Surrealist Illustration Inspired by Nature
The Symbolic Meaning of Animals
A course by Marco Mazzoni , Artist and Illustrator
Use colored pencils to illustrate animals and natural elements with mood and symbolism
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About the video: The Symbolic Meaning of Animals
Overview
“I will talk about the concept that must be behind the drawing. The choice of the subject can be random, but it is always useful to analyze the symbols to use them in your work. If you choose the subjects according to their meaning, your work will be more impactful.”
In this video lesson Marco Mazzoni addresses the topic: The Symbolic Meaning of Animals, which is part of the Domestika online course: Surrealist Illustration Inspired by Nature. Use colored pencils to illustrate animals and natural elements with mood and symbolism.
Partial transcription of the video
“Animals and Surrealism In this lesson we're gonna talk about animals and their meaning, and we will choose the animal we're gonna draw. When you choose an animal in your work the important thing to be more original than other artists or other illustrators is to choose the animal with a meaning. And when I say that I mean that every kind of animal has a meaning, and you, if you work like an illustrator or an artist, are an illusionist, so you need to have a goal. When you choose an animal you say something, and the choice of the animal is important to say something better, so the important t...”
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Course summary for: Surrealist Illustration Inspired by Nature
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Colored Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration
A course by Marco Mazzoni
Marco Mazzoni’s passion for drawing began at the age of 5, when he would sketch on any piece of paper he could find while waiting for his father to finish work at the paper mill.
Experimenting with the boundaries of fine art has been a passion of Marco’s since he was a student. His artwork tells a compelling story, drawing inspiration from Sardinian mysticism and the plants and animals he sketched as a child.
Marco’s recent achievements include working on an illustrated version of the Hans Christian Andersen classic Poucette for the French publishing house Albin Michel Jeunesse, where he takes the reader on a captivating journey through his use of color and texture. His work is also exhibited in galleries and museums across Europe and North America.
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