Creation of Embroidered Portraits
What are we going to do?
A course by Bugambilo , Visual Artist
About the video: What are we going to do?
Overview
“We are here to embroider a portrait with thread and needle. I'm going to explain to you a method of synthesizing the figure using a photograph and carbon paper. We will see what kind of fabric is best for you to stitch the first stitches. I will also show you how I manage to embroider different types of lines prioritizing the artistic side of the gesture and not the perfection of the embroidery. You will learn how to embroider the different parts of the face using surface lines and, in the case of hair, we will apply variations in the number of strands. In addition, I will teach you a complex weave with which you will solve the background by combining darning and lace lattice stitches. Finally, we will make your character's clothes using fabric applique. ”
In this video lesson Bugambilo addresses the topic: What are we going to do?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creation of Embroidered Portraits. Learn to illustrate portraits by combining embroidery techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“What are we going to do. In this course I will teach you how to make an embroidered portrait. We will take a brief tour of some planes, that will help you find the reference. We will see the importance of the psychological character of the portrait and, from that, You are going to take a picture or use the one I propose. So you choose if you follow me and you have the portrait like mine, or if you like to work with someone else's photo, go ahead, But the steps will be the same. Besides that, we will work palette. I'm going to teach you how to use the color circle, so you have a basic notion...”
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Course summary for: Creation of Embroidered Portraits
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Category
Craft, Illustration -
Areas
Embroidery, Textile Design

Bugambilo
A course by Bugambilo
Sol Kesseler, better known as Bugambilo, is a visual artist and drawer who uses embroidery as a form of plastic art. Although she is trained in visual arts she stumbled across embroidery by chance. Her work has appeared in specialized magazines, private collections, and national as well as international exhibitions.
She currently has her own studio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she embroiders her illustrations and teaches others to discover their passion for thread.
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