Leonardo Ito has a thing for cartoons. A passion that led him to devote most part of his career as a comic book colorist bringing worlds to life with his colors on books for children and teens spread around North America, Europe and South Africa. Brazilian with a Japanese soul, he lives in Japan and is a racing game freak. e-mail: leonardoito@leonardoito.comTumblr (3.0; @leonardoito)http://www.leonardoito.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cce514163ea79e053d39df878544d523/tumblr_mmkpe6uSl21qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Experimenting with new style ideas.</p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/50077434630http://www.leonardoito.com/post/50077434630Fri, 10 May 2013 17:10:54 +0900illustration<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xiraPwELDKg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>A few months ago, my friend and Marvel artist - <a href="http://mikedeodatojr.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Mike Deodato</a> - was interviewed by the Brazilian TV show Agora É Tarde. It was a very funny interview that really portrays how he is in person. You can check the full interview on the video above.</p> <p>Also, the <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com/post/22668524667/leo-lins-poster" target="_blank">poster</a> for the stand-up comedian <a href="http://www.leolins.com.br" target="_blank">Leo Lins</a>, which I was invited to color by Mike himself, was featured during the interview. You can check it <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xiraPwELDKg#t=1173s" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/42182304595http://www.leonardoito.com/post/42182304595Sun, 03 Feb 2013 21:40:00 +0900newsmike deodatoagora é tardeinterview<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1056388be82c646fa605bc047db612d8/tumblr_mhiyui5lrD1qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Superman Blue (Color Sample)</p> <p>Art: <a href="http://edferrara.blogspot.jp" target="_blank">Eduardo Ferrara<br/></a>Colors: Leonardo Ito</p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a></p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/42002237117http://www.leonardoito.com/post/42002237117Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:51:54 +0900colors<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f7dcb357482543a7d18aac01fff4c125/tumblr_mhiys0DcVT1qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Superman Red (Color Sample)</p> <p>Art: <a href="http://edferrara.blogspot.jp" target="_blank">Eduardo Ferrara</a><br/>Colors: Leonardo Ito</p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a></p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/42002141763http://www.leonardoito.com/post/42002141763Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:50:00 +0900colors<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f93d470e43581c0ebfa1048fd69f0b58/tumblr_mhiyptgaU51qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Krypto (Color Sample)</p> <p>Art: <a href="http://edferrara.blogspot.jp" target="_blank">Eduardo Ferrara</a><br/>Colors: Leonardo Ito</p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a></p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/42002057000http://www.leonardoito.com/post/42002057000Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:49:05 +0900colors<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/addc0d1dea307482740537c8c13bdc2a/tumblr_mh7005O2ZB1qcnfgio1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mikedeodatojr.tumblr.com" title="mikedeodatojr.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Mike Deodato</a> just showed me a short article about me at Diamond website, the biggest comic book distributor in the US. Check it out!</p> <p><a href="http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/Home/4/1/73/1021?articleID=130712" target="_blank">http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/Home/4/1/73/1021?articleID=130712</a></p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/41449916089http://www.leonardoito.com/post/41449916089Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:45:00 +0900news<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fbfde48551adb7bf37b6b5eb7f33bc6a/tumblr_meq9fcVEwE1qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Link 01, pages 18 and 19</p> <p>Link is a series of books that’s current on its third volume published in Denmark and Norway written and supervised by my great friend Jan Kjær. This is the first volume I did back in 2010. I think this series showcases how my work has improved over the years. There’s a huge difference between this first volume and the latest one I did which was published this year and can be found <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com/tagged/link-03" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>Client: Carlsen / Jan Kjær<br/>Art: <a href="http://edferrara.blogspot.jp" target="_blank">Eduardo Ferrara</a><br/>Flats: <a href="http://www.aliceito.com" target="_blank">Alice Ito</a><br/>Colors: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">Leonardo Ito</a></p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a> </p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37494254896http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37494254896Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:42:48 +0900colorslink 01<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf9c77261cbbc3dbf12e43a7eb701aa2/tumblr_meq981SC1n1qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Link 01, pages 13 and 14</p> <p>Link is a series of books that’s current on its third volume published in Denmark and Norway written and supervised by my great friend Jan Kjær. This is the first volume I did back in 2010. I think this series showcases how my work has improved over the years. There’s a huge difference between this first volume and the latest one I did which was published this year and can be found <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com/tagged/link-03" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>Client: Carlsen / Jan Kjær<br/>Art: <a href="http://edferrara.blogspot.jp" target="_blank">Eduardo Ferrara</a><br/>Flats: <a href="http://www.aliceito.com" target="_blank">Alice Ito</a><br/>Colors: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">Leonardo Ito</a></p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a> </p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37493949916http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37493949916Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:38:00 +0900colorslink 01<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d730b5a69b20ab7e6130d33f280cf408/tumblr_meq8zqjOiA1qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nam Institute For Democracy was a South African corporate project I worked on in 2010 which I still like. I had a lot of fun working on this project.</p> <p>Client: Strika<br/>Art: Not sure who illustrated this, so if you’re seeing this please drop me a note<br/>Flats: Alice Ito<br/>Colors: Leonardo Ito</p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a></p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37493610689http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37493610689Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:33:25 +0900colors<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e9f5e64ddbcb4ce7ce412aeeba01047a/tumblr_meq8yldWyT1qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nam Institute For Democracy was a South African corporate project I worked on in 2010 which I still like. I had a lot of fun working on this project.