I create portrait art that combines drawing and knitting with digital tools. Hi my name is Faith Humphrey Hill and I’m a full time artist located in Oak Park…
That’s wild! Would you mind sharing more about the process? My wife knits a lot so I know something like this would be really difficult with traditional color work but I’m not sure how you achieved it.
Thank you! Not at all happy to share info. All my work starts with original drawings in procreate. I turn a layer of the drawing into a knitting pattern and then knit it (in this case using 2 colors of yarn but most of my art uses 6colors) I used to do it by hand combining stranded, intarsia, and backwards knitting techniques. When I started animated I knew I needed the knitting to be faster and the stitches even more uniform cuz I wanted the crosshatch drawing still there. I started animating with a 1950’s knitting machine. This piece was made with a hacked 1980’s knitting machine. I had to rewire it and use special software to get it to talk to contemporary computers. I need to make a video about how I make 6 color tapestries with it because it took lots of time effort and crying and cursing to get it to work hahaha. But the machine and I are best friends now it made this piece possible to complete in a little over 1 month. The knit fabric is 30 feet long and will be on exhibit next month beside a VR gallery I made in Spatial.io that features the animation. Please feel free to ask more questions I’m happy to answer them☺️
Wow, this is really high effort & high quality! Outstanding job! Does “30 feet” imply this is a single piece of fabric? How long did it take to design and make something like this?
Thank you! Yes it’s 30 feet of knit fabric. I’m actually exhibiting the knit film strip beside a display of a VR environment I made in spatial.io that has the animation. The piece took me a little over a month to complete. I’m happy to answer any questions ☺️
That is…amazing.
Thank you!☺️
As a knitter and an animator, I’m flabbergasted.
Thank you! ☺️
I am truly floored by this. I think all of us animators are masochists to an extent, but you must be on another level. Great work.
Thank you so much🥰
