Creation of Embroidered Portraits
Dressing the character
A course by Bugambilo , Visual Artist
About the video: Dressing the character
Overview
“With a patch I can have a color or texture plane that serves as the basis for embroidery. I am going to make the character's clothes with the technique of applying using termolina so that the edges do not fray. ”
In this video lesson Bugambilo addresses the topic: Dressing the character, 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
“Dressing the character. In this unit we will focus on the shirt and the bottom. We have ready the face, the hair, the neck lines and the idea is that we work with the patch again that we had left pending when we transferred the image. The fabric I chose to make the patch doesn't fray too much, but if with the fabric that you will make the patch it will fray too much, that is, that you begin to cut and disarm yourself, it will be convenient for you to seal the edge with some milky terminus, you can use any brand and if you don't have no need to buy. You can get ready with a little school pla...”
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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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