Illustration of Iemanjá. Iemanjá is the Orixá of the seas and oceans, and perhaps one of the most well known of the Yoruba deities celebrated in Brazil. One of the reasons is that Iemanjá is often connected to the Virgin Mary - due to syncretization. Worshippers often craft little boats with lit candles on them that are sent into the ocean as offerings for good fortune.
Texture created for this illustration. It represents the ocean and the sky often associated with this Orixá.
Hand to vector process. This illustration changed a lot during the process, mainly in order for it to be cohesive with the other from the same series.
Orixá Iemanjá
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Orixá Iemanjá

Illustration of the Orixá (Orisha, Orixa) Iemanjá, also known as Yemanja, the Yoruba deity worshipped in the Candomblé religion in Brazil. She is Read More

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