Illustrated portraits with botanical elements
Composition: weight and hierarchy
A course by Isadora Zeferino , Freelance illustrator
About the video: Composition: weight and hierarchy
Overview
“In this class you will learn to occupy spaces with botanical elements, and I will also introduce the concept of weight and hierarchy. I will show practical examples of how we can use pre-defined flowers and leaves to achieve different results. ”
In this video lesson Isadora Zeferino addresses the topic: Composition: weight and hierarchy, 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
“Composition, weight and hierarchy In this class, we’ll talk about composition and how to use predetermined elements like the flowers and leaves that we draw to obtain diverse results. One of the interesting things about applying weight and hierarchy to your work, it is a way of guiding the look and having a harmonious, interesting design. So, I will give some examples of how to put this in your work. Come on? I really like to talk about composition and especially that, when I talk about composition and these issues of weight and hierarchy, I feel that there are a lot of people who take the ...”
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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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