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DAF
Award-Winning Visual Developer, Illustrator & Comic Artist
DAF (Daniele Afferni) is a multidisciplinary powerhouse based in Milan, whose career bridges the gap between classical Fine Art and high-octane global entertainment. A graduate of the prestigious School of Arts at Sforza’s Castle, Daniele’s foundation in traditional oil painting and surrealism has evolved into a sophisticated digital mastery that defines his current work.
DAF (Daniele Afferni) is a multidisciplinary powerhouse based in Milan, whose career bridges the gap between classical Fine Art and high-octane global entertainment. A graduate of the prestigious School of Arts at Sforza’s Castle, Daniele’s foundation in traditional oil painting and surrealism has evolved into a sophisticated digital mastery that defines his current work.
DAF’s career began at the renowned Armando
Testa agency, but his distinctive visual authority soon made him a sought-after architect of atmosphere for the silver screen. His portfolio as a storyboard artist and concept designer includes collaborations with legendary directors such as Wim
Wenders,
Dario
Argento,
Gabriele
Salvatores, and
Nicolas
Roeg, establishing him as a premier visual storyteller.
In the comic book industry, DAF is a recurring force in the pages of Heavy
Metal
Magazine (US) and Métal
Hurlant. His accolades include the Bronze
Medal at the Autori di Immagini Annual 2020 for Megadeth:
Death
by
Design—a prestigious work that has since become a rare, highly sought-after collector’s item—and a Silver
Medal in 2023 for Batman
Nero. Daniele’s professional credits further extend to a prolific tenure at InterPop
Comics, where he illustrated a definitive eight-issue run, as well as contributions to David
Lloyd’s
Aces Weekly and Macroverse
Media.
As a premier illustrator for the gaming and collectible industries, Daniele has visualized world-class IPs for Marvel
and
DC
Comics through Upper
Deck and Topps/Fanatics. His recent high-profile credits include the 2025
Skybox
Metal
Universe
Batman,
Marvel
Studios
Chrome, and Deadpool
Chrome sets, where he contributed highly coveted, one-of-one original sketch cards. His visual development work also includes Tripwire
Interactive’s
Killing
Floor
III, Fantasy
Flight
Games’
X-Men:
Insurrection, and projects for Bushiroad
Japan.
DAF currently serves as a Professor
of
Anatomy
and
Perspective at the International
School
of
Comics in Milan.