Illustrated portraits with botanical elements
Base color and shadows
A course by Isadora Zeferino , Freelance illustrator
About the video: Base color and shadows
Overview
“After having decided on the colors and formats, we will continue with the process of digital painting both on the portrait and on the flowers, based on the following processes: • Add base colors using our color class palettes. • Show how I use tones of purple, blue and pink in layers of multiply as a mallet to match the shadow colors that will be more harmonious. • Show how I use yellow and green tones in overlay layers as a mallet to match the colors of light that will be more harmonious. ”
In this video lesson Isadora Zeferino addresses the topic: Base color and shadows, 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
“Now that I have the drawing defined. i'll move on to the lesson on colors and shadows. I'll use a palette that was previously chosen to continue with my digital painting process. Shall we proceed? I will continue working in Procreate. but you can use the software of your choice or keep working on paper. What I'm going to do now is import the palette file I had already decided on and place it next to the drawing. where I can start thinking about where to use each color. This process of choosing colors. i find that it can be quite perplexing for some individuals. Therefore. having them pre-es...”
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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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