Mr. Petrocchi has been working in the entertainment industry for 20 years as an animator and illustrator for TV and film, and as a concept artist for the last 10 years. Currently he is freelancing in both the game and illustration industry and has taught at the Walt Disney Family Museum, the Academy of Art University, San Jose State University and the Bay Area Classical Artist Atelier. Mr. Petrocchi had the privilege of working overseas in Shanghai, China as an art director and concept artist for an American firm. While there he also lectured and gave demonstrations on several occasions on the subject of concept art in Shanghai at Fantasy China Cartoon and Game Convention, and at Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Art.
Some of his clients include companies such as Magic The Gathering, EA (Godfather, Lord of the Rings, The Simms, Spore), Factor 5, Activision, THQ, Wildbrain (Layout Artist), Warner Brothers (Storyboard) and Colossal Pictures. In his spare time he likes to sing, play guitar, read and dance.
