Soft Toy Creation for Beginners

Overview

“What you’ve seen and experience will influence what you will create. But your attitude towards what you see is very important. Instead of just looking over examples of what others have done before you I suggest a different approach: seeing for the fun of it. In this lesson, you will find some cool artists, designers, and art movements and find out why I think the best kind of inspiration comes from unexpected places. We will see that a great benefit of a playful attitude is curiosity. ”

In this video lesson Maria Mandea addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Soft Toy Creation for Beginners. Design and sew your own playful textile characters using paper, thread, and your imagination.

Partial transcription of the video

“Influences In this lesson I'm gonna share with you some of my influences. My sources of inspiration are quite diverse, from artists to researchers, from books to movies to the world around us. But I have selected a few that I want to share with you. The first artist that I want to talk to you about is Bruno Munari. He's an Italian designer, teacher and visual researcher. He is one of the most well-known Italian designers of the past century. Munari has worked a lot with children and I think here is where he found a lot of his insights and observations. The book I wanna show you is a small o...”

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Course summary for: Soft Toy Creation for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
• 97% positive reviews (243)
• 4022 students
• 5 units
• 13 lessons (1h 55m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Character Design, Toy Design