Painting with Thread: Textile Illustration Techniques
How does the color work in the embroidery?
A course by Gimena Romero , Textile Artist
Learn to use texture and color to bring your embroidery to life
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About the video: How does the color work in the embroidery?
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you how color works in embroidery, what is a harmonic color gamut, what is a tonal base and how you can draw your own color palettes.”
In this video lesson Gimena Romero addresses the topic: How does the color work in the embroidery?, 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
“HOW DOES THE COLOR WORK IN THE EMBROIDERY? How does color work in embroidery? It works very differently than in other plastic disciplines. You can't just grab a blue thread and a yellow thread, do like this, and it becomes a green thread. In embroidery we need to pay attention to the optical theory of color. This means tonal bases. I was told at the DMC thread factory in France that color is an innate sense: you are either born with it or you are not. It's very subjective to your own perception. Contrary to what the French say, I think it's possible to develop this sense of color. It's very...”
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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, Textile Illustration, Traditional illustration
A course by Gimena Romero
Gimena Romero was born in Mexico City in 1985 and lives between her hometown and Barcelona. She graduated in visual and plastic arts from the National School of Painting, Sculpture, and Engraving, 'La Esmeralda' of the National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA), and attended the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Lyon (France).
She has won several international awards. She began her career in the world of haute couture embroidery in Lesage (Paris) and in 2014 she began working as a guild apprentice of gold thread embroidery in Seville. Her work has been exhibited in locations around the world.
She has also collaborated on published works of fiction, poetry, and textile research with Thule Ediciones and Editorial Gustavo Gili. Her book 'Hebra de Agua' was selected as Book of the Year in 2016 at the 'Teixim la Ciutat' Festival held in Sant Cugat in Catalonia (Spain).
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