Embroidery and Fabric Painting for Beginners
Shapes and Composition
A course by Polina Oshu , Artist and Surface Pattern Designer
About the video: Shapes and Composition
Overview
“Once you have your color palette, it's time to give the design some shape and composition. A few tips on this topic will help you take your design to the next level. If you're just starting out, don't make a very complicated piece. Let's focus on doing something small and simple, but paying attention to size contrast, counters, details, simplification, balance, shape contrast, rhythm, overlaps, interweaving, and avoiding tangents. ”
In this video lesson Polina Oshu addresses the topic: Shapes and Composition, 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
“ Shapes and Composition Whatever colors we choose, we need to give these colors shape and make a composition out of them. Even it's an abstract artwork. In this lesson, I'll share with you a few basic ideas of working with shapes and composition that help me to create floral motifs in the primitive art style. But actually, these rules can help with almost any type of design. Everything is based on contrast. The artwork created by using different types of contrast usually looks richer and more interesting to a viewer. So, what exactly can help us? The first is size contrast. Combine differe...”
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Course summary for: Embroidery and Fabric Painting for Beginners
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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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