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Botanical Printing on Fabric and Paper

Influences

A course by Anabel Torres , Fashion Designer and Textile Artist

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24,360 students

Audio: Spanish, English, Italian

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About the video: Influences

Overview

“In this lesson I want to share with you some of my influences.”

In this video lesson Anabel Torres addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Printing on Fabric and Paper. Learn how to transfer textures and colors to create patterns with flowers and plants.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, I'm going to show you the work of some people I admire a lot and who have influenced me in my practice. The first artist I want to show you is Anna Atkins. Este libro is a compilation of his work and it was published by the New York Public Library. Anna Atkins was born in 1799 in England. and it's considered one of the first female photographers. He used a technique called cyanotype. It's a photographic process invented in 1842 by Sir John Herschel. This technique produces a cyan impression. and two chemicals are used. If I treat ammonia and iron, and potassium ferrocyanide....”

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Course summary for: Botanical Printing on Fabric and Paper

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (769)
24360 students
4 units
17 lessons (2h 22m)
9 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Textile Dyeing, Textile Printing

Anabel Torres

A course by Anabel Torres

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Fashion Designer and Textile Artist

Anabel Torres has been a specialist in natural textile dyes for the past seven years and, through her brand Antesis, she designs and sells sustainable items decorated with stunning organic colors, as well as offering textile art workshops across Mexico City.

Her focus is on studying and experimenting with colors that can be easily obtained from the world around us⁠—⁠such as indigo, annatto, and cochineal—and she draws inspiration from the textures found in nature.