Exploring Positive and Negative Space - video tutorial
Welcome to my video workshop, "Exploring Positive and Negative Space." In this course, I invite you to dive into the fascinating world of composition through a series of hands-on exercises designed to enhance your creative skills.
We begin with a simple yet effective paper collage exercise, which serves as the perfect introduction to understanding and manipulating positive and negative space. This foundational activity will help you develop a keen eye for balance and harmony in your compositions.
Once we've mastered the basics with paper, I’ll guide you through the exciting process of translating your designs into textiles. I’ll show you how to choose suitable fabrics and discuss various embroidery techniques that will bring your compositions to life. You’ll learn how to use texture, color, and stitching to enhance your work and make it uniquely yours.
By the end of this workshop, you’ll not only have a beautiful piece of art to showcase, but you’ll also gain the confidence to explore and create your own compositions on a larger scale. You'll find the freedom to design without the need to follow a pre-set pattern, allowing your creativity to flow naturally.
You will learn the following skills and processes:
Positive and negative space paper collage
Using a view finder
Suitable fabric choices
Balancing shape , form, colour and texture
Methods of attaching fabrics
A range of embroidery stitches
Ways to finish your work
Please tick the marketing permissions box at the checkout or you will not receive the automated email containing the links.
Welcome to my video workshop, "Exploring Positive and Negative Space." In this course, I invite you to dive into the fascinating world of composition through a series of hands-on exercises designed to enhance your creative skills.
We begin with a simple yet effective paper collage exercise, which serves as the perfect introduction to understanding and manipulating positive and negative space. This foundational activity will help you develop a keen eye for balance and harmony in your compositions.
Once we've mastered the basics with paper, I’ll guide you through the exciting process of translating your designs into textiles. I’ll show you how to choose suitable fabrics and discuss various embroidery techniques that will bring your compositions to life. You’ll learn how to use texture, color, and stitching to enhance your work and make it uniquely yours.
By the end of this workshop, you’ll not only have a beautiful piece of art to showcase, but you’ll also gain the confidence to explore and create your own compositions on a larger scale. You'll find the freedom to design without the need to follow a pre-set pattern, allowing your creativity to flow naturally.
You will learn the following skills and processes:
Positive and negative space paper collage
Using a view finder
Suitable fabric choices
Balancing shape , form, colour and texture
Methods of attaching fabrics
A range of embroidery stitches
Ways to finish your work
Please tick the marketing permissions box at the checkout or you will not receive the automated email containing the links.
Welcome to my video workshop, "Exploring Positive and Negative Space." In this course, I invite you to dive into the fascinating world of composition through a series of hands-on exercises designed to enhance your creative skills.
We begin with a simple yet effective paper collage exercise, which serves as the perfect introduction to understanding and manipulating positive and negative space. This foundational activity will help you develop a keen eye for balance and harmony in your compositions.
Once we've mastered the basics with paper, I’ll guide you through the exciting process of translating your designs into textiles. I’ll show you how to choose suitable fabrics and discuss various embroidery techniques that will bring your compositions to life. You’ll learn how to use texture, color, and stitching to enhance your work and make it uniquely yours.
By the end of this workshop, you’ll not only have a beautiful piece of art to showcase, but you’ll also gain the confidence to explore and create your own compositions on a larger scale. You'll find the freedom to design without the need to follow a pre-set pattern, allowing your creativity to flow naturally.
You will learn the following skills and processes:
Positive and negative space paper collage
Using a view finder
Suitable fabric choices
Balancing shape , form, colour and texture
Methods of attaching fabrics
A range of embroidery stitches
Ways to finish your work
Please tick the marketing permissions box at the checkout or you will not receive the automated email containing the links.
This listing is for a PDF file only - NOT a physical item.
The workshop is NOT live - it is pre-recorded.
You will be sent a downloadable PDF of the step by step guide which contains a link to an instructional video.
Receiving this guide does not transfer any rights of the item. The design and words remain the property of Rebekah Johnston.
You are able make these items to sell on a small scale. Please credit Rebekah Johnston.
After purchasing you will receive 2 emails: the first is your order confirmation and the second contains a link to dropbox where you can download the pdf. The link will expire in 7 days.
Please tick the marketing permissions box at the checkout or you will not receive the automated email containing the links.
Please do not share or redistribute this tutorial (either the PDF or video) with others. If you have friends that would be interested in making a mini quilt flower, please direct them to my website so that they can support me too!
Positive and negative shape play - stitching felt shapes on to a linen background.
