Embroidered Illustrations: From Watercolor to Thread
Let's draw! 2
A course by Gabi Goitía (Tejiendo Raíces) , Embroidery Artist
Joined April 2019
Joined April 2019
About the video: Let's draw! 2
Overview
“Now I will show you how I build the figures from basic shapes, working in layers, adding details and textures. ”
In this video lesson Gabi Goitía (Tejiendo Raíces) addresses the topic: Let's draw! 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidered Illustrations: From Watercolor to Thread. Learn to design embroidery from scratch using an illustration and express your emotions stitch by stitch.
Partial transcription of the video
“Let's draw! Here I have prepared all the bases of the elements of my list. As I was telling you, watercolor is worked in layers. In general, I usually do three layers, a first one where I do all the bases, a second where I start to add some details and a third where I add the smallest details. These illustrations will serve as a sketch, but they are also illustrations in themselves. I could do things with this, I could make stickers, digitize them. I do them conscientiously. It is not just a sketch that is kept in a notebook. To start adding the details, I'll be working with another brush t...”
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Course summary for: Embroidered Illustrations: From Watercolor to Thread
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Color Theory, Costume Design, Embroidery, Fiber Arts, Textile Design
Gabi Goitía (Tejiendo Raíces)
A course by Gabi Goitía (Tejiendo Raíces)
Gabi Goitía holds a degree in anthropology with a specialization in archaeology from the National University of La Plata in Argentina. She began exploring the textile world in 2013 and since then has developed a career path that is 100% dedicated to embroidery, later bringing illustration into the mix. She defines herself as "the anthropologist who illustrates and embroiders" and her main source of inspiration is nature, as demonstrated by the workshop she founded: Tejiendo raíces.
Cofounder of the embroidery club of Argentina, she also teaches classes and workshops to share knowledge with others, a process she is passionate about. She is currently dedicated to creating illustrations using needle and thread as well as watercolor and digital media.
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