Embroidered Hand Lettering: Create Wearable Art
Final Color Selection
A course by Ciara , Multidisciplinary Artist and Designer
About the video: Final Color Selection
Overview
“I’ll share some of the secrets of eye-catching color selection for embroidery. ”
In this video lesson Ciara addresses the topic: Final Color Selection, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidered Hand Lettering: Create Wearable Art. Design expressive lettering compositions and learn how to customize your clothing with uniquely embroidered words.
Partial transcription of the video
“Final Color Section Now, I'll walk you through my process for choosing color palettes that I use for my work. I have made this beautiful color wheel using embroidery floss. When I'm choosing colors, I think about color families like primary, secondary and tertiary. Within these families are even more detailed color groupings, including complementary colors, analogous colors and monochromatic colors. Complementary colors are on opposing sides of the color wheel and add a strong contrast to your project. For example, blue and orange... purple and yellow... and red and green. I tend to use a l...”
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Course summary for: Embroidered Hand Lettering: Create Wearable Art
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography, Craft -
Areas
DIY, Embroidery, Hand Lettering, Textile Design, Typography
Ciara
A course by Ciara
Ciara LeRoy, a.k.a. Pretty Strange, is a multidisciplinary artist and designer who specializes in hand lettering and embroidery. After studying creative writing and publishing, she began her creative career by making bespoke greeting cards for friends and family. She’s since gone on to collaborate with magazines, art galleries, restaurants, and clothing stores, using lettering as a medium to express herself and the social issues that are important to her.
Ciara established her brand Pretty Strange Design in 2017 and has worked with clients including Facebook, Cosmopolitan, Pfizer, Comcast, and Madewell, helping them to tell stories through letter-based art. She also shares her designs with over 20K followers on Instagram.
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