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Teresa Alberini

Teresa Alberini

Teresa Alberini - Italy based illustrator

Page through a children’s book illustrated by Teresa Alberini and you’ll meet creatures of field and forest, living their lives like tiny little people in the hidden places of the natural world. Rabbits hold parties, hedgehogs practice yoga and foxes frolic with butterflies, with gentle expressions to establish an emotional connection with the reader.
Teresa’s devotion to her art shines through in every image, with the underlying sketch drawn and shaded by hand either in pencil or using an iPad stylus in Procreate. Watching her meticulous technique is mesmerising – and so is Teresa’s artwork. Clients love the fact that she puts everything into each project she works on. Based in Tuscany, Teresa studied set design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, and then illustration at the Nemo Academy. She’s inspired by the Impressionists and early 20th century illustrators, and there’s a little of that golden age elegance in her art.

Approach

Teresa’s process is grounded in traditional drawing with each image fully shaded by hand, often in graphite. Then she moves to digital to colour the work in Photoshop using soft, muted colour palettes.

Style

Fairytale realism would be a good way to describe Teresa’s style. The animals she draws look as they should, with just enough anthropomorphism to give them character. Every image is rich, tactile and enticing, full of convincing detail.

Languages

Teresa is fluent in Italian with workable English.

Client list

Teresa’s clients include Amicus Publishing, Ballard & Tighe, Benchmark Education, Mascot Books, Dar Al Saqui, Emme Edizioni, Moon Publishing, Rizzoli Education and many more.
Drawing for the book's cover of "The Hidden Garden"
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Illustration of three fairies for picture book
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Cover illustration of Prezzemolina: The Little Parsley Girl book
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"Cecilio E La Carota Magica" story book design
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"The Hidden Garden" ebook cover art
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"Garden Club" kids book jacket
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Art for a children's book about an underwater city
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Imaginary starry night dream graphic
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Circus performer drawn digitally for Dar Al Saqi
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Circus illustration by Teresa Alberini for a children's book
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Teresa Alberini's artwork from the book "L'eredità di Topone"
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Kitchen scene from the "Mouse's Legacy" novel
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The Mouse's Legacy book's front cover design
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Welsh Corgi playing with a child
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Happy Halloween for Frankfurter Buchmesse
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Thumbelina, Cover, swallow, flowers, tulip, fairy, classic fairy tale, children's book
Teresa Alberini
Solomon, butterflies, flowers, children, palace, story, children's book
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city, children, rainbow, colors, balloons, happiness, windows
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children's book, city, village, colors, rainbow, magic, creativity, cover, tree, sea, sunset
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children's book, hedgehog, burrow, animals, home, spring, nature, owls, bees, flowers
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sea, underwater, reef, nature, fish, algae, coral, jellyfish, decorative, pattern
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nature, forest, autumn, animals, squirrel, hedgehog, dormouse, owl, chestnut, mushroom, leaf, decora
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pattern, decorative, Christmas, holiday, animals, fox, bear, hare, reindeer,
Teresa Alberini
pattern, decorative, fox, dahlia, flowers, nature, butterfly,
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Little Red Riding Hood, classic fairy tale, children's book, cover, letter, forest, wolf
Teresa Alberini
children's book, The Wind in the Willows, river, boat, mole, mouse, snack, den, adventure, food, glu
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children's book, little explorer, adventure, river, ducks
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children's book, a new discovery, little girl, fox, jar, mini world, sheep, nature, forest
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witch, halloween, little girl, disguise, bubbles, cat, pumpkins
Teresa Alberini
Pilates, hedgehogs, den, family, mom, baby, workout, gymnastics, yoga, TV,
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rabbit, animals, dinner, friends, skunk, toad mole, duckling, squirrel, carrots
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children's book, murals, children, rainbow, creativity
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print, leaves, stamp, assembly line, factory, children's book
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China, nature landscape, children, school book
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China, nature landscape, children, school book
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