Have you ever seen a quilt that looked just like a photograph and thought “I wonder how they did that”? Or maybe you’d like to know more about how to apply good design to your quilts. If either of these scenarios speak to you, you won’t want to miss Kestrel Michaud’s presentation on November 13.
Good art starts with good design, and quilts and other fabric artwork are no exception. But because fabric is not a traditional fine art medium, art made with fabric needs to incorporate elements of traditional fine art design in its own unique way. In “Designing for Realism”, Kestrel will teach us how to incorporate the principles of good design when creating art with fabric. While her talk will focus on creating realistic pieces of art, the concepts Kestrel will discuss are relevant to fabric art of all artistic styles.
Using her own work as examples, Kestrel will teach us:
- how to select and work with photographs in developing a design
- the difference between colour and value, and why they both matter
- how to incorporate lighting, such as how to make an object appear as though it’s sitting in direct sunlight, and how to make a grey, overcast day
- how to create the illusion that objects are in the distance by mimicking the effect of the atmosphere
- how to choose the best fabric colours and patterns for realism-style art quilts
- how to use stitching as a complement to the design
So much good information in just 1 hour!
If you need any more encouragement to join us via zoom on November 13 @ 7pm Eastern time, just look at the design of the poster (below) that Kestrel created to promote her talk.
Guests are welcome. Please see the Guest section on our fees page.
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