Born in Milan, Italy, he moved to the U.S. in order to study animation at Ringling College of Art and Design.
After a brief experience in Pixar and Dreamworks he graduated and started working at Blue Sky Animation Studios where he currently helps making movies.
He is often found doodling or otherwise painting.
I go over techniques I usually use to block a shot in and quickly get a feeling for it with as few lights as possible. I explain how to apply the linear workflow on textures in order to get more natural lighting. I finally show how to break down the shots into passes and composite them together in After Effects.