Embroidered Pet Portraits: The Thread Painting Technique
The Forehead and the Side of the Face 1
A course by Michelle Staub ⋆ StitchingSabbatical , Hand-Embroidery Artist
Joined August 2021
Joined August 2021
About the video: The Forehead and the Side of the Face 1
Overview
“I will continue filling in the portrait, starting with the bridge of the nose and moving upwards toward the forehead, then moving to the side of the face. ”
In this video lesson Michelle Staub ⋆ StitchingSabbatical addresses the topic: The Forehead and the Side of the Face 1, 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 Forehead and the Side of the Face In this lesson, we’ll work on the bridge of the nose, going upwards towards the forehead, and then the sides of the face. I'll start at the nose bridge and this is the trickiest part when stitching a cat portrait. What I find most helpful is making my stitches very small and closely following the fur path guide. I'll start towards the side of the nose's bridge, then curve my stitches inward, and then down. To add a shadow along the nose bridge, I'll use 601. To follow the fur direction of the nose, I'll create a series of small stitches that I can fil...”
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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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