My name is Manuela Soriani, and I'm a freelancer professional illustrator from Italy. My main focus is on children's books. I'm a professional since 2004, with various publications on the Italian market. In 2010, I started doing works for foreign markets (USA, Belgium, and others). My strenght is being able to deliver powerful, brilliant and very detailed artworks, see my external portfolio for samples: http://manuelasoriani.daportfolio.com Everything I do is one of a kind, made exclusively for my committant. I really like to use an hybrid, whimsical, modern and very personal style, between realistic and cartoon. I can, however, make it more realistic or cartoon-ish, according to the needs of my Client (again, see portfolio for samples). I also have extensive experience and contacts in comic business, and I can also do paints over photos (see - you guessed it - portfolio ^_- ). Here's my online portfolio: http://manuelasoriani.daportfolio.com/ - I'm capable of various styl