Specialization in Miniature Design and Decoration Techniques

Course summary

• U1: Getting Inspired

  • Introduction

  • Influences | Wei ✦ Honey Thistle

  • Influences | Chelsea Andersson

  • Influences | Jessica Dance

  • Influences | Evan Lorenzen

  • Influences | Yulia Sherbak

• U2: DIY Miniature House & Furnishing for Beginners

  • Tools and Materials

  • Finding Your Interior Style

  • Scaling in Miniature

  • How to Create a Template

  • Making the Sideboard 1

  • Making the Sideboard 2

  • Making the Sideboard 3

  • Upholstering a Chair 1

  • Upholstering a Chair 2

  • Sewing a Cross Stitch Pillow 1

  • Sewing a Cross Stitch Pillow 2

  • Creating a Hanging Planter 1

  • Creating a Hanger Planter 2

  • Adding Windows 1

  • Adding Windows 2

  • Wall Treatment and Laying Flooring 1

  • Wall Treatment and Laying Flooring 2

  • Ways to Display Your Miniatures

  • Storing and Packing Miniatures

• U3: Miniature Furnishings for DIY Doll House

  • Technique Foundations

  • Workspace Preparation

  • Gathering Inspiration

  • Chair 1

  • Chair 2

  • Rug

  • Paper Plant 1

  • Paper Plant 2

  • Table

  • Couch 1

  • Couch 2

  • Accessorizing

  • Additional Tools

  • Displaying Your Miniatures

• U4: Design and Build Miniature Interiors

  • Materials and Tools

  • Inspiration Boards

  • Scale Explained

  • Plans Explained

  • Measuring and Cutting Out

  • Windows

  • Panelled Wall

  • Making the Floor

  • Assembly of Your Model

  • Mid-Century Lounge Chair

  • Seat Pads for the Lounge Chair 1

  • Seat Pads for the Lounge Chair 2

  • Corona Chair 1

  • Corona Chair 2

  • Coffee Table

  • Starburst Clock

  • Books

  • Assembly and Other Room Ideas

  • Final Tips

• U5: Make a Tiny Book: Miniature Bookbinding and Illustration

  • Tools and Materials

  • Bookbinding Terms and Techniques

  • Breakdown of the Book Layout

  • Brainstorming the Story

  • Thinking About The Design of the Book

  • Making a Tiny Softcover Sketchbook 1

  • Making a Tiny Softcover Sketchbook 2

  • Putting the Ideas to Paper

  • Illustrating the Final Pages

  • Assembling the Text Block

  • Making the Cover 1

  • Making the Cover 2

  • Attaching the Cover

  • Display and Presentation of Your Work

  • Creating a Multicopy Edition

• U6: Miniature Needlework: Make Embroidered Jewelry

  • Materials

  • Basic Embroidery Stitch Technique

  • Long and Short Stitch Technique

  • Conceptualization of the Idea

  • Transferring the Final Sketch to the Fabric

  • Basic Color Theory and Choosing a Color Palette

  • Stitching Needle Painting 1 part 1

  • Stitching Needle Painting 1 part 2

  • Stitching Needle Painting 2 part 1

  • Stitching Needle Painting 2 part 2

  • Stitching Needle Painting 3 part 1

  • Stitching Needle Painting 3 part 2

  • Finish the Piece by Placing Them into a Necklace or Pin

  • Other Applications

  • Sharing Your Work Online

• Final project

  • Miniature Art & Design Specialization