luca pisanu
LOS ANGELES

Drawn from
curiosity.

ART DIRECTOR & VISUAL DEVELOPMENT

Olivia, a black-and-white character painting by Luca Pisanu

Forgotten Island.

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A bridge through the imagined world of Nakali — Forgotten Island

Plein air.

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PERSONAL / GAME DEVELOPMENTIN DEVELOPMENT
A lone survivor beneath Nookvale’s orange Afterglow sun, with layered purple hills and a navy skyA cozy little apocalypse.
An independent game by Luca Pisanu

Nookvale

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Warm sunset lighting in Nookvale, Luca’s cozy zombie survival game for iOS
NOOKVALE / DEV 1

A cozy little
apocalypse.

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ITALY / LONDON / LOS ANGELES
Luca Pisanu outdoors in Los AngelesLUCA PISANU / LOS ANGELES, CA

About.

I’m an Italian Art Director and Visual Development Artist based in Los Angeles, currently at DreamWorks Animation.

I make worlds for films and games. Outside the studio, I paint, take photographs, and develop independent games through Soft Orbit Studio.

Recent experiences

  • DreamWorks
  • Disney
  • Netflix
  • Apple
  • Insomniac Games
  • Guerrilla Games
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DreamWorks Animation

The Croods A New Age

Some of my Vis Dev work going from story moments paintings to color keys, props and sketches.

© 2021 Dreamworks Animation
+ 01 / STORY & WORLD

Visual development.

Movie moments, environments and early exploration.

+ 02 / LIGHT & ATMOSPHERE

Color keys.

Color, weather and the emotional rhythm of a scene.

+ 03 / DESIGN

Environments & props.

Location, shape language, prop design and world-building studies.

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