Brief description of the workshop
Learn how to paint with wool to create a beautiful pet portrait using the Needle felting technique. Watch your loveable pet come to life underneath your finger tips, using soft wool fibres, you don’t need to have drawing skills, really! There are ways around this!
What to expect from the day.
In this course Jane will teach you how to create a 2D needle felted picture. Working from your own photograph Jane will guide you through the Needle felting process step by step with demonstrations. You will begin by transferring your chosen image from a photograph onto a lightweight fabric background to get an accurate outline of your image, you will then be guided through the tools & techniques used.
Explaining the different wools, which needles to use for different finish’s and effects and how to correct mistakes (yes we all make them even me!) You will build your picture through the manipulation and layout of fibres, from colour choices and blending to the beautiful intricate expressive eyes, giving warmth and realism to bring your pet to life!
The equipment & materials :- a selection of 100% real Wool fibres, foam mat as a working surface, fabric for your background, transfer materials and 2 felting needles. All this equipment and material is yours to keep!
Students need to bring 2 x A4 colour photocopies of your chosen pet or animal please fill as much of the A4 paper as possible with your pet/animal (please choose a photo that is in focus with no blurred areas) head shots work very well for beginners.
Also some people bring their image on a tablet or iPad which can be very useful, or a additional photocopy of blown up details like eyes, nose or mouth etc… would work just as well, making sure all images are clear and in focus.