Painting with Thread: Textile Illustration Techniques
How does the color work in the embroidery?
A course by Gimena Romero , Artist and Researcher
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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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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