Chiara Pisanu is an Italian Illustrator and Animator based in Manchester, UK. Born in Italy in the nineties, she has nurtured a deep passion for illustration and drawing from a young age. After graduating in Graphic Design, Chiara continued her studies at the NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti. There, she delved into Illustration courses and developed a strong interest in Animation and Motion Design. She graduated with top honors in Graphic Design & Art Direction in 2019. Determined to broaden her skills, Chiara attended a Character Design course for animation at Central Saint Martins in London and, in 2021, completed her Master's in Animation at UAL London College of Communication. During her master's program, she began illustrating scenes for her first short film, for which she is both the author and director. From 2020 to 2024, Chiara gained extensive experience working as an Illustrator, Motion Designer, and Visual Designer.…

Chiara Pisanu

Chiara Pisanu is an Italian Illustrator and Animator based in Manchester, UK. Born in Italy in the nineties, she has nurtured a deep passion for illustration and drawing from a young age. After graduating in Graphic Design, Chiara continued her studies at the NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti. There, she delved into Illustration courses and developed a strong interest in Animation and Motion Design. She graduated with top honors in Graphic Design & Art Direction in 2019. Determined to broaden her skills, Chiara attended a Character Design course for animation at Central Saint Martins in London and, in 2021, completed her Master's in Animation at UAL London College of Communication. During her master's program, she began illustrating scenes for her first short film, for which she is both the author and director. From 2020 to 2024, Chiara gained extensive experience working as an Illustrator, Motion Designer, and Visual Designer.…

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Chiara Pisanu is an Italian Illustrator and Animator based in Manchester, UK. Born in Italy in the nineties, she has nurtured a deep passion for illustration and drawing from a young age. After graduating in Graphic Design, Chiara continued her studies at the NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti. There, she delved into Illustration courses and developed a strong interest in Animation and Motion Design. She graduated with top honors in Graphic Design & Art Direction in 2019.

Determined to broaden her skills, Chiara attended a Character Design course for animation at Central Saint Martins in London and, in 2021, completed her Master’s in Animation at UAL London College of Communication. During her master’s program, she began illustrating scenes for her first short film, for which she is both the author and director.

From 2020 to 2024, Chiara gained extensive experience working as an Illustrator, Motion Designer, and Visual Designer.

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Skills

2D
2D Animation
Bo
Book Illustration
Ed
Editorial Illustration
Mo
Motion Graphic
Ch
Childrens Book Illustration
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Experience Level

2D Animation
Expert
Book Illustration
Expert
Editorial Illustration
Expert
Motion Graphic
Expert
Childrens Book Illustration
Expert
Fantasy Illustration
Expert
Collage Illustration
Expert

Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
French
Intermediate

Education

Master of Arts in Animation at University of the Arts of London
October 23, 2019 - January 31, 2021
Bachelor in Graphic Design & Art Direction at NABA
October 1, 2016 - September 27, 2019
Course in Character Design for Animation at Central Saint Martins
July 14, 2019 - July 30, 2019

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Education, Software & Internet, Consumer Goods, Media & Entertainment
    uniE621 Chasms
    Chasms: A Tale of Emptiness and Desperation. Chasms is an evocative story centered around a young girl grappling with profound emptiness in her life. As her internal void grows, it manifests physically as actual holes in her body. These gaping voids symbolize her deep-seated feelings of loneliness and despair. Desperate to feel whole again, she begins to fill these holes with objects from her surroundings. However, the more she fills them, the larger and more consuming they become, transforming from mere holes into craters, and ultimately into chasms. Eventually, her body turns into a human dump, rendering her immobile and overwhelmed by the very objects she thought would bring her confort.I wrote this story and developed the concept art and illustrations, which I am currently animating. The project began in 2020 as part of my Master in Animation at the University of the Arts London (UAL) and remains a work in progress. The goal is to create a short film that delves into mental health issues and the pervasive sense of loneliness, utilizing dark and macabre visuals to convey the haunting reality of these struggles. Illustrator, Animator, Concept Artist: Chiara Pisanu Sounds Design: Riccardo Colombelli illustrator animation shortfilm indipendentfilm…
    uniE621 Cailleach: Queen of Winter.
    I contributed as an Illustrator for Settle Stories, an independent arts charity located in one of the most rurally isolated parts of the UK. Settle Stories works with children, schools, and diverse communities through values like creativity, education, and community engagement. I have developed their illustrated digital library, bringing stories to life through my illustrations for children and schools. One of the stories I illustrated is: Cailleach, the Queen of Winter. illustrator…
    uniE621 Nerolìa and the Enchanted Fig
    "Nerolìa and the Enchanted Fig" is a dark reinterpretation of the classic Snow White fairy tale, set in the heart of the Sardinian inland. The story follows Nerolìa, a fourteen-year-old girl of extraordinary beauty, who lives in a poor Sardinian village. When her father falls ill, Nerolìa is forced to live with her stepmother, rumored to be a witch. The stepmother, envious of Nerolìa's beauty, attempts to suffocate her and later to poison her with an enchanted fig. Nerolìa escapes and finds refuge with the Janas, figures from Sardinian folklore, who help her discover her inner strength. Together, they manage to break the stepmother's curse, healing the village from her misdeeds. The stepmother is transformed into a raven, condemned to wander for eternity. The illustrations accompanying the story capture the folkloric and mysterious essence of Sardinia.…