Cristiana Leone

Cristiana Leone – Designer

Freelance illustrator, cover artist, character designer, specialized in Fantasy and Realistic Digital Painting.

Overview

I am an Italian freelance artist with an experience of 5+ years.Although I am a self-taught, I never miss the opportunity to study and deepen my technique through workshops, manuals and online tutorials. I have been working as a professional illustrator since 2012 and my primary goal has always been to meet customer expectations. This is why communication is very important to me, so that I can understand the customer's ideas and find the best solution to put them on "paper". I am enthusiastic about my job and I always do it with passion and dedication. I am versatile, reliable and fast, available to produce multiple sketches and to make changes if necessary.

In recent years, I have worked with many private clients, but also with important publishers (such as the Italian Fanucci Editore, or Cubicle 7). I was art-directed by world-renowned artists (such as Paolo Barbieri and Antonio De Luca) and I have collaborated with App developers for mobiles and also in the film animation industry.
I can't wait to have the opportunity to work on new projects and do my best to make the imagination real!
Services
Fiction
Epic Fantasy Gaming & LitRPG Magical Realism Paranormal Romance Urban Fantasy Young Adult Fantasy
Languages
English

Work experience

self-employed

Jan, 2012 — Apr, 2024 (over 12 years)

Mondadori Electa

Dec, 2022 — Mar, 2023 (4 months)

Illustrator for cover and interior artworks for the book "Le Avventure del Mago Xiao"

Ghostfire Gaming

Jul, 2022 — Aug, 2023 (about 1 year)

Character designer for RPGs Manuals: "The Monsters Griomoire"; "Dungeons of Drakkeneim"; "Arora".

DV Games

Jul, 2022 — Apr, 2024 (almost 2 years)

Character designer and illustrator for the board Card games:
"Bang! - Legends"
"Decktective - The Will without an Heir"
"Decktective - You Can't Cheat Death"
"Decktective - Secrets in the Sands"
"Decktective - Look up Sherlock Holmes"

Ghostfire Gaming

Aug, 2021 — Present

Character Designer for the TTRPG Manuals "Grim Hollow Monster Grimoire" (AD. Suzanne Helmigh) and "Drakkenheim" (AD. Marius Bota)

Cubicle 7

May, 2019 — Nov, 2019 (6 months)

Part of the art team that created the illustrations for the new edition of "The One Ring" RPG Manual, with the art Direction of master Antonio De Luca.

Fanucci Editore

Jul, 2018 — Present

Cover Artist for Fantasy and Young Adult Fantasy books:
- Robert Jordan's "The Great Hunt - The Wheel of Time" (with the Art Direction of master Paolo Barbieri)
- Segantini - Poli's "Alika"
- Rednic's "La caduta dello Zentir"

Dark Zone Edizioni

Jun, 2018 — Present

Illustrator for all the inner artworks and character designs of the short novel "Cloack", written by Valerio La Martire.

Nativi Digitali Edizioni

Mar, 2017 — Present

Cover Artist for fantasy books.

Nativi Digitali Edizioni

Mar, 2017 — Present

Character design, illustrations and backgrounds for the Visual Novel "The Deadline".

Knights Of Vasteel

Jan, 2016 — Present

I realized 200+ pencil hand drawn fantasy characters for a random NPC characters generator.

Portfolio

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Queen of the Wastelands (The Final Rider Book 2)

Trickey, Elyzabeth

Cover Design Illustration Typography
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A Twisted Fate (The Exile's Paradox Book 1)

Endsley, Kristine

KE Fantasy

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Bloodwoven (The Binding Tenets Trilogy Book 1)

Terral, G.J.

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
The Final Rider

Trickey, Elyzabeth

Kindle Direct

Made with Reedsy
Night Rise

de la Rosa, Frances Louise

Frances de la Rosa

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Bonnie Glock Mystery Boxed Set (Books 1-3)

Walker, A J

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Dark Fae Rising

Walker, A J

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Mercury Dagger : A Tale From Kraydenia

Visser, Marius H.

