Skills Focus: Wet Felting, Needle Felting Difficulty Level: Intermediate Helpful Experience to Have: Basic Wet Felting Course Length: This course is equivalent to a 2-day in person workshop Audio: Recorded in English
Combine needle and wet felting into a gorgeous landscape scene that features a striking waterfall cascading over a mossy rock ledge into a pool below, with layered trees and forest foliage receding into the the background
Skills you willLearn:
Combine needle felting and wet felting techniques to create a gorgeous 2D landscape scene that features a flowing waterfall
Learn how to lay out a base of fibers for strong background color and structure
Design major scene elements prior to wet felting such as the mossy rock wall, the layered trees and forest foliage, and the shoreline below the waterfall
Blend fibers and colors together to create visually stunning color and dynamic details that convey light, shadow, and depth.
Place major design elements in your scene that draw the eye and guide the viewer through the scene
Learn Laura’s tried and true wet felting methods, including how to get perfect edges and shrink the piece to just the right size.
Touch up the trees, foliage, shoreline, and rock wall after wet felting, making any adjustments and highlights as needed
Needle felt the flowing water that falls down the rock ledges and cascades down into the water pool below.
Discover how Laura achieves the effect of flowing water, and how different techniques in needle felting serve different design purposes
Add finishing touches and have a look at a few Woodland Waterfall iterations
Included in this course
24/7, 365 Instant access to the course streamed directly to your computer, tablet or phone
High quality video instruction divided into short, digestible lessons
Learn at your own pace and refer back to lessons at any time
Complete materials list with links to recommended supplies
Videos are divided in to easy to digest & easy to reference segments
Meet the Instructor:
Laura Ricks
Laura Ricks is from Lafayette, Indiana. She has been working with felting and fiber arts since 2017.
She particularly enjoys creating felted landscapes, which feature spectacular skies and clouds, beautiful natural scenery, and picture-perfect depth and perspective. She often draws inspiration from her rural Indiana surroundings and her travels, with the ability to turn photos into felted masterpieces.