Creation of Embroidered Portraits
A course by Bugambilo
, Visual artist
Learn to illustrate portraits by combining embroidery techniques
- Best seller Spanish with subtitles in English
- 98% positive reviews (851)
- 16379 students

Learn to illustrate portraits by combining embroidery techniques
- 98% positive reviews (851)
- 16379 students
- 21 lessons (4h 14m)
- 29 additional resources (18 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Whenever diverse artistic disciplines come together, beauty and innovation abound. Artist Sol Kesseler, also known as Bugambilo, takes her illustrations to another level by capturing them on canvas with a needle and thread, creating and embroidering truly expressive and unique pieces.
In this online course, join her as she guides you through her creative process to create an image with thread, combining traditional techniques and a contemporary embroidery style.

What will you learn in this online course?
Course table of contents
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U1U1. Introduction
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U2U2. Embroider as drawing
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U3U3. Let's think about colors
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U4U4. The line guides us
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U5U5. The structures: weft and warp
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FPFP Final project
Bugambilo starts by explaining a little about herself and how a coincidence led her to start embroidering. She shares her influences and some resources that may inspire you in your creation process.
Get to grips with the materials required and equip your sewing box with everything you need. Then, choose a portrait photograph to embroider. Come up with some words to describe your project and try to convey them within the project itself.
Sol creates an embroidered color wheel with primary and secondary colors, explaining the advantages of having one made of thread, but you can use whatever version you have at hand.
She then teaches you to draw your design and create a guide to embroider from. Now it’s time to transfer the image to fabric, all while creating a feeling of volume and texture with the lines you draw. Next, learn how to create linear embroidery stitches and back stitches to start working on the portrait.
Start by embroidering the eyes, the focus of the image. Continue with the nose and mouth, learning to differentiate lines that build volume or delimit shapes. Then, embroider the hair by keeping your hand relaxed to achieve a looser stitch.
Discover the importance of being familiar with the fabric weave to get the most out of it. Bugambilo also explains how to combine the lacing and darning techniques to add to what you already know and create the character's clothing with patchwork appliqués.
To finish, you will embroider the background pattern of the image and learn some tips to add the final touches to your creation.

What is this course's project?
Make an embroidered portrait using the photograph of your choice. Craft a portrait drawn with a needle and thread.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Craft enthusiasts and anyone who wants to learn to draw with embroidery by working with a combination of traditional and contemporary techniques to create a unique portrait.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience in embroidery or drawing is needed. Bugambilo shows you a step-by-step approach to creating an expressive portrait.
As for materials, you'll need a photograph, fabric, some thread (e.g. Mouliné and Perlé sewing thread), scissors, an embroidery hoop, carbon paper, pencil, and paper.

Reviews
Sol Kesseler, better known as Bugambilo, is a visual artist and illustrator who uses embroidery as an artistic tool. Trained as a painter, she stumbled upon embroidery by chance. Her work has been featured in specialized magazines and private collections and has been exhibited in different countries. She currently works from her studio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, embroidering illustrations and helping others uncover their passion for crafting with thread.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What are we going to do?
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U2
Embroider as drawing
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Let's assemble the seamstress
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What do we talk about when we say portrait?
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Let's look for the reference
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U3
Let's think about colors
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Let's choose the palette
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Light matters, we make up with grays
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U4
The line guides us
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Sketch and tracing
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Transfer to the web
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To embroider line I
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To embroider line II
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The look I
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The look II
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Nose and mouth
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Hair I
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Hair II
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U5
The structures: weft and warp
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Dressing the character
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Background I
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Background II
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Closing and conclusions
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FP
Final project
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Creation of embroidered portraits
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josoriocalle
Que curso tan espectacular... tiene explicación de cada detalle. Recomendadisimo!
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caritocab77
excelente el curso! pude hacer un retrato bordado y para mí era todo un desafío. La profe ofrece muchos recursos y es muy clara en sus explicaciones
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valentina.cecchi1464
Bravissima artista .
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mariehaass
excellent demonstration, great artwork, however this course is not for beginner, it is more an intermediary. level
soni0423
Excelente maestra, es mi segundo curso que tomo . Recomendable
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