Happy Thursday my crafty friends (and family too.) I am coloring up another Rubbernecker image today. As I settle back into another new routine back in Iowa I will have time to do a lot more coloring and will have all sorts of new images in the line up!
For those of you wondering about Copic College please stay tuned, I am working on how to finish off the year and the possibility of a BIG announcement in the next month! So stay tuned!
On to the coloring! This is “Ethel Cooking” she looks a little feisty to me what do you think?
- Squiggle a light earth tone into the hair (E50)
- Use two or three warm grays to dot and squiggle texture and shape into the hair, as you get darker using less of each color. (W1, W3, W5)
- Under paint the deepest shadow areas with a blue violet. (BV23)
- Use a lighter earth tone to base all of the skin. (E21)
- Use two more earth tones to add shape to the skin areas. (E23, E25)
- Blend the skin smooth going in reverse through the earth tones. (E23. E21)
- Base the counter in a lighter earth tone, my goal was a butcher block look. (E21)
- Use a darker earth tone and two warm grays to create wood grain and cast shadows under the objects on the counter. (E21, E23, W5, W3)
- Base Ethel’s dress in a light blue. (E41)
- Use a darker blue to add shape to her body. (E45)
- Use cool grays to add form to the pot, knife and eggs. (C1, C3, C5, C7)
- Use a light earth tone to base Ethel’s apron. (E50)
- Use small amounts of two more earth tones to keep Ethel looking plump. (E51, E53)
- Two different earth tones give the look of cardboard to the egg carton and aged paper to the wine label. (E31, E33)
- Use a group of Yellow reds, reds and greens to finish off the assortment of ingredients at Ethel’s work station. (YR23, YR24, R59, R37, G85, G94, G99, C5 and Colorless Blender)
For those of you that need to see more of the process there will be a full video posted next Wednesday. Below you will find a link to the stamp. Thanks as always for checking in!
Have Happy Colorful Day!
