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Sourcing Inspirational Images for Your Next Embroidery Project
How to use Instagram to find images that will inspire your next creation Courtney McLeod, also known as Dearest Q (@dearest_q), is a textile artist based in Philadelphia who creates colorful framed embroidery art inspired by fashion illustration and 90s pop culture. Working with clean lines and minimalist compositions, Courtney produces figurative illustrations on fabric. She sells her work on her online store and has been commissioned by Brie Larson, Peppa Pig, and the magazines “Today’s Parent,” “Love Embroidery,” and “Koel.” Courtney first learned to embroider while studying textile art at OCADU in Toronto. She picked it up again after graduation while working at a restaurant as a relaxing and portable activity she could easily do during her breaks. She started off embroidering lots of plants and copied popular motifs that she saw other artists recreating. However, as her skills evolved, Courtney quickly developed her own style and found herself drawn to fashion illustration, embroidering shoes, colorful socks, and women wearing vintage denim.
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Free Worksheet: 3 Formulas for Instagram Story Sales Posts
Use these formulas and exercises by Dot Lung to create effective Instagram story sales posts Being able to create sales posts for your Instagram stories is an important way to engage with your audience and generate revenue and traffic. Mother of Social Media Dragons Dot Lung has run campaigns and built social media channels for clients like Facebook, Wix, and OFF Festival, and she’s developed a proven method for generating brand awareness and building meaningful audience relationship. In her English-language Domestika Live on February 3, she will explain the crucial role that sales posts play in driving revenue and traffic, and why they are an essential part of any marketing campaign. If you miss the Live, you will be able to find an archived version of it to enjoy later.
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Free Template to Sculpt a Ceramic Vase
Ceramic Artist Sandra Apperloo shares a basic template for a personalized vase project In the last decade or so, ceramics and pottery have seen a true renascence. One of the reasons is that working with clay is filled with pleasant surprises, with almost endless possibilities to explore. This vision is shared by Sandra Apperloo (@thepotteryparade), a ceramist who has not only found great joy in the craft, but also made it her full-time profession. Her brand, known as The Pottery Parade, is filled with quirky faces and pastel hues, has over 100K followers on Instagram, and has been featured in magazines like This is Colossal, ArtPeople, and more.
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Teacher Photography8 Great Concert Photographers You Must Know
Discover some legendary international photographers that immortalized unique musical events Without television and other media platforms, pop, rock, and rap music would hardly have survived. Music created since the second half of the 20th century is essentially visual: it relies on the artist’s exploited image to reach the rest of the world. For this reason, it is easy to understand the importance of the work of concert photographers. These professionals help turn artists into legends through their incredible photos and consecrate them in popular culture history books. Aside from dealing with their musician subjects’ various personalities, concert photographers must also consider many other variables. “ The act of photographing a show requires mastering different equipment, knowledge of photometry, etc. Generally, you’ll have to deal with a great variety of lighting situations and a lot of movement on stage. What you need to ensure good and consistent results in this type of photography is practice: trial and error are what makes us. Trust me: if you can handle this part of the job, you’ll have a great time,” says Bruna Prado, one of the most renowned concert photographers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We’ve put together a list of eight fantastic concert photographers—current and historical—, and some of their incredible work, a visual record of some of the best music produced over the last few decades. Jim Marshall Starting our list is Woodstock's official photographer. Born in the US in 1936 (he died in 2010), Jim Marshall’s lens immortalized the muddy apotheosis of peace, love, and excesses that was the most legendary (if not the first) of all big music festivals. A feature published by Rolling Stone magazine claims that his portraits of musical legends Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan, among many others, "helped define the protagonists of rock, and rock photography itself."
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What Does a Graphic Designer Do?
Top experts tell us more about this role in their own words A graphic designer is a problem solver. Essentially, their job is to find visual solutions that transmit ideas and concepts. To do so, they use programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, and After Effects, and often collaborate with advertisers, journalists, marketing directors, and many others. A graphic designer can develop a wide range of products and services of varying levels of complexity: from an exhibition poster to the entire visual identity of a new brand, from magazines and books to logos, packaging, illustrations, and prints. The list is never-ending. They are experts in applying their creativity to the project in question’s needs and characteristics.
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Bullet Journal Tutorial: Ideas To Improve Your Hand-Lettered Fonts
Improve your hand-lettered fonts, with bullet journal expert Annie Weir AKA A Journal by Annie A bullet journal offers a way of documenting our lives with craft, care, and calligraphy. They require us to take pride over not only what we write but how we write it. Annie Weir (@a_journal_by_annie), the bullet journalist behind the page A Journal By Annie, is an artist who uses her bullet journals to practice mindfulness every day. In this tutorial, she shares a few basic tips on how to improve your hand-lettered fonts.