Drake Press

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Stones, Stars and the Storms Between

Terral, G.J.

Independently published

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
First Wave: A Fantasy Adventure - Book 3 of Evolution Trials

Kennedy, Sean

Sean Kennedy

Cover Design Illustration
Il mago Xiao e la ricerca della fonte suprema (Italian Edition)

Xiao,

Mondadori Electa

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
Order of the Spirits: Fragments

Radojković, Vladimir

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
The Devil May Care: When you write a book about the Devil, there will be Hell to pay!

Hickman, J. Lyndon

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Made with Reedsy
The King's Glaive

Hulse, T. M.

Cover Design Illustration Typography
Il Teatro degli Arcani: L'Imperatore (Italian Edition)

Chiara Magliacane

“Gli uomini non sono capaci di governarsi da soli. Se lasciati a se stessi, conducono il mondo alla rovina”È questo il mantra di Ettore, un ambizioso universitario senese, educato per diventar... read more
Cover Design Illustration Typography
Fairfax & Coldwin (Italian Edition)

Alessio Filisdeo

"L’odio li aveva uniti, e l’odio continuava a tenerli uniti. Non era la necessità, non era la fiducia né la fedeltà, tantomeno l’amicizia. Ma puro, incontaminato e primordiale odio reciproco."... read more
Cover Design Illustration Typography
Alika

Sara Segantini

Nel piccolo continente di Alika, popolato da umani, ninfe, draghi, mutaforma e altre creature fantastiche, tra guerre civili e maledizioni, mari infestati da pirati e foreste mortali, si incro... read more
Illustration
La caduta dello Zentir: I rinnegati di Arest 1

Adrian R. Rednic

In una notte che sa di mistero, Nathan, John, Gwen e Sam vengono colpiti da piccoli meteoriti blu caduti dal cielo. Sono i frammenti dello Zentir, un potente e prodigioso artefatto esploso in ... read more
Illustration

Cristiana has 30 reviews

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Sean K.

Sean K.

Apr, 2024

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Working with Cris was an absolute joy! She was a pro right from the start. I love her art style. She set really clear expectations from the beginning and she nailed everything. Great communicator and I hope to work with her again.
Cristiana L.
Thanks Sean! It was a pleasure to collaborate with you!
Kristine E.

Kristine E.

Jan, 2024

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Cris is a patient, professional, talented and open-minded artist. She listened to everything I said and worked with me—a stubborn first time author—who knows very little about covers or formatting, and she made a beautiful piece of artwork. She has the greatest ideas and is open to my input. I love my cover for print and ebook and I can’t wait to get started on the next one with her.
Frances D.

Frances D.

May, 2022

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I absolutely loved working with Cris! Her art is phenomenal, and only rivaled by her enthusiasm for the project. She kept me updated on the progress, and made sure I was happy with every change or idea before continuing. Her communication was proffesional as well as personable, making every message enjoyable. I cannot reccomend her highly enough.
Cristiana L.
Thank you so much for your kind words! It was a pleasure to collaborate with you! Good luck for your project! :D
Morley S.

Morley S.

Sep, 2024

I was lucky to find Cristiana Leone as the artist to do the cover of my young adult book. This was one of those times in life where the finished product turned out even better than imagined. She listened closely to what I was seeking, and knew I wanted her cover to reflect the humorous tone of the book. She nailed it. She took my idea and not only ran with it, but improved it. She was prof...
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Cristiana L.
Thanks a lot Morley! It was a real pleasure to collaborate with you and I hope there will be another chance in the future! :D
Warren Z.

Warren Z.

Aug, 2024

Cristiana struck a great balance between following my directive while offering suggestions and improvements. I had some trouble utilizing the finished files but nothing that wasn’t fixed with some discussion. I highly recommend her.
Cristiana L.
Thank you Warren, it was a pleasure collaborating with you :)

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