Saturday, December 15, 2012

All I want

Welcome to the weekend fellow stampers!

The girl's day out shopping trip was a lot of fun and quite successful. So much so that we didn't get home until quite late and I didn't have time to make a card for yesterday. But I hope that I've made up for that with not only a new card but a couple of coloring videos to go along with it. :)

Like I mentioned the other day, I've been experimenting with a different shading technique on faces recently. It's funny because it's been a while since I've experienced one of those "Aha" moments in my coloring that has brought with it a shift in my style but this is one of them. That's why I love this hobby though, it definitely has the potential for constant growth and change which is exciting to me. And now I want to share how I go about it with all of you. It's nothing huge, just a subtle addition of shading across the middle of the face to allude to some facial definition on all of those nose-less characters that we all love to color up. 
I used Holiday Anya 2 for my example because she hasn't seen ink before this but I couldn't resist some altering as well. I made an easy change to her dress by snipping away the ribbon tails and I also replaced her long ponytail with a sassy little side bun that I borrowed from Princess Anya 3. You can see the entire process on the videos here and here... or you can catch them over on the Color Me Copic blog.

Anywho, I hope you enjoy! Now it's time for me to get myself ready for work. Have a good one!   
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and COpic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye ('Tis the Season)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Holiday Anya 2 and Princess Anya 3), Hero Arts (sentiment), Papertrey Ink (Mistletoe & Holly)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle, Colorbox chestnut roan, Tim Holtz Forest Moss Distress
glitter trim
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E97, E99, E19, E18
clothes- R14, R17, E07, YG23, YG25, YG67, E40, E41, 0

9 comments:

Julie D. Richards said... 1

Hi Amy. Anya turned out so cute. Love the addition of the nose. I learned a lot from your last video and am now off to watch these two. Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos for us.

theCook said... 2

Hi Amy, thank you so much, i loved the videos!

Leanne said... 3

Morning Amy!
Oh I see and it does give the illusion great job! I love the alterations too. The little side bun is adorable. Super cute card!

Heidi Brawley said... 4

AWE she is sooooo darn cute! I asked for this stamp on my christmas. love your card.
Hugs, Heidi & Brooke

Juls said... 5

this is so cute!!! Hugs Juls

Kimberly S said... 6

She turned out just beautifully! I'm really enjoying the YT videos too, thanks so much for taking the time to share with us. :) hugs, Kimberly

Rhonda Miller said... 7

This is beautiful.

Diane said... 8

Thanks for showing your technique of coloring -so very helpful--I love the illusion of a nose!

RiNNE said... 9

I love that song! It's my absolute fave ;). Your alteration of Anya is amazing! Love these special effects on her!!