I love making portraits! It's a real challenge to make it look like the original without loosing "my" style. I start with the shape of the head, big nose, high forehead, large ears - what are the features? Then it's the face, positioning the eyes and spending a lot of time drawing the face before I start to embroider - my vanishing pen is a must! Hair and clothes are really important and I always put a lot of energy into finding the right materials for the clothes, it has to be something the person actually has hanging in the closet. If possible I like to add a small detail to show the person's interests, like a bag with some camper van magazines sticking out for the camping enthusiast.
I also do more free interpretations - something I call caricatures. The inspiration can come from an interest or a profession where it is not the features of a specific person I aim to capture but the general feel of the hobby/work/you name it.
If you are interested in a portrait or a caricature feel free to contact me on:
julia@by-julia.com
or
07846193552
Thanks for looking!
