Embroidered Linear Portrait

Pictorial drawing vs. line drawing

A course by Koral Antolín Maillo , Designer, embroiderer, and art director

Designer, embroiderer, and art director. Madrid, Spain.
Joined March 2013
100% positive reviews (191)
2,994 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Pictorial drawing vs. line drawing

Overview

“We will analyze portraits of great artists to learn the difference between a pictorial style drawing and a linear one.”

In this video lesson Koral Antolín Maillo addresses the topic: Pictorial drawing vs. line drawing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidered Linear Portrait. Combine embroidered stitches with a traditional and Kantan needle to create unique portraits.

Partial transcription of the video

“Pictorial drawing vs. Line drawing Now I would like you to learn to differentiate a line style drawing of a pictorial style drawing. As we will use a portrait as a form of representation, we will focus on the linear and pictorial style applied to portraiture. On this side we have a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci and in the linear drawing we look for the representation of the contours across lines. As you see clearly, the nose, the eyes, the mouth, there is no shadow of any kind. While in the pictorial style the opposite, the representation of the volumes is sought, and here we do use that la...”

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Course summary for: Embroidered Linear Portrait

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (191)
  • 2994 students
  • 4 units
  • 22 lessons (4h 27m)
  • 8 downloads
  • Category

    Craft, Illustration
  • Areas

    Embroidery, Textile Design

Koral Antolín Maillo

Koral Antolín Maillo
A course by Koral Antolín Maillo

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Designer, embroiderer, and art director

Koral Antolín is a multidisciplinary creative: embroiderer, designer, photographer, art director... although her two great passions are drawing—since it allows her to synthesize ideas—and embroidery, with which she gives life and texture to her drawings stitch by stitch.

She is the founder and creative mind of the studio Fábrica de Imaginación and has her own brand of embroidery products, Studio fi.

Her work has been published in specialized magazines such as Interiores, Molly Makes, Elle Casa, Mr. Wonderful, Labores, AD, and Sewing box.


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  • 22 lessons (4h 27m)
  • 16 additional resources (8 files)
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  • Audio: Spanish
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  • Level: Beginner
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Embroidered Linear Portrait. Illustration, and Craft course by Koral Antolín Maillo

Embroidered Linear Portrait

A course by Koral Antolín Maillo
Designer, embroiderer, and art director. Madrid, Spain.
Joined March 2013
  • 100% positive reviews (191)
  • 2,994 students