dark story, and you don't care about people singing their thoughts and actions, and if the vision of blood is not disturbing for your tastes, then this could be a nice way to spend a night at the theatre!

My Energy...

2008-01-19T03:02:00.000+01:00

After a long research in a university in Berlin I discovered how much energy my body produces... Electric energy!

250 WATTS

I'm just fooling around of course...

Lara Croft (lookalike) portrait...

2008-01-06T02:18:00.000+01:00

Tiphaine Vaudable is a stunning french girl, and she's famous for being a "Lara Croft Lookalike"...

I've met her (virtually) on a famous forum, and she gently asked me for a drawing of her (I was already a fan of her), so, I did it...

I've based it on one of her pics because I'm not good at portraits, and this is the result...

Some edged weapons...

2007-12-31T01:30:00.000+01:00

Just because I love swords and knives...

Oh, and if anybody knows hot to make my own "line" of swords, please, feel free to contact me!

Atlantis Studios movie logo

2007-12-24T22:56:00.000+01:00

Something I did for Atlantis Studios (Tales of Lara Croft)

Click on the image to watch the clip

Speeder... In a more steamy way...

2007-12-24T06:10:00.000+01:00

Yep, I love steampunk... What's the problem?

Well, this time, someone request me a sort of "imperial speeder" (star wars anyone?)
But with a steamplunk style, and this is the result (yeah, I know, crappy story...)

Quick sketch (AKA: I should keep this blog alive!)

2007-12-22T04:16:00.000+01:00

Maybe for you this is just a mere sketch, but if you look it closely for about 15 hours you will be transported into a magical world called "optometrist"...

Modding!

2007-12-11T17:25:00.000+01:00

So...
Someone gave me an old PC, and I was thinking to use its processor to start making a small home-made render farm for my own purposes...
But I was thinking also to keep it as it is, and modifing it...
So, while surfing on the net I've found some cool mods...

BUT

In the comments an anonymous poster told me that I'm stealing bandwith hosting these images directly (and it's true), so I removed the images.
So, if you wanna see some cool modding, use Google Images instead (which stals bandwidth as well).
Thanks to the anonymous poster.

Speaking of steampunk...

2007-12-07T00:05:00.000+01:00

A little something I'm working on...

Weapons sketches

2007-12-06T19:26:00.000+01:00

A couple of sketches...

Steam power

2007-12-06T16:29:00.000+01:00

New stampunk-ish stuff...