Acrylic Illustration: Create a Magical Universe
The deck
A course by Adolfo Serra , Illustrator
About the video: The deck
Overview
“Finally, I will show you my other two completed major arcana, as well as the previous process until I get the final image.”
In this video lesson Adolfo Serra addresses the topic: The deck, which is part of the Domestika online course: Acrylic Illustration: Create a Magical Universe . Experiment with acrylic paint and express your ideas by playing with colors, symbols, monsters and myths .
Partial transcription of the video
“The Deck In this lesson, I'm going to show you the steps I took to illustrate the other two major arcana. I'll show you the work process and how I did my concept and symbol research both through automatic writing and through automatic drawing, till I got to a more finished sketch and the final illustration. Temperance is another arcanum I chose. I find that figure really interesting because it speaks of patience and acceptance. In the Marseille deck, it's usually represented as a kind of female and male figure, holding two cups and pouring the water from one to the other. It tries to repres...”
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Course summary for: Acrylic Illustration: Create a Magical Universe
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Areas
Acrylic Painting, Creativity, Painting, Traditional illustration

Adolfo Serra
A course by Adolfo Serra
Adolfo Serra (Teruel, 1980) studied Advertising and Public Relations at the Complutense University of Madrid, but it wasn't long before he decided to follow his childhood passion for drawing by reconnecting with pencils and watercolors at the Escuela de Arte 10 in Madrid. Since then he's been no stranger to colors, papers, textures, and stories.
He loves to experiment with techniques, play with materials, and, above all, tell stories with his art. He considers himself a trailblazer of blank pages who maps uncharted territory with illustrations for children and young adults.
His illustrations have been featured at the Bologna Children's Book Fair (Italy), Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (Slovakia), Sharjah Children's Book Fair (United Arab Emirates), Ibero-American Illustration Contest (Mexico), CJ Picture Book Awards (Korea), and the International Exhibition of Illustrations for Children in Sàrmede (Italy).
His wordless version of Little Red Riding Hood has been published in Spain, Germany, France, and Mexico, and has won numerous awards. He also won the 19th A la Orilla del Viento Award for illustrated album from the Fondo de Cultura Económica.
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