It’s been a hectic few weeks, and another very steep learning curve, but my new online course is out now. All lessons are pre-recorded, so you can learn in your own time and at your own pace, and you get lifetime access once you’ve enrolled. You can watch the introductory video and read the notes for free.
In this course you learn how to paint your own fabrics – I show you some basic techniques and then away you go:
You learn to plan and develop your ideas in a sketchbook using some easy drawing, painting and collage techniques:
And you learn to layer and stitch fabrics to a foundation to create a unique little landscape. I show you how to stitch distant trees and hedges, how to add a sense of perspective to your picture plane, how to add buildings, structures, fences, and paths, and finally how to add foreground details using some simple hand embroidery stitches:
The videos are very informal and are intended to look as if you’re in the room with me. Occasionally I dither about whether to move a scrap of fabric or paper up or down by a few millimetres, but feel free to fast-forward through the less engaging bits – and my video-editing skills are minimal, as you will see. However, I think it’s probably as good as it’s going to get, and I think it’s good enough for you to learn the skills I’m setting out to share.
I think there’s somewhere over three hours of video in total, and each lesson has written notes beneath the video section, so you’ll need to scroll down each lesson to see all the information. There aren’t any subtitles for this course, but the written notes and the video together should be enough for you to understand what to do.
I’ve also made up some little fabric packs in the shop here (undyed fabrics for you to paint yourself) and here (hand-dyed sheer, semi-sheer, and textured fabric scraps for layering).
I think the customary way to introduce a new thing like this is for me to say something like, ‘I’m super-excited to share details of my new online course…’
The reality is that middle-aged British people rarely get super-excited about anything, and frankly it feels terrifying, rather than exciting, to put this much of myself out there. But – well – feeling the fear and doing it anyway. Every day a new adventure, and every day a little braver.
This looks amazing!
I hope it’s good enough 🙂 Let me know what you think
Price in dollars?
about $57 I think. You can check exchange rates on xe.com.
Yes, I don’t think “super-excited” is something any British person who grew up in the Seventies or thereabouts is happy saying. But we can still be full of anticipation, maybe a bit of anxiety, which is, after all, if they were only honest about it, a large amount of what the super-excited brigade are feeling too! I’m sure it will go well!
I think you’re right, exactly that. I’d say it’s probably 10% excitement/anticipation, 90% nervousness. But I think we’re off to a good start here, and there’s a lot of content in this one so plenty to learn. And I’m learning all the time too, of course. ‘Super-excited’ always makes me smile though.