Elio Ruscetta (2026)

11/02/2026

A pilot Fighter jeT and watch built for precision.

This film started as still images.
Every frame was created using AI, then carefully animated into motion.
From cockpit instruments to runway takeoff, each scene was built piece by piece and then edited and structured in Premiere Pro to shape the final narrative.

For me, this isn’t about replacing craft — it’s about expanding it.
AI is a technology that is here to stay, and I’m exploring how it can become part of my visual language. A new tool to experiment with storytelling, rhythm, atmosphere and cinematic tension.

The future of image-making is evolving.
I’m choosing to experiment with it rather than ignore it.

MUSIC

Licensor’s Username:
https://pixabay.com/users/soundgallerybydmitrytaras-11640913/
Audio File Title:
Epic Cinematic Trailer
Audio File URL:
https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-epic-cinematic-trailer-348274/
Audio File ID:
348274

14/01/2026

Some more images from last year work for Christopher Ward.
The series combines a real, hand-built miniature set with an AI-generated background. With the rapid advancements in AI technology, I’ve been exploring how it can intersect with traditional storytelling. By integrating AI with tangible, real-world aesthetics, I’m able to push my artistic boundaries while experimenting with innovative and potentially cost-efficient production methods.

The featured timepiece is a diver’s watch, so I designed an image that visually conveys that story.

13/01/2026

Some more images from last year work Christopher Ward.
The series combines a real, hand-built miniature set with an AI-generated background. With the rapid advancements in AI technology, I’ve been exploring how it can intersect with traditional storytelling. By integrating AI with tangible, real-world aesthetics, I’m able to push my artistic boundaries while experimenting with innovative and potentially cost-efficient production methods.

The featured timepiece is a diver’s watch, so I designed an image that visually conveys that story.
Scroll to see how I built the deck.

05/01/2026

The weight of thoughts

Kicking the new year with one more image from the conceptual still-life project exploration of mental health, created specifically for . The challenge was translating complex, invisible psychological states into clear, commercially readable visuals without relying on faces or clichés.
Using paper cuts, sculptural forms, figurines, wool, and bold colour palettes, each image was meticulously built by hand, photographed, and lit to balance symbolism with visual clarity. The creative process focused on simplifying mental health narratives into universal metaphors—fragility, overload, imbalance, isolation, and healing—while maintaining strong graphic impact suitable for editorial and commercial use.
The result is a series of minimal yet expressive images designed to communicate emotional depth through materiality, colour, and form.
1. Paper Cut Head with Coloured Cubes A hand-cut paper silhouette filled with floating cubes, symbolising fragmented thoughts and emotional weight through scale and colour.
www.elioruscetta.com
Let’s work together 😊

                                                       

17/12/2025

The weight of thoughts

This project is a conceptual still-life exploration of mental health, created specifically for . The challenge was translating complex, invisible psychological states into clear, commercially readable visuals without relying on faces or clichés.
Using paper cuts, sculptural forms, figurines, wool, and bold colour palettes, each image was meticulously built by hand, photographed, and lit to balance symbolism with visual clarity. The creative process focused on simplifying mental health narratives into universal metaphors—fragility, overload, imbalance, isolation, and healing—while maintaining strong graphic impact suitable for editorial and commercial use.
The result is a series of minimal yet expressive images designed to communicate emotional depth through materiality, colour, and form.
1 Paper Head with Wool Cloud
Soft wool forms a cloud above a cut-paper head, contrasting texture to suggest anxiety, fog, and emotional heaviness.
2 Brain on a Swing with a Giant Pill
A suspended brain and oversized pill explore treatment, uncertainty, and the fragile balance of mental wellbeing
www.elioruscetta.com
Let’s work together 😊

                                                       

16/12/2025

The weight of thoughts

This project is a conceptual still-life exploration of mental health, created specifically for Getty Images Creative. The challenge was translating complex, invisible psychological states into clear, commercially readable visuals without relying on faces or clichés.
Using paper cuts, sculptural forms, figurines, wool, and bold colour palettes, each image was meticulously built by hand, photographed, and lit to balance symbolism with visual clarity. The creative process focused on simplifying mental health narratives into universal metaphors—fragility, overload, imbalance, isolation, and healing—while maintaining strong graphic impact suitable for editorial and commercial use.
The result is a series of minimal yet expressive images designed to communicate emotional depth through materiality, colour, and form.
1Human Figure with Paper-Cut Brain Layered paper cuts form the brain inside a human shape, exploring vulnerability through precision and negative space.
24. Figurine with Oversized Brain A miniature human figure supports a giant brain, built to visualise mental overload and imbalance.
                                                       

10/11/2025

Latest work created for Christopher Ward.
This new series combines a real, hand-built miniature set with a some parts for the background created in AI. With the rapid advancements in AI technology, I’ve been exploring how it can intersect with traditional storytelling. By integrating AI with tangible, real-world aesthetics, I’m able to push my artistic boundaries while experimenting with innovative and potentially cost-efficient production methods.

The featured timepiece is a diver’s watch, so I designed an image that visually conveys that story.
Scroll to see real set.

06/11/2025

Happy to share my latest work created for Christopher Ward.
This new series combines a real, hand-built miniature set with an AI-generated background. With the rapid advancements in AI technology, I’ve been exploring how it can intersect with traditional storytelling. By integrating AI with tangible, real-world aesthetics, I’m able to push my artistic boundaries while experimenting with innovative and potentially cost-efficient production methods.

The featured timepiece is a diver’s watch, so I designed an image that visually conveys that story.
Scroll to see how I built the set.

29/10/2025

Happy to share my latest work created for Christopher Ward.
This new series combines a real, hand-built miniature set with an AI-generated background. With the rapid advancements in AI technology, I’ve been exploring how it can intersect with traditional storytelling. By integrating AI with tangible, real-world aesthetics, I’m able to push my artistic boundaries while experimenting with innovative and potentially cost-efficient production methods.

The featured timepiece is a diver’s watch, so I designed an image that visually conveys that story.
Scroll down to see how I built the deck.

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