Watercolor Portraits Inspired by Nature

Influences

A course by ZELVA Uno , Visual Artist, Muralist, and Cultural Consultant

Visual Artist, Muralist, and Cultural Consultant. Lima District, Peru.
Joined May 2020
100% positive reviews (52)
854 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Influences

Overview

“In this lesson I will tell you about the most important reference for me: nature. I will also tell you how I found inspiration in the jungle, the connections with the flora and fauna, and the culture that I developed thanks to it. I will also tell you about the different artists that inspire me.”

In this video lesson ZELVA Uno addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Portraits Inspired by Nature. Paint a portrait with organic elements and learn how to digitize and share it online.

Partial transcription of the video

“Influences From a very young age my most important reference has been nature. In my quest to find this direct connection and relationship, I needed to travel to the Peruvian jungle to find what I always identified with: water, flora and fauna. Contact with living Amazonian cultures and his worldview reinforced my knowledge, respect and interest in internalizing and disseminating that deep magic of nature through my paintings. In addition, and more than influences, I identify with artists whose mission is to protect and spread our mother earth. They have inspired me to use new techniques and...”

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Course summary for: Watercolor Portraits Inspired by Nature

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (52)
  • 854 students
  • 4 units
  • 20 lessons (2h 11m)
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Procreate
  • Areas

    Painting, Portrait Drawing, Watercolor Painting

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Visual Artist, Muralist, and Cultural Consultant

Joe Fernández Carrasco, better known as Zelva Uno, is a visual artist, muralist, and cultural consultant. He’s got over 15 years of experience in drawing, painting, traveling, and enjoying nature, his biggest artistic inspiration. He has traveled across Peru and other countries, creating murals for urban art festivals.

Through his art, he seeks to communicate a message of love, respect, and share the living cultures of the Peruvian Amazon and nature in general. He works with his organization @amazonarteperu to share and salvage ancestral traditions and knowledge through different artistic practices.


  • 100% positive reviews (52)
  • 854 students
  • 20 lessons (2h 11m)
  • 6 downloads
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  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
  • Level: Beginner
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Watercolor Portraits Inspired by Nature. Illustration course by ZELVA Uno

Watercolor Portraits Inspired by Nature

A course by ZELVA Uno
Visual Artist, Muralist, and Cultural Consultant. Lima District, Peru.
Joined May 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (52)
  • 854 students