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Mario Zucca

Mario Zucca

Mario Zucca - USA based illustrator

Portraits, caricatures, editorial, maps, patterns, animation – because of his versatile talents Mario Zucca works on all manner of projects. However, if there’s one thing this Philadelphia artist excels at it’s creating massively detailed environments where hundreds of different characters are all doing different things. You’ll stare and stare at one of his images, marvelling at the sheer amount of activity.
Vastly experienced, Mario works for major publishers, broadcasters, agencies, corporations and even sports leagues around the world. He’s inspired by diversity, and characters of different ages, ethnicities, socio-economic groups, fashions and hairstyles all live together in his work, and that variety carries on into the architecture, machinery and environments he draws. He has a BFA in Graphic Design from the Tyler School of Art, and an MFA in Illustration from the University of Hartford.

Approach

Digital, traditional – Mario takes the best from both worlds in his creative process. Sketching starts off digitally, where he can edit, scale and quickly combine elements to form his composition. Transferring to Bristol board, he fills out the image using brushes and pens. Finally, the inked artwork is scanned in for colour retouching.

Styles

Mario works in a diverse range of mainly comic-inspired styles – some graphic, and some more nuanced. His motto is ‘more is more’ and there’s a lot in every image.

Client list

Mario’s clients include Crayola, Ebony, ESPN Magazine, Hemispheres, The Hollywood Reporter, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Klutz, Maxim, The NFL, PNC Bank, The Wall Street Journal and more.
Seek & Find poster of Texas map
Mario Zucca
Seek & Find poster about Spot the Brat
Mario Zucca
Mario Zucca
John Mulaney portrait
Mario Zucca
Mario Zucca
Sheetz food truck
Mario Zucca
Mario Zucca
Highly detailed map illustration of University Circle area
Mario Zucca
Mario Zucca
Detailed map illustration of Buffalo city
Mario Zucca
Illustrated map of US National parks
Mario Zucca
Philadelphia city map illustration by Mario Zucca
Mario Zucca
Illustration showing a trip to Porntopia, an adult entertainment expo
Mario Zucca
Illustration of crowd in railway station
Mario Zucca
Farm futures magazine cover design
Mario Zucca
Digital map illustration of Portland city
Mario Zucca
Pittsburgh city hand drawn map by Mario zucca
Mario Zucca
Philadelphia Magazine Philly Island Map
Mario Zucca

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