Illustrated portraits with botanical elements
Drawing flowers and leaves: details and stylization
A course by Isadora Zeferino , Freelance illustrator
About the video: Drawing flowers and leaves: details and stylization
Overview
“During this class we will draw various flowers and leaves, we will discuss floral simplification in stained glass and how McIntosh's rose became a universal way of drawing various types of flowers. I will also give some tips on how to draw flowers more easily, show how we can go from the simplest to the most complex while keeping all the necessary information.”
In this video lesson Isadora Zeferino addresses the topic: Drawing flowers and leaves: details and stylization, 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
“Drawing flowers and leaves: details and stylization In this class, I'm going to talk about how to draw flowers and leaves and I will guide you through my process from simple to more complex, maintaining all the essential details. Now I’ll show you some exploration pages of botanical elements that I made. Keep in mind that I've been doing this for some time, I have a lot of practice. What I like to do is start with simple elements and then make several variations that I think are beautiful. It helps me to have it all together and then compare and see what I like. Here are some flowers, the s...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated portraits with botanical elements
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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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