Embroidered Pet Portraits: The Thread Painting Technique
Whiskers and Background Elements
A course by Michelle Staub ⋆ StitchingSabbatical , Hand-Embroidery Artist
Joined August 2021
Joined August 2021
About the video: Whiskers and Background Elements
Overview
“Finally, you will see how to finish a portrait by adding whiskers and accents. ”
In this video lesson Michelle Staub ⋆ StitchingSabbatical addresses the topic: Whiskers and Background Elements , 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
“ Whiskers and Background Elements Now, we'll add the finishing touches to our portrait, including the whiskers and the stars around it. As you can see, the whole cat's finished and some whiskers got covered in front of the body. We'll do our best to add those in and be nice-looking. DMC thread works for the whiskers but to me, the cotton Gütermann thread is a lot finer. and the whiskers stand out more. For these whiskers, I'll use the color 9240. Cats’ whiskers hold lots of personality, so add as many or as few as you'd like. I like to add a minimum of five on each side of the cheek. I use...”
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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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