Fine Line Tattoo Design: Symbolism and Magic
How to Compose a Much More Interesting Piece?
A course by Christian Castañeda , Visual and Tattoo Artist
Joined January 2019
Joined January 2019
About the video: How to Compose a Much More Interesting Piece?
Overview
“Visual balance, asymmetry and the rule of thirds will be your best allies to create captivating pieces. To do this, we will delve into the composition and you will see how space also speaks to us. ”
In this video lesson Christian Castañeda addresses the topic: How to Compose a Much More Interesting Piece?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fine Line Tattoo Design: Symbolism and Magic. Learn how to conceptualize your ideas and create your own catalogue of symbols to enrich your personal tattoo style.
Partial transcription of the video
“How to compose a much more interesting piece? How to compose a much more interesting piece? To better understand the composition, It is important to explain a little about the rule of thirds, visual balance and symmetry. For that I am going to rely on a couple of tarot arcana to make it much clearer. In this image here I have the arcane of the Queen of Swords and I already made a kind of reticle. This grid is called the rule of thirds. and it works for us to locate our parent element through space. In this image we have this mermaid and at the bottom we have a being that looks like a mythol...”
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Course summary for: Fine Line Tattoo Design: Symbolism and Magic
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Creativity, Design, Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Tattoo Design, Traditional illustration
Christian Castañeda
A course by Christian Castañeda
Christian Castañeda is a Mexican visual and tattoo artist with more than a decade of professional experience. She studied art at "La Esmeralda" Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado as well as photography at the Centro de la Imagen. A large part of her work is based on research into metaphysics, space, silence, and alternate realities, to create designs filled with powerful meaning.
Throughout her career, she has participated in over 30 exhibitions across Mexico and abroad, as well as festivals and art fairs in New York, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Canada, and Copenhagen. Her collaborations include work for brands like adidas, Vans, and Netflix Latinoamérica. She also cofounded Estudio Flo alongside Andrés Gómez Servín, where they develop graphics and design projects that give free rein to the imagination and artistic creativity.
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