Embroidered Pet Portraits: The Thread Painting Technique
The Eyes
A course by Michelle Staub ⋆ StitchingSabbatical , Hand-Embroidery Artist
Joined August 2021
Joined August 2021
About the video: The Eyes
Overview
“The eyes are one of the essential features to capture in a pet portrait. Therefore, you will learn to make tiny, tight stitches to achieve incredible eyes. ”
In this video lesson Michelle Staub ⋆ StitchingSabbatical addresses the topic: The Eyes , 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 Eyes Now, I'll be starting the eyes. On this side is one that's already finished. You'll make small and tight stitches and there's not a lot of room for error. Here are the colors I've chosen for the eye. Some of them are a little more vibrant for the more colorful areas, then there are some shadows, and then a bright highlight. First, I'll fill in the pupil with 310. I'll be making vertical stitches here. I'll use this color again at the end but for now, I'll park it. Moving outward from the center of the eye, I'll be using the color 520 to stitch the little area that is more vibrant...”
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Course summary for: Embroidered Pet Portraits: The Thread Painting Technique
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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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