Illustrated portraits with botanical elements
Choosing the best option
A course by Isadora Zeferino , Freelance illustrator
About the video: Choosing the best option
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you different options for making a face only, a bust and a full body drawing, before proceeding with the option that will be used in the final project. ”
In this video lesson Isadora Zeferino addresses the topic: Choosing the best option, 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
“Choosing the best option In this class, we will start the self-portrait, and we will do it in three formats which are very popular, which are face, bust and whole body. I will do my own sketches within these three options, and we'll see what comes out and choose the best one for the final project. I will follow on the iPad, but you can use paper or any tool of your choice. As I usually use the iPad to simulate a sketchbook, what I'm going to choose, since it's a draft it will be a brush that looks more like a technical pencil. So, if you're doing it on paper, we'll be doing the same thing. ...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated portraits with botanical elements
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Software
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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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