Lively Pet Portraits: Fur Embroidery Techniques

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Lively Pet Portraits: Fur Embroidery Techniques provided by Domestika is a comprehensive online course. Lively Pet Portraits: Fur Embroidery Techniques is taught by Santo Cielo. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Domestika. The course is taught in Englishand is $9.00. Visit the course page at Domestika for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Learn to embroider realistic animal portraits by exploring fur and stitching techniques to give your favorite pet life and texture

    • Introduction
    • The First Steps
    • The Sampler
    • Embroidering
    • Final Touches and Care Tips
    • Final project
    Animal portrait embroidery is a creative way to demonstrate our love towards our furry friends. Embroidery artist Santo Cielo specializes in immortalizing photographs and memories of these tiny critters that make our lives happier. From his home in Berlin, he creates commissioned work for clients, hosts workshops for beginners, and shares his embroidery with over 14K followers on Instagram.

    In this online course, Santo teaches you how to embroider animal portraits by teaching you his specialized fur techniques. Learn how to make realistic fur with the arrow scheme and a variety of stitches. Pay homage to your animal companion with needle and thread.

Syllabus
    • Influences
    • About Me
    • Color Selection: Threads and Background Fabric
    • The Movement of Fur and Layers
    • Choosing the Right Photo
    • Materials
    • A Very Furry Sampler 3
    • A Very Furry Sampler 2
    • A Very Furry Sampler 1
    • Transferring the Pattern
    • Preparing the Hoop
    • Tracing
    • Embroidering the Eyes and Nose 1
    • Embroidering the Eyes and Nose 2
    • Embroidering the Snout 1
    • Embroidering the Snout 2
    • Embroidering the Ears, Jaw, and Forehead 1
    • Embroidering the Ears, Jaw, and Forehead 2
    • Embroidering the Ears, Jaw, and Forehead 3
    • Isolated Hairs and Whiskers
    • Finishing the Hoop
    • Cleaning, Washing, and Ironing the Embroidery
    • Adding Names
    • Lively Pet Portraits: Fur Embroidery Techniques