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Illustrator, cover art musical & editorial illustration
Visual artistandillustratorbased in Paris, I create original works inoil pastelandoil stickforeditorial illustrationprojects, **music cover art**, and **visual identity**.
My work is for projects seeking a strong, organic, and immediately identifiable image — far from generic digital renderings.
"Emotionally evocative, intimate and very moving." — More Fatter (USA)
Commission for cover art for the single I Am All Mine.
I primarily work for:
- Album cover /album artwork
- Visual identity
- Cultural posters
- Campaign visuals
- Musical, cultural, and independent universes
Each illustration is created by hand with a unique gesture.
Theoil pastelproduces a dense material, rich textures, and a visual warmth that digital cannot replicate.
My visual universe is characterized by:
- Saturated colors
- Pictorial textures
- Contemporary traditional illustration
- Expressive gesture
- Organic material
- Non-generated and non-standardized aesthetic
I also develop a practice ofanimated paintingandmotion artfrom my original works — a hybrid work betweentraditional illustrationandexperimental animationcurrently at the heart of a documentary series in production.
First client commission: creation ofcover artfor the single I Am All Mine by the American band More Fatter, available on Spotify.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Marseille (up to 50km), Nantes (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 50km)
Experience
- nopaintbrush.comVisual Artist · Cover art & Editorial IllustrationARTS AND CRAFTSFebruary 2023 - Today (3 years and 6 months)Paris, France
Illustrator, cover art & visual artist
Development of avisual artistpractice focused on **original illustration**, **music cover art**, and custom artistic commissions.Creation of works inoil pastelandoil stickon paper, in small and large formats.Visual universe:*Dense textures*Saturated colors*Expressive gesture*Contemporary traditional illustrationWorks created:*Music cover artfor the independent American band More Fatter- Participation in severalcontemporary art fairs
- Sale of original works and artistic texture packs
- Development ofanimated paintingand motion art projects
Available for:*Editorial illustration- Cover art / album cover /album artwork
*Cultural posters- Campaign visuals
- Commissions requiring anoriginal and non-generic aesthetic
Portfolio:nopaintbrush.com - Alexandre DesaneCreation of the illustrated series "La Fourche" writing, directing, and animated paintingCULTURESeptember 2024 - June 2026 (1 year and 9 months)Paris, France
Author - Director - Illustrator / La Fourche (CNC Talent)
La Fourche is adocu-fictionseries supported by the CNC Talent grant, exploring the links between afro hair, memory, family transmission, and cultural representation.Personal project developed from writing to directing:- concept and script writing
- documentary research and testimony collection
- directing and filming
- artistic direction
- illustration
- painting
- animated painting
- 2D animation
- photography
- creation of narrative images
- video editing
The series blendsdocumentary**, **fiction**, **editorial illustration**, **contemporary painting**, and **animationto tell the story of afro hairstyles through intimate narratives, tales, historical archives, and contemporary testimonies.The episodes cover, among other things:- identity and textured hair
- family transmission
- African tales
- diasporic memory
- representation of afro hair
- Mami Wata
- Benkos Biohó
- history of African hairstyles
- hair discrimination
Project selected under the CNC Talent program, developed autonomously as an **author**, **director**, **illustrator**, and **visual artist**. - More FatterIllustrator · Music cover artCULTUREMay 2026 - May 2026Paris, France
Music cover art & album cover
Commission for cover art /album coverfor the single "I Am All Mine" by the independent American band More Fatter.Creation of anoriginal illustrationinoil pastelon paper, scanned in high definition for digital distribution on streaming platforms and social networks.Artistic direction focused on:music cover art, single visual identity, and contemporary traditional illustration.Fully remote collaboration.The band retains digital usage rights; I retain the original physical artwork.
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