Love Bugs...

Hi all,

A New Year has started ...

so I thought why don't we start 2020 with a little love?

I have coloured up some of the the brand  new stamps from Kraftin Kimmie,

I love this " Love bugs " set as it has many different images and some fun sentiments too..

To use several images together I have  masked some stamps to create various layers,

just a little reminder  when you are masking stamps  the first stamped image will actually be the one in the front at the end.

So that means that these ladybirds and the big flower (my first stamped images) will be in the front of all the later stamped images in the end.

You will need :

 Perfect Colouring paper, masking tape and stamps...

this is during the masking...

This is during the colouring of the flowers

Below you can watch my video from the start until the finished card,

step by step.

Thanks for watching! 

Copic :

Flower Combo 1: R81, R83, R85, R89

Flower Combo 2 : R81, R24, R29, R59

Heart Flowers : E42, E44, E47, E49

Ladybirds :R14, R17, R12, R27

YR23, YR21

T5, T7, T10

Greenery : G14, G94, G99, G24, G21

Copic multiliner SP0.3 BLACK

Stamp: Love Bugs by Kraftin Kimmie

Ink : Krafty Kolours hybrid: Crisp Crimson by Kraftin Kimmie

Die: MFT
Cardstock: avec

Thanks for your visit !

PS Next Sunday in Rome ECCP 1 and ECCP 2 colouring classes!!

Hugs Blankina 

Barbara feat. Zeolith - Colouring Nature

 Hello dear Copic Fans, 

today would have been my turn (Barbara) to show you something inspirational, but I hurt my right hand and am not able to colour, so I want you to meet one of our talented guest-designers at the Copic Marker Deutschland Blog:
 Zeolith
She is a genuine artist, because she skethes the images herself. She made a very nice tutorial about natural colouring and I want to share it with you: 

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 Today, I show you an image that is much more reallistic as the ones you know me for, but so I can show you how versatile Copic Marker are.

For drawing the image I did not use Multiliners, because they would have made too strong a contrast. That's why I used a very fine pencil. Take care to use a very hard pencil, because it produces less abraison and does not spoil  the Copic nibs so easily.

I use R08 as basic colour for the feathers, it is a strong orange-red tone.

As usual, I just work it out roughly. You don't have to be afraid to do so, it will be blended later to a smooth surface.

 As second colour I use R46, a strong colour, and blend both reds together.

 I add some accents with R46 and will work them out later.

Now I use W3 and W5, they are great to soften the red and give more dimension. I work on the single feathers this way:

Add W5 to the tipps ad blend it with W3. So you create a soft blending.
  
I used W3 and W5 for the darker parts of the beak and the feet. 

On the second picture I added an even deeper shadow with W7 and W5.

     

So the bird is finished, now I have to colour the twig it is sitting on. To make them look as realistic as possible, I work the other way round. 
So I start with the darkest parts and blend them with lighter tones. I use E44 and E43 as basis and blended with E42. Then I add E70 and E71 to the  thinner twigs. For the leaves I only used E70 and E71.

The berries were coloured with the same Copic Markers as the feathers, but without the greys. The background is B91 and C00. 
On this ACEO card I use additional colour pens to work out the single feathers with black and the twigs with brown.

I finish with some white dots for a snowy touch.

So here comes my card!

Material used:

Feathers: R08 / R46 / W3 / W5 / W7

Legs: W3 / W5

Twigs: E 44 / E43 / E42 / E70 / E71

Leaves: E70 / E71

Background: B91 / C00

Hopefully I encouraged to to try realistic colouring of animals!

Best Wishes Zeolith!

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Adorable tutorial, isn't it? I only contributed the translation, but as Zeolith is guest of my team, I am a bit proud, too.
Big Hugs
Barbara/Kreativmonster