Embroidery and Color: Create Textile Landscapes
Color palette and shades
A course by Célia Bruneau , Embroidery Artist
About the video: Color palette and shades
Overview
“We will see here how to draw inspiration from images and desires in order to develop your own shades of colors. From the main colors to the secondary ones, you will be able to develop the color palette of your project according to your sensitivity.”
In this video lesson Célia Bruneau addresses the topic: Color palette and shades, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidery and Color: Create Textile Landscapes. Learn to embroider with different colors and stitches to make a decorative cushion or other textile piece inspired by a natural landscape.
Partial transcription of the video
“Color palette and shades In this lesson we will develop our color palette from our moodboard images, but also from our desires. Color is matter and light, but also a perceptual phenomenon. For this step, keep your moodboard in front of you. I also really like having my DMC thread, it allows me to combine colors. To structure my drawing and give depth, I like to use dark colors. Who says dark does not specifically mean black or gray. There can also be dark blue, dark pink, dark green. All these tones you can combine will bring nuances and reflections to your embroidery. Here I have already m...”
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Course summary for: Embroidery and Color: Create Textile Landscapes
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Category
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Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Embroidery, Interior Decoration, Sewing, Textile Design, Traditional illustration

Célia Bruneau
A course by Célia Bruneau
A trained stylist, Célia Bruneau is an artist who is inspired by natural environments, and her approach to embroidery is intuitive and spontaneous. She lived in Paris for nine years before leaving to travel the world, and now creates hand-embroidered pieces full of color and softness in Paris, the countryside, and beyond.
She makes custom pieces and has collaborated with ICICLE and Combo Magazine. She has also appeared in the likes of ELLE and Konbini.
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