Embroidery and Fabric Painting for Beginners
Materials
A course by Polina Oshu , Artist and Surface Pattern Designer
About the video: Materials
Overview
“I will now look over the necessary materials for this course, so you can get ready to follow along with me. Since the process will be divided between drawing sketches, painting on fabrics, and embroidery, you will need a mix of materials. But don't worry, everything is available to buy, and you can find some recommendations in the Domestika forum. You will also see that with only a few colors and materials, you can achieve an amazing project!”
In this video lesson Polina Oshu addresses the topic: Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidery and Fabric Painting for Beginners. Use colorful markers and embroidery threads to create garments and decorations that express your personality.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Materials For this course, we need two sets of art materials. The first one is for sketching our design, and the second one is everything for embroidered painting. I'll show you the essentials we need and some extras you might be interested in. First, for drawing the sketch, we will obviously need paper and coloring art tools. It can be pencils, pastels, acrylic paint, or markers. Anything you are comfortable with to draw a colorful sketch. Or you can draw your design digitally using a tablet or laptop. If you decide to create your sketch digitally, you will also need access to a printer....”
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Course summary for: Embroidery and Fabric Painting for Beginners
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Category
Craft -
Areas
DIY, Embroidery, Painting, Pattern Design, Textile Design, Upcycling

Polina Oshu
A course by Polina Oshu
Polina Oshu is an artist and designer from St. Petersburg, Russia. She studied graphic design at the University of Industrial Technologies and Design. She went on to work as a graphic designer for eight years, creating visual identities and websites. However, her true passion was for illustration. After going on maternity leave, she used her free time to illustrate in a sketchbook and share her work on social media.
After getting wide recognition online by amassing over 128K followers on Instagram, clients began contacting her to purchase her illustrations. Since 2017, she has been creating commissions for clients such as Marks & Spencer, Lush, JucyJudy, Impression Originale, among other brands.
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