Illustration for Tarot: Crafting Your Signature Style
Introduction to tarot cards and symbology
A course by Elisa Seitzinger , Visual Artist
About the video: Introduction to tarot cards and symbology
Overview
“Let's start with the basics! In this lesson I will tell you the history of tarot cards: their origins in the Italian Renaissance courts, how they subsequently became tools of divination and then of inner knowledge. I will show you my favorite decks, including those of contemporary illustrators and finally I will analyze a series of recurring symbols that I have drawn during my artistic career.”
In this video lesson Elisa Seitzinger addresses the topic: Introduction to tarot cards and symbology, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration for Tarot: Crafting Your Signature Style. Learn to blend classical art aesthetics with modern digital techniques, meanwhile developing your distinctive style crafting Tarot card illustrations..
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson I will tell you the story of the Tarot, from the origins, how they have evolved to the present day, and then we will analyze a series of symbols that will be useful to you for building your deck. Once upon a time there was a king, no, four kings, who ruled over four different nations, that of cups, that of sticks, that of gold and that of swords. Then other superheroes arrive, of metaphysical heroes, with a very evocative symbolic force, called triumphs. This name, triumphs, derives from the carnival processions that took place during the Middle Ages, they were masked charact...”
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Course summary for: Illustration for Tarot: Crafting Your Signature Style
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration
Elisa Seitzinger
A course by Elisa Seitzinger
Elisa Seitzinger is a talented visual artist and illustrator known for her unique style inspired by medieval art, Russian icons, and Byzantine mosaics. With a passion for human figures, hieratic faces, and fantastic or monstrous animals, Elisa's work has been featured in various mediums, including newspapers, magazines, clothing, textiles, posters, music albums, books, and tarot cards.
Her fascination with tarot cards and their powerful symbolic and communicative charge led her to explore the depths of traditional symbolism and develop her own visual language. Through continuous research and observation, Elisa has crafted a style that remains true to her cultural background while evolving over time.
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