These videos are really clear and helpful! I really hope you make more and show how to create the appearance of different textures (e.g furr or feathers)
Thank you to you for following me. I'm in the process of preparing another video, working with silk thread on a butterfly motif... hopefully this will show you more again... I do suggest though that nothing beats practice, encountering your own difficulties and then finding the answer maybe as you watch me work. I also plan to start putting a voice over as I work which will also help guide you, the viewer.
Hello Susan... to answer your question, generally I have a picture in my mind of the overall project. I try to establish at the beginning where the light source is, and this is a key guide to going from dark to light. Having said that, I tend to introduce some surprise colour elements in my work, to keep the viewer engaged and curious. To help my students, I suggest that they do a colour study first with crayons on paper and use that as a starting point. After that, I like to let the artist speak and if that means she makes a departure from her first idea while she works, then let it be so. Let me know if this is helpful. I might suggest you watch the butterfly video where I worked with several hues of the same colour in each section to create a shimmer and a subtle play of colour. And thank you for your support. We all need to know that what we create gives pleasure.
I love the way you secure your thread I sometimes use this way but the end of the thread would be longer and at the butt
I’ll try your way next time
These videos are really clear and helpful! I really hope you make more and show how to create the appearance of different textures (e.g furr or feathers)
Thank you for these wonderful and helpful videos!
Thank you to you for following me. I'm in the process of preparing another video, working with silk thread on a butterfly motif... hopefully this will show you more again... I do suggest though that nothing beats practice, encountering your own difficulties and then finding the answer maybe as you watch me work. I also plan to start putting a voice over as I work which will also help guide you, the viewer.
How do you know where to colour change? It’s just beautiful
Hello Susan... to answer your question, generally I have a picture in my mind of the overall project. I try to establish at the beginning where the light source is, and this is a key guide to going from dark to light. Having said that, I tend to introduce some surprise colour elements in my work, to keep the viewer engaged and curious. To help my students, I suggest that they do a colour study first with crayons on paper and use that as a starting point. After that, I like to let the artist speak and if that means she makes a departure from her first idea while she works, then let it be so. Let me know if this is helpful. I might suggest you watch the butterfly video where I worked with several hues of the same colour in each section to create a shimmer and a subtle play of colour. And thank you for your support. We all need to know that what we create gives pleasure.
Kathryn, thank you for your detailed reply. Much appreciated. I’ve watched the butterfly. Sometimes, these videos can be quite mesmerising ❤️