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3 Steps to Become a Happy Full-Time Artist by Claudia Sahuquillo
Visual artist and business mentor Clauda Sahuquillo shares the four steps We all have dreams we’re working towards, but without commitment and consistency it’s all too easy for our big ideas to simply fade away. Not for Claudia Sahuquillo, however. Claudia first caught public attention with her #SkinIsTheNewCanvas campaign where she painted patterns and shapes on naked women’s bodies. Now, an owner of three businesses, a mentor for young creatives, and a thriving full time artist herself, she is living her constantly evolving dream and is determined to show others how they can do the same.
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What Is UX Research and What Is Its Relevance In Web Design?
Learn about user experience research and how it helps you understand how to design the products that you need to build User experience, commonly abbreviated as UX, is the design process behind every relevant experience we encounter. From shopping online to driving a car, a carefully considered experience can be the difference between a happy user or one that will never use the product in question again. But, how do UX designers come up with the experiences that feel right and connect with their audience? That's where UX research comes into play. UX research helps identify problems early and allows designers to create experiences that let users easily navigate even the most innovative digital technologies. Below, UX and UI designer Patricia Reiners (@ux_patricia) shares with us an overview of the main concepts involved in UX research.
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Essential Materials for Weaving Tapestries with a Loom
Discover the materials you need to create tapestries on a loom, with Diana Cunha
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Teacher IllustrationDrawing Tutorial: Graphic Techniques for Designing Tattoos from Scratch
Learn how to draw using line work, dot work, and solid shading, to create a unique design, with Sophie Mo There is no one way to design a tattoo. In fact, most benefit from a variety of techniques. Understanding which ones to use and how to apply them will ensure you achieve the effect you want. Sophie Mo (@sophiemoillustration) is a tattoo artist whose designs have also been used by Squarespace, the BBC, and size? In this tutorial, she shares when, why, and how to use line work, dot work, and solid shading in your tattoo designs.
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Domestika Diary: Chuck Pereda
DJ and presenter Chuck Pereda reveals his creative routine in this Domestika Diaries
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Draw Yourself: Illustrator Gemma Capdevila Reviews Her Drawing Career
Did you know she can write backwards? This Draw Yourself reviews some of the key moments of her creative career.
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Teacher Craft5 Free Online Classes to Learn How to Take Care of Your Embroidery
Discover the best care you can give to your embroidery with the advice of five experts Hand embroidery is a very delicate process, time consuming and requires great attention to detail. Therefore, it is essential to know how to take care of your pieces. After so much dedication, you probably don't want your creations to spoil due to lack of care. With this in mind and with the intention that you learn to care for your hand embroidery like a pro, we have selected the following free classes. To see each lesson, you just have to click on its red title. Enjoy!
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Teacher MarketingHow to Create and Record Your First Instagram Reels
Get the most out of these fun vertical 30-second videos. Instagram Reels launched in August 2020 and, since then, many Instagrammers have started using these new short—think 15 or 30 seconds—vertical videos. It is the perfect format for creative minds and suitable for scenarios where fast, visual, and easy-to-assimilate content is preferred. If you haven't tried them yet, I'll teach you in these simple steps how to start making your own reels on Instagram.
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Ed Benguiat: Stranger Things, Esquire and the 600 Creations of a Unique Typographer
A retrospective on the prolific typographer and logo designer, featuring some of his most emblematic creations Ed Benguiat (1924-2020) was an American typographer, designer, and lettering artist whose influence on the creative world is difficult to overstate. In addition to having served as associate director of Esquire magazine—whose logo he designed, he was a prestigious jazz percussionist under the name Eddie Benart, a pilot, a teacher with more than 50 years of experience, and, every now and then, he found the time to retouch some "scandalous" images in magazines.
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Teacher IllustrationDomestika Creatives: Ricardo Cavolo
The Spanish painter explains his unique creative influences and invites us into his studio
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The Four Stages of Learning to Draw
Xavier Denia Valls describes the different phases an artist goes through when learning something new
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Top 10: Fantastic Animated Short Films
The most inspiring animated short stories selected by the Domestika community If you are an animation enthusiast, you will already know that the best examples of narrative and animation are not exclusive to feature-length films. Animated short films can tell beautiful stories and often look as spectacular as their full feature counterparts. We asked the Domestika community to tell us what their favorite shorts were, for their production and originality. The following are 10 of the best: Dechen, by Kaukab Basheer (USA, 2012) Using paper and traditional animation techniques, this talented artist tells a beautiful story about love and attachment through the experience of a young novice in a Tibetan monastery.
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Free Embroidery Pattern Guide to Create Hairstyles With Volume
Señorita Lylo shares patterns and photos with models to embroider braids, bows and hairstyles with flowers If you want to learn different techniques to achieve embroideries that stand out from the frame and give your creations another dimension, textile designer Señorita Lylo is here for you. This embroiderer and graphic designer brings yarn to life by creating designs with volume. Also, she knows how to teach and share her techniques: her pedagogical, practical and inspiring style has earned her thousands of followers on social media.
