Merle Piroli

MY NAME IS MERLE,

I AM A FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR FROM LÜBECK IN GERMANY. WHETHER BY USING PAPER, PENCIL AND PAINT BRUSH, OR BY DIGITAL IMAGE EDITING: I COMBINE THE BEAUTIFUL WITH THE PRACTICAL, THE IMAGINATIVE WITH THE INFORMATIVE, SOMETIMES EVEN THE SERIOUS WITH THE MULTICOLORED RAINBOW WORLD. IN MY PAINTINGS, FINE HAND DRAWINGS CONTRAST WITH LARGE AREAS AND GEOMETRIC ELEMENTS. I COMBINE THE DETAILED WITH THE ABSTRACT, THE BIG WITH THE SMALL.

AS A TRAINED FASHION DESIGNER I OFFER A RELIABLE SENSE FOR MOODS, TRENDS, COLORS AND COMPOSITIONS WITH REGARD TO COOPERATIONS.

AS A SERVICE PROVIDER, I VISUALIZE GIVEN CONTENT AND GET TO THE HEART OF COMPLEX TOPICS WITHOUT MANY WORDS. THE RESULTING IMAGE CAN REINFORCE CONTENT, COMMENT, CREATE DISCREPANCIES, ADD THINGS, DOCUMENT PROCESSES OR SERVE AS INSTRUCTIONS.

I LIKE DIGITAL BUT LOVE HANDMADE. MY ILLUSTRATIONS ARE ALWAYS CREATED OLD-SCHOOL WITH PEN AND BRUSH ON PAPER. ONLY THEN ARE THEY DIGITALLY REFINED. DURING THE PROCESS I USE A WIDE VARIETY OF STRUCTURES, TEXTURES AND PATTERNS THAT I HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS AND COMBINE WITH MY DRAWINGS.

I FIND INSPIRATION IN MY ENVIRONMENT. I COLLECT EVERYTHING THAT I FIND INTERESTING. MOMENTS, GESTURES, THOUGHTS, CONTRADICTIONS, FORMS, COLORS, MATERIALS. I ESPECIALLY LOVE FINDING THINGS ON FLEA MARKETS: OLD TEXTILE PRINTS, BOOKS FROM THE 50S AND OLD TAPESTRIES.