Trajes típicos ancestrales femeninos de la comunidad indígena Saraguro, afro esmeraldeña y montubia a través de la ilustración digital.

Abstract

The following illustrative project seeks to demonstrate the great importance of culture, clothing and Ecuadorian folklore, through digital illustration or digital art taking as a reference the female clothing or typical female costumes of three different communities such as the Saraguro indigenous community, Montuvia and finally the Afro Smeraldeña community. To present a graphic and design strategy such as character design to give a striking aesthetic by capturing each element of the traditional dress in a digital canvas and arguing about each of the elements inserted in each piece, in order to make the public feel interest and encourage research regarding each digital art piece, especially to understand the reality and become aware of the culture and customs that are not taken into consideration. As for the work or the digital piece will consist of three illustrations, will be made using the concept of character design that served as the basis for the development of each illustration, also made use of 3D anatomical reference applications MagicPoser and ArtPose to correct the posture of each model or character in the illustration thus avoiding inconsistency with the perspective and anatomy. However, it should be noted that the objective of the digital proposal is mainly to allow people to understand the profound reality and ignorance we have towards our own culture and folklore, the meaning of each color and each garment, especially the female clothing that besides transmitting beauty also keeps a great meaning in each garment and in each embroidery of the same, especially in the clothing of indigenous communities which is usually where these elements or clothing details are more present. In addition, it will be exhibited through virtual platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, which are the most effective means of dissemination, thus making it a purely digital proposal and free access to the general public. This digital work is divided into three illustrations with a horizontal format with dimensions of 6225 pixels wide by 3500 pixels high, respecting the space between each illustrated element to preserve the aesthetics of character design. The result of this concept not often seen when talking about artistic proposals makes digital illustration and software used to develop it in a fundamental tool, useful especially for contemporary artists to better understand aspects of our culture through research and references of our environment, culture or something specific creating new forms more feasible and simple for the viewer. The purpose of this proposal is to disseminate these three digital works through the social networks mentioned above, managing to open space for direct socialization with people who manage to reach the work, read all their proposals or criticisms of the proposal itself, thus encouraging critical and reflective thinking about the preservation of cultural identity, folklore and clothing in our society.