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Colouring with Copic Markers |
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Stamp image using dye/pigment/hybrid ink that won’t react to alcohol markers. I use either Palette ink (Black Noir) or Nick Bantock for Ranger ink (Lamp Black). DO NOT USE water based inks as the ink will smear when you start to color. |
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I choose my color palette by spreading out the papers I will be using for my project and choosing markers that match/compliment my paper choices. When choosing colors you in general want to keep the first letter/s of the marker the same (BG, G, R, etc) and the first number the same. The second number is what you want to pay attention to when choosing colors to blend with each other. Ideally you want to stay within 3 numbers to get a good digression of color. (BG40, BG43, BG46 for example), BUT having said that I’m a rule-breaker, and I frequently test the boundaries and rules, and I have found that if the colors look good, and if you blend RIGHT AWAY, you can get a pretty good effect with pretty much any color choice, you just have to work at it and practice. |
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Remember this rule: LIGHT-DARK-LIGHT. First you apply the lightest colour of your choice to the desired area. (I will show you the step-by-step method for the green area, but the blue area was done in the same manner) |
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When the light ink is still wet apply the darker colour where you want some shading. This is complete personal preference as to where you place the shading, but I always seem to start with the upper left side of the image. (I have no idea why, I guess I’m always standing at the same angle to the sun, who knows…) |
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Then RIGHT AWAY take that first color and blend the line between dark/light so the line disappears. With colors that are more than 3 numbers away (as I have used here) you might have to press a little harder, but I promise, it will work. Again, you just have to practice. Add additional shadows if you wish to finish of the area. |
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Add some contrasting color to make the image POP and give it a little depth. I chose the reds because there is a touch of red in the paper, and I also thought the image needed more color. |
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I have used Copic Ciaos with the airbrush system. I used a foam pencil-holder. PUSH it onto the Copic Ciao, and viola, it fit in the airbrush holder. |
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I pushed the pen into the holder, moved the position of the tip until I got a nice spray, and using a mask for the butterfly I airbrushed a blue background. |
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Using the Scor-Pal, score the cardstock base, decorate your card-front as desired, and apply any embellishments. Keep airbrushed cards out of direct/indirect sunlight as they will fade quickly. |
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Tobi is a high school music teacher by day (choral specialist), a jazz singer and pianist by night. She also teaches classes weekly at her LSS and enjoys the challenge. Being a versatile paper-crafter she just about does it all (card-making, altered items, scrapbooking) and her style can shift with her moods: eclectic, simple, elegant, fun, cute, intricate. Tobi’s been featured in a number of Papercrafts publications (and future ones too!) and hopes to be featured in much more to come. |