</p> <p>Client: Strika<br/>Art: Not sure who illustrated this, so if you’re seeing this please drop me a note<br/>Flats: Alice Ito<br/>Colors: Leonardo Ito</p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a> </p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37493561966http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37493561966Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:32:43 +0900colors<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_melxj5KAt21qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A Techtool ad Fábio Laguna and I did that was featured on Macworld magazine last year.</p> <p>Client: Techtool<br/>Art: Fábio Laguna<br/>Flats: Alice Ito<br/>Colors: Leonardo Ito</p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a> </p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37327278721http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37327278721Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:35:29 +0900colors<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_melxcrWu5z1qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cover for the first S.A. Poultry’s corporate comic book I colored.</p> <p>Client: S.A. Poultry<br/>Art: Eduardo Ferrara<br/>Flats: Alice Ito<br/>Colors: Leonardo Ito</p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a> </p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37327185908http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37327185908Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:31:37 +0900colors<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mei8754hlp1qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Page 04 of B-Team, the comic book adaptation of the A-Team movie.</p> <p>Client: Rubicon Publishing<br/>Art: Eduardo Ferrara<br/>Flats: Alice Ito<br/>Colors: Leonardo Ito </p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a></a> </p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37181974834http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37181974834Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:35:29 +0900colors<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mei8541sqm1qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Page 01 of B-Team, the comic book adaptation of the A-Team movie.</p> <p>Client: Rubicon Publishing<br/>Art: Eduardo Ferrara<br/>Flats: Alice Ito<br/>Colors: Leonardo Ito </p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a> </p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37181943645http://www.leonardoito.com/post/37181943645Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:34:00 +0900colors<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me2ya3X2311qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This one was a Halloween ad piece I colored for an agency. I did it in 2010, but I still like it. The art was made by the amazing Fábio Laguna (Scooby-Doo). It was great to have the opportunity to work with him and I’m looking forward to more collaborations!</p> <p>Art: Fábio Laguna<br/>Colors: Leonardo Ito<br/>Tools: Wacom Intuos 4 | Adobe Photoshop CS6</p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a> </p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/36575505109http://www.leonardoito.com/post/36575505109Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:37:15 +0900colors<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e4a2fb356404217a39dc120fc685c417/tumblr_mhna4voBae1qcnfgio1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A few days ago I was invited by <a href="http://mikedeodatojr.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Mike Deodato</a> to color a <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com/post/22668524667/leo-lins-poster" target="_blank">poster</a> for the stand-up comedian <a href="http://www.leolins.com.br" target="_blank">Leo Lins</a>. It’s finally up on his website. Go check it out at <a href="http://www.leolins.com.br" target="_blank">www.leolins.com.br</a>.</p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/42182480754http://www.leonardoito.com/post/42182480754Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0900newsleo linsmike deodato<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ycqtZM7S1qcnfgio1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>This is a homage illustration to Finn Adventure Time cartoon I did in collaboration with Jaime Maia (</span><a class="yt-uix-redirect-link" href="http://cargocollective.com/jaimemaia" rel="nofollow" title="http://cargocollective.com/jaimemaia" target="_blank"><a href="http://cargocollective.com/jaimemaia" target="_blank">http://cargocollective.com/jaimemaia</a></a><span>).</span></p> <p>UPDATE: Changed his eyebrow color to blonde, made his nose reddish and removed the outline around his blushed cheeks based on Jaime’s comments.</p> <p><span>Art: Jaime Maia<br/>Colors: Leonardo Ito<br/>Tools: Wacom Intuos 4 | Adobe Photoshop CS6</span></p> <p><span>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a> </span></p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/29687990680http://www.leonardoito.com/post/29687990680Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:13:00 +0900<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m86jfygulT1qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tried to break out of my comfort zone on this one by experimenting with a different color palette. It took me a while to get the colors to look like I wanted. Still not satisfied with the hands though. Might revisit it in a few weeks to redraw it and add a background.</p> <p>Art and colors: Leonardo Ito<br/>Tools: Wacom Intuos 4 | Adobe Photoshop CS6</p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a> </p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/28625269047http://www.leonardoito.com/post/28625269047Fri, 03 Aug 2012 21:45:00 +0900Illustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m81ebd792h1qcnfgio1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I definitely need to work more on hands. Will go back and fix it after I get the hands right.</p> <p>UPDATE: Fixed the hands based on Erica Awano’s comments.</p> <p>Art and colors: Leonardo Ito<br/>Tools: Wacom Intuos 4 | Adobe Photoshop CS6</p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a> </p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/28422017955http://www.leonardoito.com/post/28422017955Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:06:00 +0900illustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7xeai6XoQ1qcnfgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Collab done with my wife. Her drawing, my colors. I really love the cute stuff she comes up with.</p> <p>Art: Alice Ito<br/>Colors: Leonardo Ito<br/>Tools: Adobe Photoshop CS6 | Wacom Intuos 4</p> <p>Contact me: leonardoito@leonardoito.com<br/>Website: <a href="http://www.leonardoito.com" target="_blank">www.leonardoito.com</a> </p>http://www.leonardoito.com/post/28264275664http://www.leonardoito.com/post/28264275664Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:15:00 +0900