Creation of Embroidered Portraits

Overview

“Much of the character of the portrayed will be in the hairstyle, we have to pay attention to its shape, fall and color. We will work the character's hair using the nuance point very loosely. The idea is to keep your hand loose so that the stitch looks relaxed and thus achieve a smooth transition between the whites of the face and the shadows of the hair. That way, we will prevent it from looking artificial like a helmet or wig. ”

In this video lesson Bugambilo addresses the topic: Hair I, 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

“Hair. We have the face ready and we will start with the hair. I divided the area into two parts, one has a shorter hair treatment and the other with slightly looser stitches, that show the movement of the waves in the bangs and in the jopo. For that we will use the nuance stitch, I would like to show you in a scheme how the stitch is traditionally made and on the web how are we going to do it, because the truth is to do it as shown in an embroidery book I don't find it convenient for hair treatment. Well, I show you more or less how it would be with a traditional nuance stitch. In order to ...”

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Course summary for: Creation of Embroidered Portraits

• Level: Beginner
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• 5 units
• 21 lessons (4h 14m)
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• Category

  Craft, Illustration

• Areas

  Embroidery, Textile Design