Naturalist Tattoo: From Lines to Skin
Botany and tips for flowers 1
A course by Icarus , Illustrator and Naturalist Tattoo Artist
About the video: Botany and tips for flowers 1
Overview
“Botany is one of my favorite subjects to work on. In this lesson I will show you how I approach botanical designs; starting with understanding my object of study through reference and how I have learned to abstract and solve common flowers from geometric shapes to details.”
In this video lesson Icarus addresses the topic: Botany and tips for flowers 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Naturalist Tattoo: From Lines to Skin. Learn to merge flora and fauna in a naturalist design that respects the movement and volume of the body.
Partial transcription of the video
“Botany and tips for flowers Now I will talk about one of my favorite topics, botanical elements. I will tell you how I abstract and structure flower designs and how I use those designs to benefit the line of action. The botanical elements, especially speaking of flowers, They have a very similar structure that begins in a sphere or an oval. Let's see how to work a structure for a more or less generic flower design, peony. Most of the flowers have a circular structure, we are talking about a sphere, an oval or a circle. This is because the flowers start out as a small button, which has exact...”
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Course summary for: Naturalist Tattoo: From Lines to Skin
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration
Icarus
A course by Icarus
Paloma Araneda, better known as Icarus Paloma, was born in Quintana Roo, Mexico and studied illustration at the UNAM's Faculty of Art and Design. Her three greatest influences as a child were mythology, Japanese animation, and scientific illustration, which she got from her parents who are both biologists. Her work has been exhibited in Canada, Slovenia, and various cities across Mexico, as well as in editorial publications and catalogs including her finalist piece for the First Pictoline Biennial of Illustration in 2018.
In tattooing she has discovered a space for exploring the creative illustration process with that extra step of transferring it to the skin. She is inspired by the narrative aspect the designs take on through the people who wear them. After gaining experience at a large studio, she founded her own, which she currently shares with another tattoo artist.
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