Guided Project: Punch Needle Portrait from Photo

Overview

“This lesson will cover what you should look for in your reference photo to make a successful punch portrait.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Choosing Your Reference Material, which is part of the Domestika online course: Guided Project: 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

“Choosing your reference material Now that you have that information, I'm going to discuss all the stuff you need to know to choose the reference photo for your portrait. The goal is to make your life easier down the line because the right photo will be much easier to work with when you start punching, so it is worth putting in the prep time. I'm going to discuss some of my earlier punch needle portraits just to talk about what works and what doesn't work and why I made certain choices, my regrets, my successes, all that, so that you can start thinking about what you wanna make and be realis...”

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

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

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Embroidery, Punch Needle, Textile Design