Hand Design by Guido Daniele -1

Guido Danielee was born in Soverato, Italy and now lives and works in Milan. He attended Brera Artistic High School and graduated from Brera School of Arts in 1972.

After graduating, he lived in India where he attended the Tankas school in Dharamsala. Since 1968, Guido has been painting and participating in individual and group art exhibitions. In 1972 he started working as a hyper-realistic illustrator working with major editing and advertising companies and began testing different painting techniques. Since 1986 he has been airbrush painting and paints backdrops for magazine layouts and print advertising, television commercials and television programs. Guido also creates trompe l'oiel, both for private homes and public buildings.

In 1990, Guido added a new artistic experience to his previous ones: body painting. He paints models' bodies for advertising, commercials, fashion shows and exhibitions. His personal artistic research has recently led him to combine two traditional portrait techniques: photography and oil painting.

Check out a slideshow of Guido painting.

What a video of Guido at work.

When Italian artist Guido Danielee was hired by an advertising agency to create body painting of animals, he loved the idea. "I researched each animal in depth to see how I could transfer it to a hand, and then set about bringing it to life." The hardest part of his job is watching his creations disappear down the drain after they're photographed. "I'm getting used to it," Danielee shrugs. "At least I get to start each day with a fresh canvas." Guido Danielee lives and works in Milan .