Needle Felting: Paint Portraits with Wool
Needle Felt the Ears and Forehead 1
A course by Dani Ives , Artist, Educator, and Author
About the video: Needle Felt the Ears and Forehead 1
Overview
“Time to get into the fox's upper part. In this lesson, I'll teach you how to layer wool and colors to create depth in the fox's ears. ”
In this video lesson Dani Ives addresses the topic: Needle Felt the Ears and Forehead 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Needle Felting: Paint Portraits with Wool. Create highly detailed animal portraits that capture the story of your subject using needle felting techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Needle Felt the Ears and Forehead In this lesson, I'll be needle felting the ears and the forehead. Sometimes when I work on a larger surface area, I like to tape two needles together. In order to do this, I’ll use some washi tape. I'll grab a little piece here. Washi tape is good because it has a bit of stretch to it, but most tape will work. I’ll put both of these needles really close together and wrap a piece of tape right around the middle. If you're comfortable holding one needle, you can try holding two. This will help you cover a little more surface area quicker, and help you felt a ...”
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Course summary for: Needle Felting: Paint Portraits with Wool
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Arts & Crafts, Fiber Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Needle Felting, Textile Design
Dani Ives
A course by Dani Ives
Dani Ives is an American fiber artist, educator and author. The heart of her work comes from her love for animals and nature. At university, she pursued a degree in biology, which led her to become an animal and environmental conservation educator. After being introduced to needle felting by a conservation colleague in 2010, she fell in love with the craft and started sharing her artwork online. She soon grew a huge online following, with over 116K followers on Instagram, and by 2015, she dedicated herself full-time to needle felting.
In 2019, she published her first book, Painting with Wool: Sixteen Artful Projects to Needle Felt. Her artwork has been featured in exhibitions throughout the United States, and at a solo exhibition in the Historic Arkansas Museum. In addition to her online shop and commissioned work, she also teaches workshops on needle felting.
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