Embroidered Portraits in Watercolor

Creating portraits embroidered with watercolors

“We have reached the end of the course! I hope you enjoyed and enjoyed every phase of the process. After all, the process is always the best part, in my opinion. It is during it that I experiment with new lines, textures, techniques, colors. That's where I make mistakes and I can improve my techniques and even learn something new. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, don't be afraid to experiment, just have fun while creating. And remember: what will bring improvement and your artistic identity is training and constancy! Before talking about the final project, I'll give you a very valuable tip: it's much easier and guaranteed to use watercolor before embroidering. If you embroider before, there are variables that can end up taking your control over the water and consequently over the paint. For example: the moment you wet the fabric to paint it, the thread can end up absorbing the water without you noticing it and when painting it it can leak beyond the expected limit. It is much more practical to correct any error in the fabric while still painting than to undo the embroidery due to some unexpected event. Now, I'm going to talk about the steps you should take to make your final project! • Choose an image for your final project. • Identify shadows and highlights in the image. • Swipe the image on the light table and outline using pen. • Start painting from the darkest part of the image. • Create the skin tone you will use in the image. • Paint the image with watercolor. • Embroider your final project by applying the stitches we saw in class. • Finish the work observing the care that we must take with the embroidery. I would like to see some of these steps in your final project! Risk

pen outline watercolor painting Project completed A very important tip: whenever you mix gouache and watercolor, remember to start with watercolor. If you start with gouache, watercolor will invade the gouache area, as this ink, like watercolor, is also reactivated by water. Another tip: when using gouache in painting, always go around the scratch, as it is a very opaque paint, it can end up covering up your ghost pen scratch. Well, now I'm looking forward to seeing what you created during class, both your final project and your practices. I want to know if you used the design by Angela Davies, if you chose among the others I made available or if you created your own. Share your final project with me on the forum so we can talk to each other and with other students as well. I will always be available to answer any questions you may have, both here on the forum and on my Instagram. It will be a great pleasure to share knowledge with you and follow your evolution. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing experience with me. See you! Kisses! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project We have reached the end of the course. You are ready to paint and embroider. Before I say goodbye, I'll remind you of important points for you to make your final project. In the beginning I introduced myself and shared influences that inspire my work. Then I showed the materials to watercolor on the fabric. Then I taught watercolor techniques on fabric. we did exercises and we learned how to create skin tones. Then I talked about needles, hoops and thread. I taught the main points of free embroidery and so we left for the final project. I chose to play Angela Davis. First the ...”

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Course summary for: Embroidered Portraits in Watercolor

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (301)
• 4553 students
• 4 units
• 12 lessons (2h 12m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Embroidery, Painting, Textile Design, Watercolor Painting