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I decided to start dealing with this weird heatwave by creating fiction. Specifically, snowman fiction.
I mad a TON of Christmas and winter cards yesterday - most for Dare to Get Dirty next month, and it was like imaginary air conditioning. I have zero interest in real snow, despite the heat, but I do love snowmen, and this little snowman & snow baby image kicked off a day of winter cards!
I stamped them in Fadeout Ink and then colored them with my fave colored pencils - so blendy. The coloring was super simple - I used two greens, two reds, an orange, two blues (dark blue for shadows), brown, black and grey - but you can still get a lot of depth with limited colors.
The paper you use matters - you want something with a little tooth, even with super blendy pencils - this is what I use for a bright white pencil paper.
On my card base, I used this black gingham paper - I wanted something simple.
I'll have a sped up coloring video of this image on the socials later, so be sure you're subscribed - Instagram, TikTok and YouTube most likely - I ran out of time to edit this weekend.
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This came out beyond cute!! I love how you said it was simply colored. Can't wait for the video. Thank you for joining us on the release
ReplyDeleteA snow baby! I love that! I want more of those! Ask all the companies to do that will 'ya Lydia? Doing this in pencil makes it extra sweet :) I totally get doing snow when it is hot. Right now I should be doing desert scenes as we are having PITA rain for days on end...not a real rain. Margot
ReplyDeletePS-the paper link is not working-goes to Gina K but does not show product.
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