Illustration for Tarot: Crafting Your Signature Style
A course by Elisa Seitzinger , Visual Artist
Learn to blend classical art aesthetics with modern digital techniques, meanwhile developing your distinctive style crafting Tarot card illustrations.
Learn to blend classical art aesthetics with modern digital techniques, meanwhile developing your distinctive style crafting Tarot card illustrations.
Discover the art of developing a unique and captivating style in this online course led by Elisa Seitzinger, a visual artist and illustrator. Delve into the enchanting world of tarot cards and learn how to use your cultural background to create a strong and recognizable artistic identity.
In this course, Elisa will guide you through the process of combining traditional symbolism with your personal artistic expression. You will start with manual ink drawing and then explore digital processing techniques.
Throughout the course, you will learn how to analyze the Major Arcana, the main figures of the tarot deck, and gain insights into their seriality and variations in illustration. Elisa will show you the necessary tools, where to find inspiration, and how to compose a grid for your illustrations. You will develop your sketches, define the outlines with Indian ink, and master the one-way hatching technique.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 21 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (130)
- 8,462 students
- 16 lessons (3h 5m)
- 21 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Italian
- Italian · Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
In the final project of this course, you will have the opportunity to create a series of illustrations centered around a theme. Elisa suggests tarot cards as a possible theme, but you are free to choose whatever inspires you. Showcase your creativity and bring your chosen subject to life through a visually captivating series of illustrations.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is ideal for artists, illustrators, and anyone interested in developing a unique artistic style. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist looking to expand your skills, Elisa's guidance will help you refine your techniques and unlock your creative potential. This course provides a space for self-expression and exploration, allowing you to create illustrations that truly reflect your artistic vision.
Requirements and materials
To fully participate in this course, you will need a basic knowledge of Photoshop. Additionally, you will require drawing materials such as pencils, Indian ink, and paper. Elisa will guide you through the necessary steps and techniques, ensuring that you can bring your illustrations to life using traditional and digital tools.
Reviews
A course by Elisa Seitzinger
Elisa Seitzinger is a talented visual artist and illustrator known for her unique style inspired by medieval art, Russian icons, and Byzantine mosaics. With a passion for human figures, hieratic faces, and fantastic or monstrous animals, Elisa's work has been featured in various mediums, including newspapers, magazines, clothing, textiles, posters, music albums, books, and tarot cards.
Her fascination with tarot cards and their powerful symbolic and communicative charge led her to explore the depths of traditional symbolism and develop her own visual language. Through continuous research and observation, Elisa has crafted a style that remains true to her cultural background while evolving over time.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Reference models
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U2
Symbolism and tarot cards
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Introduction to tarot cards and symbology
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The 22 major arcana
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Seriality and variations in illustration
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U3
Preparation
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Instruments
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Digital analysis and moodboard
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The compositional grid
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U4
Drawing
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Pencil drawing
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Outline with ink
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One-way hatching
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U5
Digitization and color
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Digital capture
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Color and chromatic variations 1
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Color and chromatic variations 2
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Printing and resolution
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The back of the cards
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FP
Final project
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Classical art in digital illustration
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Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
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nicolas_duque250
PlusCreo que se debió enfocar en explicar todas las cartas y dejar la parte digital de lado, porque es muy obvio que no la maneja. Solo por el hecho de medir a ojo, ya estamos hablando que es alguien que trabaja manual y esta bien, pero no le encuentro sentido a que se integre un modulo de digital y no explique nada, espere técnicas de color, más técnicas de texturizado y así fuera manual. Pero desde la historia del arte y su experiencia es magnifico :)
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simona.beccone
E' un corso di livello eccellente. Molto ben strutturato e suddiviso in modo didatticamente efficace nelle varie unità. Elisa è estremamente capace e competente, non soltanto nel campo dell'illustrazione, ma anche in quello dell'arte esoterica e del simbolismo tarologico. Consigliatissimo.
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_mel_cb
PlusMuy bien explicado todo, brinda mucha información y da lugar a que una puedas seguir investigando por cuenta propia e impulsando un estilo propio. Despierta la curiosidad!
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fauro_17
me encanta este curso, es uno de los mejores
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wunderwavedesign
PlusInteresting course!