Painting with Thread: Textile Illustration Techniques
Sample of pieces with gradients
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
About the video: Sample of pieces with gradients
Overview
“From complete books to sample pieces made in the studio looking for answers, I will show you pieces that I've made and what you'll be able to make at the end of this course.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: Sample of pieces with gradients, which is part of the Domestika online course: Painting with Thread: Textile Illustration Techniques. Learn to use texture and color to bring your embroidery to life.
Partial transcription of the video
“SAMPLE OF PIECES WITH GRADIENTS I made a selection of the most relevant projects where can we see the importance of color selection, and the role you play in it. I also have a couple of anecdotes, but during the course I will show you pieces that I made with this technique, so you can also see the results that you will get when you finish this course. I'll start with "Hebra de agua." This is a poem that I wrote for my mother. The poem carries the metaphor of water. I'll show you what's inside, if you want, but I also want to show you the originals of the book and how I only combined three c...”
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Course summary for: Painting with Thread: Textile Illustration Techniques
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Category
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Areas
Embroidery, Textile Design, Traditional illustration

Gimena Romero
A course by Gimena Romero
Gimena Romero is an artist and writer based between Mexico City and Barcelona. She trained in various schools in Mexico, Spain, and France and has received multiple awards and mentions internationally.
Her work has been displayed in various exhibitions in countries like Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, France, Portugal, Ukraine, and Spain. She has several publications under her belt in the areas of narrative, poetry, and textile research with Thule Ediciones and Editorial Gustavo Gili. Her book Hebra de Agua was awarded Book of the Year at the 2016 Teixim la Ciutat festival in Catalonia.
She has also conducted research into embroidery and the body with Lausín embroidery at the UNAM Faculty of Arts and Design in Mexico. She loves life, dogs, and biscuits.
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