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Teacher Design10 Free Color Theory Tutorials to Learn How to Use Color
Explore the world of colors and color theory to make your creative projects stand out, from interior design to illustration
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Teacher 3D & AnimationCinema 4D Tutorial: How to Create a Base Model
Learn these simple steps for creating a base model using splines and sweeps on Cinema 4D easily, with Ali Sahba A base model forms the foundation of almost any creation on Cinema 4D, knowing how to create one that looks good and works well will ensure all your projects stand the best possible chance of success. Ali Sahba is a multidisciplinary digital artist who tells stories using photography and computer-generated imagery. In this tutorial, they will explain a simple way to create a base model on Cinema 4D.
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7 Writers to Inspire You and Keep You Writing
A selection of authors recommended by writer and professor Shaun Levin South African professor Shaun Levin (@shaun_levin), the author of the short story collection A Year of Two Summers and the novel Seven Sweet Things, believes that inspiration is everywhere. With more than 20 years as a creative writing teacher, he is living proof: he has taught in schools, schools, art galleries, bookstores, cafes, parks, a cemetery, and even in a zoo. In addition to teaching and writing, Levin edits books and literary magazines and has created a series of writing maps to inspire other writers.
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Free Jessica Walsh’s Emoji Packs for Designers and Creatives
This legendary designer shares fun designs that you can use on social media platforms
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Meet Award-winning Illustrator Owen Davey
Discover the wonderful world of this multi-talented British artist as he tells us about his creative process, influences, and inspiration Owen Davey (@owendaveydraws) is passionate about illustration. His award-winning children’s books have been published in every continent except Antarctica. Working from the English coastal town of Worthing, Owen is known for his geometric vector illustrations, limited color palettes, and his love of drawing animals. Among his clients, he counts Google, Facebook, Sony, The New York Times, National Geographic, Microsoft, Lego, the Two Dot app, and many, many more.
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Teacher DesignWhat’s a Mockup and What’s its Design Purpose?
Discover how to polish your designs using this important resource, with Francisco Andriani and Clara Fernández, founders of Asís studio
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7 Sustainable Design Studios to Be Inspired By
Discover the studios that put our planet first when it comes to developing a design project Spanish creative director and graphic designer Núria Vila Punzano (@nuriavilapunzano) fuses her passion for the visual arts with today’s most pressing issues: sustainability and protecting the environment. While at university, Núria was drawn to experimental books and learning about alternative production techniques. Worried that her work lacked purpose (after all, what was her objective, just to make money?), she decided to turn her attention to environmentally-conscious design. She was disappointed by the standard of what was being classed as "ecodesign" around the world and decided to become the Irma Boom of sustainable design. Her Domestika course, Introduction to Sustainable Graphic Design, seeks to train other designers and creatives to focus their work on these issues, encouraging people to develop an aesthetic that respects and defends the planet. Below, we present seven design studios that prioritize sustainability and which Núria considers important references: La page This Catalan design studio sets out to develop projects with a zero-carbon footprint and analyses how much damage each stage of the process causes to the environment, from production to distribution. La page has launched BlueTool, an eco graphic design tool for public use.
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What Is Watercolor Painting, and What Materials Do You Need to Start?
Peek into the fascinating world of watercolor and learn about pigments and techniques from scratch Watercolor painting is an ancient technique used to apply color onto paper or cardboard using pigments soluble in water. The technique is based on the overlapping of transparent layers while using the white of the paper to achieve touches of light and effects. Tones in watercolor are achieved by adding or removing water using brushes, sponges, and cloth. Starting in watercolor is simple; however, the results that can be achieved with this painting technique can be as complex and rich as the history of this art. Find out some of the things you need to know if you are interested in watercolor.
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Brief History of Lyric Videos in Music: Type in Motion
Learn about the origin of music videos where typography is the protagonist The lyric videos are the music videos in which instead of seeing stories or the musicians performing the song, the main element is the typography. Since the advent of music videos, they have been a creative resource used by bands of all genres. For about a decade now, bands have often released a song with a lyric video before releasing the official one. For independent musicians, this type of video is attractive as it can be made with fewer resources than traditional productions, while fans can learn the lyrics of the songs. They have become so popular that in 2014, MTV included a lyric video category in their annual Music Video Awards. Here are some exceptional examples that truly bring the use of typography to the spirit of each song.
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Teacher MarketingInstagram Tutorial: The Secret to Engagement
Learn the most effective ways to connect and engage with your audience and network on Instagram, with Dot Lung An active and engaged Instagram following is considerably more valuable than a large and inactive following so knowing how to maximize engagement is key to any successful Instagram account. With countless contradictory messages, It can be difficult to understand what strategy to adopt when interacting with people on social media. That is why social media expert and Mother of Social Media Dragons Dot Lung has created this tutorial to explain the best ways to up your engagement.
