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Making Faces: Beginning and Advanced Portraits (DVD)
Availability: In Stock
Price: $19.95
Item #:
09QM09
ISBN: 9781596681880
Running Time: approx. 76 min
Discs: 1
Region: Universal
Learn several techniques to create dramatic fabric portraits for your art quilts. This workshop is suitable for both beginners and advanced quilters. Discover how to manipulate your photos with computer software to easily fashion portraits of your loved ones with fused applique. Then learn how to use a photo to draw faces on fabric with colored pencils, pens, fabric paints, or inks. Extra bonus: basic lessons on how to draw faces freehand.
MATERIALS
COLOR BLOCK PORTRAITS (BEGINNER)
- Computer with photo editing software
- Digital photo
- Lite Steam-A-Seam 2® cut 3 pieces 8.5" x 11"
- Rotary cutter, ruler, and cutting mat
- Large scissors (optional)
- Small scissors (essential)
- Red gel pen
- Silver (or white) gel pen
- Four shades of fabric (light, medium light, medium dark, dark), each cut into 1 piece 8.5 inches x 11 inches
- Iron & ironing board
SURFACE DESIGN PORTRAITS (INTERMEDIATE)
- Computer with photo editing software
- Digital photo
- Freezer paper, cut 8.5 inches x 11 inches
- Light colored fabric, cut approximately 10 inches x 12 inches
- Iron & ironing board
- Light table
- Pigma® Micron® 005 pen or a mechanical pencil
- Choice of mediums: pen, pencil, pastels, crayon, paint, ink, thickened dye
FREEHAND PORTRAITS (ADVANCED)
- Photo
- Drawing paper and drawing pencil
- Light colored fabric, cut 8.5 inches x 11 inches
- Light table
- Pigma® Micron® 005 pen or a mechanical pencil
- Choice of mediums: pen, pencil, pastels, crayon, paint, ink, thickened dye
QUILTING YOUR PORTRAITS
- Heavy, clear plastic (like tablecloth material from a sewing store or template plastic, transparency film, or a report cover)
- Dry erase marker (or a Sharpie® with rubbing alcohol to remove lines later - test first)
- Quilt top, sandwiched with batting and backing
- Chalk pencil for marking quilt top
- Fine thread (such as invisible thread, 100-weight silk, or 60-weight polyester)
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