Guided Course: Punch Needle Portrait from Photo

Overview

“In this podcast, you will explore how a simple photograph transforms into a textured, expressive punch needle portrait. You’ll break down an image into tonal values, interpret light and shadow with color and texture, and experiment with yarns to sculpt features. Each loop tells part of a story—emotion through fiber.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Podcast: From Photo to Fiber: Punch Needle Portraiture, which is part of the Domestika online course: Guided Course: Punch Needle Portrait from Photo. Create textured embroidered portraits using punch needle technique with essential tools, explore creative methods, and share your art.

Partial transcription of the video

“You place a photo on the table, a face you know well, maybe a friend, maybe yourself. There is light on one side of the cheek, shadow under the nose, texture in the hair. It's just a photograph, flat, still, but today you're about to give it texture, volume, and something almost like breath. In this episode we're diving into the transformation from image to textile. How does a simple photo become a living, breathing portrait in punch needle embroidery? We begin always with the image. Some artists are drawn to dramatic light, portraits where one side dissolves into darkness. Others choose ph...”

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Course summary for: Guided Course: Punch Needle Portrait from Photo

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (2)
• 229 students
• 1 unit
• 7 lessons (1h 27m)
• 12 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Embroidery, Punch Needle, Textile Design