Realistic Embroidered Portraiture: Tell Stories with Color
Getting Your Foundation Portrait
A course by Nneka Jones , Mixed-Media Artist
About the video: Getting Your Foundation Portrait
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn how to set the foundations behind the perfect portrait. I will guide you in the selection of the ideal reference photo. You will discover the importance of light and contrast; to create shadows and highlights that can be used to enhance the embroidery process.”
In this video lesson Nneka Jones addresses the topic: Getting Your Foundation Portrait, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Embroidered Portraiture: Tell Stories with Color. Learn how to apply a painterly approach to color and stitching to develop monochromatic portraits with a meaningful message behind them.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Getting Your Foundation Portrait Now that we have an understanding of storytelling through portraiture and color, I'll teach you how to build your base portrait. In understanding portraiture, it's important to know how emotions play a huge role in telling a story. Particularly for my portraits, I enjoy choosing images that have exaggerated expressions and allow the viewer to connect with it on a different level. For this project, you'll select an image that tells your story in a unique way. When selecting your base portrait, there are three main things you should focus on to make sure tha...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Embroidered Portraiture: Tell Stories with Color
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Embroidery, Textile Design
Nneka Jones
A course by Nneka Jones
Nneka Jones is a contemporary mixed-media artist from Trinidad and Tobago who is currently based in Florida. She was fascinated with drawing, painting, and sculpting portraits of notable Caribbean figures as a child and went on to study for a Bachelor of Fine Arts in the US.
Since then, she has become a multidisciplinary artist, working with a variety of materials from embroidery to paint. Nneka considers herself an activist artist and uses her artwork to evoke positive change in society and highlight topics that can be uncomfortable to vocalize. Her work has been featured on the cover of TIME magazine and part of the permanent collection at the Tampa Museum of Art. She was also invited to be a keynote speaker for Adobe Max and has worked with clients including The Washington Post.
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