Embroidery and Fabric Painting for Beginners
Sharing Your Work
A course by Polina Oshu , Artist and Surface Pattern Designer
About the video: Sharing Your Work
Overview
“It's time to share your art with the world! This is a crucial step that everyone should follow. Receiving positive feedback gives me the fuel to keep on creating more! What's more, I believe that when I share my work, I open a new space inside that inspires me to start a new project. Of course, there will always be someone that may give you negative feedback. That's why it's important to understand that art is subjective—this may be a reflection of their own emotions and not about your work. For this reason, I also think it is important to find a safe space and a supportive community of artists. Be sure to comment and help your colleagues in the forum. I'll be there waiting to see your amazing pieces on Instagram under the hashtags #PolinaOshuDomestika and #colorinstitch.”
In this video lesson Polina Oshu addresses the topic: Sharing Your Work, 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
“ Sharing Your Work In this lesson, I want to talk about why sharing your art is important and a couple of things that can help us to do that. The secret of a good video or photo is good lighting. I recommend you make sure it's in sunny weather but not in direct sunlight. Otherwise you will get hard black shadows around your object. I usually take photos near the window. As now short videos are the main type of content on social media, I would recommend filming a bit of your embroidering and painting process or before and after videos or filming so close to the textile and the threads so th...”
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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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