Realistic Portrait Embroidery

Overview

“Inspiration can be found anywhere, perhaps even where you would not look ... You just have to be curious! In this lesson, I will show you my references and tell you why they marked me over time.”

In this video lesson Yamila Yjilioff addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Portrait Embroidery. Learn how to illustrate, transfer, and embroider images to create portraits full of texture and expression.

Partial transcription of the video

“Influences In this lesson, I'll discuss all the artists who inspire me and motivate me to create new things. The first influence goes back to Claude Monet. He was a painter from the mid-1800s and a leading figure of Impressionism. This movement is characterized by the idea of expressing an instant, a moment of light, without being concerned about the elements of the piece being perfect. The idea is to capture a feeling with the strokes and the use of color. This movement and especially its paintings, really inspire me because the way they painted was with small brushstrokes. If you look at ...”

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Course summary for: Realistic Portrait Embroidery

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (137)
• 2711 students
• 4 units
• 18 lessons (2h 28m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Embroidery, Fiber Arts, Textile Design