The botanical Garden / El jardín botánico. Illustration by Alejandra Her
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but the Botanical Garden is a park asleep
in which one can feel a tree or one another
just as long as you comply with a previous requisite;
That the city exist peacefully in the distance."
No sé si alguna vez les ha pasado a ustedes
pero el Jardín Botánico es un parque dormido
en el que uno puede sentirse árbol o prójimo
siempre y cuando se cumpla un requisito previo.
Que la ciudad exista tranquilamente lejos.
This way begins a poem by Mario Benedetti (Uruguay 1920-2009), called To the left of the oak.
Asi empeza un poema de Mario Benedetti (Uruguay 1920-2009), llamado A la izquierda del roble.
El poema completo pueden leerlo aquí.
The complete poem can be read here.
Particularly now, the botanical gardens, parks, and trees are desperately surprising. Plants continue to grow in a hurry, and we are locked in our apartments, living in the cities full of us, without seeing or touching each other, but knowing that we exist, as we know that gardens still exist.
Particularmente ahora, el jardín botánico, los parques y los árboles, son de extrañar desesperadamente. Las plantas siguen creciendo con prisa, y nosotros encerrados en nuestros apartamentos, habitando en las ciudades llenas de nosotros, sin vernos ni tocarnos, pero sabiendo que existimos, como sabemos que aun existen los jardines.
At some point we will be able to go out to them, although nothing will ever be as it was.
En algún momento podremos salir a ellos, aunque nada nunca será como lo fue.
The illustration / La ilustración
There is not much to explain about this illustration that I have not already told you. It is the first in a series of illustrations about nature and us. If we look closely, the plants become somewhat macro, super dimensioned, and we are simply small in front of them.
No hay mucho que explicar sobre esta ilustración que no les haya dicho ya. Es la primera de una serie de ilustraciones sobre la naturaleza y nosotros. Fijándonos bien, las plantas pasan a ser algo macro, super dimensionadas, y nosotros simplemente somos pequeños ante ellas.
Like any idea, started with a doodle. In this case a digital doodle.
Como toda idea, empieza por un garabato. En este caso un garabato digital.
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I worked with a limited color palette. I feel that this gives me a specific range to maintain the idea and the emotions that I want to transmit through the colors. I paint the skin of my characters and their details in a single layer.
Trabajé con una paleta de colores limitada. siento que esto me da un rango específico para mantener la idea y las emociones que deseo transmitir a través de los colores. Pinto la piel de mis personajes y sus detalles en una sola capa.
I add a little greenery.
Agrego un poco de vegetación.
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And hair details. I added hair strings and some light.
Agregué algunas hebras de cabello, y algo de luz.
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A general shadow was added in another layer. It is in fact painted with a purple color, in multiply mode at 20% opacity.
Agregué una sombra general en otra capa, en modo multiplicar a 20% de opacidad pintada en color morado.
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DETAILS! her hair is supported by some vines.
¡DETALLES! Su cabello está sostenido por algunas enredaderas.
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I hope you enjoy the illustration, and above all that you can identify, both with it and with the poem by Mario Benedetti. Don't miss it.
Espero que disfruten la ilustración, y sobre todo que puedan identificarse, tanto con ella como con el poema de Mario Benedetti. No dejen de leerlo.
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