Illustrated portraits with botanical elements
What will we do in the course?
A course by Isadora Zeferino , Freelance illustrator
About the video: What will we do in the course?
Overview
“Throughout this course I will address the basic concepts that involve the creation of art in general, such as colors, values, composition, anatomy, until you reach a point where you will be comfortable to create and occupy spaces with botanical elements. Let's learn a little more about flowers, leaves and their meanings, and then develop a super special stylized self-portrait where the abstraction of creating something entirely yours will blend with the techniques that I will give you. I also hope to explain my creative process in a way that it can serve for your work in the future! ”
In this video lesson Isadora Zeferino addresses the topic: What will we do in the course?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated portraits with botanical elements. Learn how to incorporate colors and nature's elements in your illustrations and create a stylized self-portrait.
Partial transcription of the video
“What we will do in the course In this class, I will talk a little more about what we will do in the course. Let's do an illustrated and stylized self-portrait with botanical elements, with lots of flowers and leaves and other things to be able to make a super-decorated and beautiful design. The difference from a realistic self-portrait to a stylized one, which we are going to do, is that when you take a more poetic approach, you don't necessarily need to draw what you see. You can work more with how you would like to look or how you think you are, so it's a journey to understand yourself an...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated portraits with botanical elements
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Isadora Zeferino
A course by Isadora Zeferino
Isadora Zeferino is an illustrator from Río de Janeiro, and is known on social media for her colorful and optimistic illustrations of fan art characters and other cultural content that she is passionate about.
She has worked in many areas, including animation, editorial, teaching, children’s books, advertising and more recently for comics. In her creative work, she enjoys being able to reinvent, while maintaining certain aspects in her work such as: abundance in her compositions, floral elements as well as working on projects to raise awareness on mental health issues and self-acceptance.
She has worked for clients such as Faber-Castell, Wacom, Globosat, Abril, Cia das Letras, Melissa and more. More recently, she was included in the book: The Illustrator, 100 best from around the world by TASCHEN. Isadora also participates in pop culture conventions (Comic Con) in Brazil, Mexico, Spain and the United States.
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