Illustration for Tarot: Crafting Your Signature Style
The compositional grid
A course by Elisa Seitzinger , Visual Artist
About the video: The compositional grid
Overview
“In this lesson, on an A4 document in Photoshop we will create a very rigorous compositional grid, which we can print as many times as needed.”
In this video lesson Elisa Seitzinger addresses the topic: The compositional grid, 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
“Before starting to draw. i always find it helpful to create a compositional grid. The tarot cards have a very high figurative density. so this grid will be extremely useful for positioning various iconographic elements. In this lesson. we'll learn how to create and save it. allowing you to print it whenever needed. Let's dive in and get started now! First. let's start by opening a new blank document. for print. so it gives us standard dimensions measuring 21x29.7. which is an A4 printer sheet. Set resolution to 300 dpi. grayscale color mode. Use vertical orientation. Begin creating. Perfect...”
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Course summary for: Illustration for Tarot: Crafting Your Signature Style
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Adobe Photoshop -
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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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