Scientific Illustration for Pattern Design
Observation of the model
A course by Diana Flores Blazquez , Scientific Illustrator
Joined February 2020
About the video: Observation of the model
Overview
“In this lesson I am going to tell you why the observation of the subject that we are going to illustrate is so important. You will learn what scientific illustration and surface design are and a little about the species that we are going to draw.”
In this video lesson Diana Flores Blazquez addresses the topic: Observation of the model, which is part of the Domestika online course: Scientific Illustration for Pattern Design. Learn analog and digital techniques to design illustrated patterns with a protagonist: the beetle.
Partial transcription of the video
“Observing the Model In this lesson, we'll talk about the importance of observing the model we're drawing. You'll learn about scientific illustrations and surface design. Before we start observing the beetle, I'll talk about scientific illustrations. There are two branches in scientific illustration. One in which the realism of illustrations is very important, and another in which there's more attention given to the final result and the overall characteristics. I like to work more with illustrations that show through its characteristics, an image or a final result of a species. It doesn't ha...”
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Course summary for: Scientific Illustration for Pattern Design
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Category
Design, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Pattern Design, Traditional illustration

Diana Flores Blazquez
A course by Diana Flores Blazquez
Diana Flores Blázquez is a Mexican visual artist and illustrator who mainly works in digital scientific illustration. She graduated from a Master's degree in illustration five years ago and developed her brand project, which is inspired by nature and real species to create elements of decoration and design. Since then, she has been working with private clients, institutions, and companies looking to bring the natural sciences to a wide variety of visual and artistic outlets.
Her clients range from people interested in a particular species to institutions and research centers, as well as stores and design brands. Diana has worked with UNAM and UAM in Mexico, the University of Campeche, and with brands such as Pineda Covalín.
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