Tuesday 1 September 2015

Enchanted Forest

Another new digital stamp release from The East WInd today. This is my instagram sneak peek
and to follow are some colouring progress pictures as I go along.
i have used Faber Castell Polychromos pencils to colour this image. However i did use Inktense watercolour pencil to colour the edge of the background.

I coloured her hair with
-black
-raw umber
-brown ochre
-naples yellow and
-light cadmium yellow
I usually start with the lighter colour to feel out the shaded areas then go over the shade with darker colours blending as i go and fill in any gaps where needed with the lightest colour.

Next i decided to colour the main tree showing.
I used
-cadmium lemon yellow as my base colour all over
-light green was next but I was sure not to go too close to the edge
-pine green finished off the darker areas
i then went over the whole tree with a pencil stump just to give a smooth look.

That hat was next to get coloured and I used
-dark indigo for the darkest edges of the hat
-I think it was helioblue-reddish was used
-prussian blue was also used as the main blue colour
-black was to darken the edges

I had to finish the hat and i used
-deep scarlet red for the base making sure to leave white areas to depict light cast
-middle cadmium red was next to darken the shade
-dark red finished off the shading.
i again used a pencil stump to give a smooth finish.

Here is 'Enchanted Forest' all coloured up and put onto a card.
you can get this awesome digital stamp from The East Wind etsy store >>here

This is one of many of Unky's September releases that you certainly won't be disappointed in colouring. She really has outdone herself this month with fantastic images...just wait!

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

5 comments:

  1. That diecut frame is so pretty, and the image is coloured beautifully.

    Thanks for sharing in my 'no patterned papers' challenge.

    Lin
    Crafty Cardmakers and More

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  2. wow stunning colouring, just perfect x Thankyou for joining us over at Get Creative for our 'no patterned paper' challenge. Hope to see you again Lynda DT xx

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  3. Beautiful Colouring ,and I just love your card .Thanks for joining our first Challenge at The Pencil Cases Challenge Blog ,Susan (DT) http://thepencilcases.blogspot.co.uk/

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  4. I love the softness of this, so very pretty! Thanks for joining in the fun with us at The Pencil Cases Challenge Blog and our first challenge 'Anything Goes'. Yvonne (DT)

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  5. gorgeous colouring and a gorgeous card. Thank you for sharing with us at Crafty Cardmakrs and More. Marlene DT

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