Understanding Composition
Adding detail to your world. Over the last three weeks, we have been discussing color and technique in hand embroidery and it’s time for it all to come together. Very few teachers talk about attention to detail in hand embroidery I have yet to find any tutorial, video, or blog post discussing this subject. So, here we go... In today’s article, we will discuss why attention to detail is important in any artist's work; across the board from painting on canvas to hand embroidery and we will discuss some ways to accomplish detail in hand embroidery . W hat is Detail, within a work of art? Here’s a word… Composition. As in the artists’ world, to embroiders this word means making the important parts of a work stand out. Detail is the isolated element s within a work of art; be it an oil painting or a piece of hand-embroidered wall art. To be absolutely honest, composition and the time it takes to achieve it can be a never-ending chore when finishing a