Welcome! Today I'm playing along with a My Favorite Things Stamps Wednesday Sketch Challenge, WSC462. When I looked at this sketch, the Fantasy Florals set that I used on yesterday's post came to mind again, so I thought I would try it on Kraft cardstock for an antique look.
Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers and Prismacolor pencils that I used to color the Fantasy Florals image on Kraft cardstock. I spent maybe 10 minutes darkening and lightening with the pencils--not a lot of time, but it makes a difference. If you would like to save a larger version, click on the photo above for a full-sized version in another window.
Please Note: When choosing marker colors for images on Kraft cardstock, remember that the cardstock warms, darkens, and mutes/desaturates ALL of the colors. So you may need to start out a bit lighter in value and cooler in color temperature than you have in mind for a finished product. You really can do all of your shading with the markers EXCEPT for the lights. You will at minimum need a white colored pencil to get some highlights since your markers cannot be lighter than the paper that you start with. Another tip: do ALL of your marker work first, and THEN add your colored pencil. The wax in the pencils will affect the marker tips if you try to color marker on top of colored pencil. It's just not a good idea!
Would you like to play along with the Sketch Challenge? Check the MFT Stamps Blog for more details and more sketch inspiration as well! Thanks for stopping by,
