Paolo Maddaleni, born in Rome in 1974, an architect and illustrator, made his debut in the early ’90s, launching a long career in publishing and animation, collaborating with various Italian studios, as a set designer, concept artist and art supervisor. Since 2001 he has worked as a digital colorist for important Italian and international publishers including Disney, IDW, Giochi Preziosi, Tunuè, Le Lombard, Soleil, Mondadori, collaborating on series such as “Monster Allergy”, “Star Trek”, “Angel”, “Angry Birds”, "Gormiti". Since 2O16 he has worked for the Peyo Company (IMPS) as a colorist for numerous illustrated books and comic series “The Smurfs”. For many years he has taught coloring and digital painting techniques at the Scuola Romana dei Fumetti in Rome.