
Hello! I’m Daniela Frongia, an illustrator and visual artist specialising in expressive character-driven storytelling and hyperrealistic airbrush painting.
With over 11 years of experience across children’s publishing and fine art, I create emotionally rich imagery with a strong focus on atmosphere, cinematic lighting and vibrant, detailed rendering.
My work has been published internationally in Airbrush Step by Step (including a cover feature), Be Artist, Dessin d’Anatomie, and will appear in Character Design Quarterly (CDQ) in 2026.
I have also been recognised in competitions such as Sketch for Survival (Highly Commended), Hiii Illustration Awards, and the FIIN Nature Drawing Exhibition in Portugal.
I collaborate with authors, publishers and creative teams who share a passion for expressive, heartfelt, and visually compelling storytelling.
For enquiries or commissions, feel free to contact me at caisarts.uk@gmail.com
Publications
- ⭐ Airbrush Step by Step
- Issue n.95 – January 2025
- Issue n.98 – July 2025 — COVER Feature
- Issue n.77 – USA Edition – Sept. 2025
- ⭐ Character Design Quarterly (CDQ)
- Feature — Scheduled August 2026
- ⭐ Be Artist — Oracom Éditions
- Issue n.21 — Nov/Dec 2023
- Issue n.17 — Oct/Nov/Dec 2022
- ⭐ Dessin d’Anatomie — Oracom Éditions
- Feature — September 2019
Awards
- 🟣 Sketch for Survival – 2024
Highly Commended Collection
🟣 Hiii Illustration Awards
Shortlisted – 2024
Finalist – 2022
🟣 Digital Art Contest — Computer Idea Magazine (Italy)
Winner — Issue n.174, 2006
