Zodiac Illustration: Creating A Unique Series
The Zodiac in the Past
A course by Silja Goetz , Illustrator
About the video: The Zodiac in the Past
Overview
“Here we are going to have a quick look at about 3000 years of history of the zodiac to get inspiration and spark our own ideas for an entirely new approach. It all started in Mesopotamia at around 1000 B.C. although some of our 12 signs of the Western zodiac, like Geminis and Cancer, are considered to be even older, going back to the Bronze Age. Over the years the signs have changed and adapted, as new cultures have taken them up: First the Egyptians, then the Greek, then the Romans, and now us! ”
In this video lesson Silja Goetz addresses the topic: The Zodiac in the Past, which is part of the Domestika online course: Zodiac Illustration: Creating A Unique Series. Use ancient horoscope symbols to illustrate a series that captures your style.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Zodiac in the past Now you know what this course is about, we're going to have a look at about 4000 years of the history of the zodiac. Context is everything in an illustration. Even if somebody doesn't recognize a graphic reference you're making with your work, he still will perceive an echo of something more, and that gives depth to your work. So we have to do our research, not only to get ideas but also to avoid ideas that have already been overexploited. And in this case the subject is so ancient that it has been translated through many different cultures over the years so countless...”
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Course summary for: Zodiac Illustration: Creating A Unique Series
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Storytelling, Traditional illustration
Silja Goetz
A course by Silja Goetz
Silja has always loved to draw, and with the encouragement of her parents, she kept it up and decided early on that she wanted to become an illustrator. She studied Communication Design in Nüremberg while working as an illustrator for a magazine about animals for children, along with some work for magazines like Elle and Cosmopolitan.
Silja worked as a layout designer for Allegra Magazine (Germany) for over two years, where she learned to see illustration from an art director’s perspective. After deciding she wanted to create illustrations instead of working with the work of others, she took a leap of faith and moved to Spain, where she started working as a freelance illustrator.
She has worked with press clients like The New Yorker, Elle, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Die Zeit, Outdoor magazine, and more, as well as on advertising projects for clients like Estrella Damm. Her book cover illustrations adorn the books of publishers like Penguin Random House, Harper Collins, Gräfe und Unzer, and Doubleday.
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