Embroidered Pet Portraits: The Thread Painting Technique
The Ears 2
A course by Michelle Staub ⋆ StitchingSabbatical , Hand-Embroidery Artist
Joined August 2021
Joined August 2021
About the video: The Ears 2
Overview
“Now I will teach you how to finish filling the ears. You will learn some tips and tricks that will help to make this process easier. ”
In this video lesson Michelle Staub ⋆ StitchingSabbatical addresses the topic: The Ears 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidered Pet Portraits: The Thread Painting Technique. Discover how to create realistic portraits that capture the essence and spirit of an animal through creative hand embroidery.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Ears I'll continue filling in the next portion of the ear with 3861. These colors are very similar but there's a subtle difference that'll highlight the different portions of the ear. To blend these lighter areas into the darker edge that I stitched previously, I'll be using DMC's 08. Although this color doesn't fit perfectly in the gradient, you can use a subtle stitch like this with an in-between color and it tricks the eye into seeing a smoother gradient. I'm also using this color to add a shadow right here, around the bottom middle of the ear. Before I stitch the inner ear hairs, ...”
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Course summary for: Embroidered Pet Portraits: The Thread Painting Technique
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Category
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Areas
Embroidery, Naturalistic Illustration, Textile Design
Michelle Staub ⋆ StitchingSabbatical
A course by Michelle Staub ⋆ StitchingSabbatical
Michelle Staub is a hand-embroidery artist based in Ohio, US. Growing up in a family of creatives, she was always encouraged to pursue her artistic side and went on to study art at college. After graduating, she discovered a love for embroidery and the positive impact it had on her mental health, so she began posting and sharing her work online under the name Stitching Sabbatical.
Michelle later created her first pet portrait of her cat and, after receiving a lot of attention online, she started to attract custom commissions for similar pieces. Since then, she has gone on to specialize in embroidered pet portraits and shares her work with over 180K followers on Instagram. In 2021, she also published a book, Pet Portrait Embroidery, filled with patterns and guides to help others create custom pet portraits of their own.
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