Copic Airbrushing

Hi! This is Jeanette and I am back as promised with a short video on copic airbrushing. If you would like to see the video on how I masked all my images together, you can scroll down one post or just click ~here~.

When I first started airbrushing, I used the starter kit that came with the Air Grip, Air Adaptor, Air Hose, Air Can 80, and Air Can Holder. I fell in love with the look and the ease of airbrushing but I very quickly ran out of air from the can! I purchased more and they quickly emptied too! I took the plunge and invested in a compressor. Although pricey, I do not regret my decision.

So now I use the Sparmax AC –101 Windstorm Air Compressor. The Air Grip and the Air Adaptor work perfectly with it and now…………AIR is free!

A few tips when you airbrush:

• The air grip is made to work with Sketch markers although I hear that you can rig it to work with the Ciaos. I am not sure how.
• Insert the chisel edge into the grip so that the longer point is up at the top.
• The ink will spray a little ahead of where you point, so always start on a piece of scrap paper and move your nozzle over to your project. This way you will have an idea of where it is spraying.
• Maintain a constant pressure on the air grip. If you don’t you will get spatters and blobs as you airbrush…this can be a great look but sometimes not the look you were aiming for.
• I set my pressure gauge on the compresser between 40-50 PSI. This gives me the perfect spray.

Here is my video:

and here is the finished card:

Stamps: Whiff of Jo: Sailor Willow, Sitting Sailor Oakley, Beach Chair

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: SU! Whisper White, Baja Breeze, DP Websters Pages

Coloring: Copic Markers

Tools: SU! Punches, Cuttlebug die for the corners Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions just let me know! I will do my best to answer you!

Selfmade Design paper & aging with Copic Airbrushing by Katharina Frei

Today I want to show you how I created this background paper, which matches my coloured image perfectly.

Heute möchte ich euch gerne zeigen, wie ich dieses Hintergrundpapier, das farblich perfekt zu meinem Motiv passt, selbst gemacht habe.

Stamps: Whiff of Joy Spring Swirls, "A little magic might help", Butterflies
Ink: StazOn jet black, Memento tuxedo black
Paper: Su black, white vellum and whisper white cardstock
Accessories: silver brads from Stampin' Up, silver crystals from Artoz, crystal effects from SU
Colored with Copic Sketch Markers: E21, R20, B02, B04, R81, R83, R83, Y21, Y23, E31, white gel pen

I created my own background paper using the stamps of Whiff of Joy's Spring Swirls collection and a butterfly from the "Butterflies" stamp set. I used my Cuttlebug B plate to arrange the stamps and stamped my "selfmade background stamp" on whisper white cardstock from Stampin' Up with Memento tuxedo black ink.

Ich habe mein eigenes Hintergrundpapier mit Stempeln von Whiff of Joy's Frühlingsschnörkel Kollektion und einem Schmetterling des "Schmetterlings- Set" gestempelt. Als Grundlage habe ich die B Platte meiner Cuttlebug verwendet und darauf die einzelnen Stempel zu einem Hintergrundstempel arrangiert. Gestempelt habe ich auf weissem Cardstock von Stampin' Up´mit Memento tuxedo Black Tinte.

I coloured the stamped background with Copic Sketch Markers with coloures I already used for the stamped image. This way the background would match perfectly.

Anschließend habe ich den Hintergrund mit Copic Sketch Markern ausgemalt. Verwendet habe ich dieselben Farben, die ich auch schon bei dem Stempelmotiv benutzt habe. So passt am Ende beides perfekt zusammen.

The sentiment is also included in WoJ's spring swirl collection. I stamped it on white vellum with StazOn jet black (which gives a more detailed impressin that the Memento).
I adhered some single crystals underneath the text to draw more attention to it.

Der Text ist ebenfalls in WoJ's Frühlingsschnörkel Kollektion enthalten. Ich habe ihn auf weisses Transparentpapier mit StazOn jet black Tinte gestempelt (diese verhilft zu einem detaillierteren Abdruck als die Memento): Die einzelnen Kristalle darunter habe ich angebracht um mehr Aufmerksamkeit auf den Text zu ziehen.

I wanted to give my selfmade background paper an aged look. Therefore I used my Copic airbrushing system with E31 (Beige Brick) on the borders.

Verwendet doch das Copic Airbrushing System um eure Hintergründe künstlich zu altern. Ich habe mit E31 (Beige Brick) die Kanten besprüht.

I used crystal effects from Stampin' Up on the bottles to give it the feeling of being glass. You should let it dry for 30-60 minutes so I like to use it at the end of creating my card or project.

Als kleines Extra habe ich Crystal Effects von Stampin' Up benutzt um den Fläschen den Anschein von Glas zu geben. Es hat eine Trocknungszeit von 30-60 Minuten. Deswegen verwende ich es erst ganz zum Schluss, nachdem ich meine Karte bzw. Projekt abgeschlossen habe.

Hope you liked my little tutorial :)Ich hoffe meine kleine Anleitung hat euch gefallen :)

http://blog.whiffofjoy.com/

Creating Airbrushed Backgrounds - by Tori Hemingway

Creating Airbrushed Backgrounds with the Copic ABS by Tori Hemingway

Today I will be showing you how I create sky and ground backgrounds on my cards using the Copic Airbrush System.
For this project, you will need:

Copic Sketch Markers, Copic ABS with either air cans or compressor, your favorite nestie, scallop circle punch or nestie, Post it note, copy paper, and fine point scissors.

I started off by cutting my image out with a Nestability and leaving the Nestie in place so that I have a white border around the entire image when I am finished. Next, I color the image with my copics.

I created a mask by stamping the image on copy paper and trimming around the lines very closely. For those of you not familiar with making masks, it is important to trim on or very close to the black outside lines because it will leave a white outline around the image if you do not. This is my mask after it is trimmed.
Place the mask on top of the image. Some people like to affix with repositionable tape or stamp their image on post it notes. I just use the copy paper and hold it in place with my fingers. Once I have my mask placed, I use a post it note that I have ripped to create my horizon line. As you can see, I have used this one many times!
Next, I use a scallop circle mask to create my clouds. I start from the top and work downward. I used B21 and my Copic Airbrush System (ABS). Holding the scallop mask in place, I airbrush around the scallop edges.
Here is the left side after I finished it.
Now the top is finished!
To create the ground, I flipped the yellow mask around and secured it. Make sure that the mask on top of your image is still in place.

I airbrushed the first layer with E31.

I followed up the image with a very light layer of E39. My E39 marker is very juicy and tends to spatter when I airbrush with it, so it looks like sand. I hold it far away and let it spatter lightly. It adds so much texture to the ground. This is my finished image!

And, here it is on my finished card!
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial today! ~Tori

Copics und Polychromos kombiniert

Today I would like to show you a slightly different colouring technique. I have presently purchased Copics, but I have found myself struggling to achieve some depth when applying shadows to the image. I then came up with the idea to replace the non existing shadows with Polychromos…..
My first step was to stamp my image with the Memento stamping cushion
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Heute mag ich euch mal eine etwas andere colorations Technik zeigen.

Seit neuestem besitze ich ja die Copics, nur habe ich mit denen sooft das Problem, tiefe durch Schatten in die Motive zu bekommen. Da kam mir die Idee genau diese fehlenden Schatten mit Polychromos zu setzen...

Als erstes Stempel ich mein Motiv mit dem Memento Stempelkissen

Then I coloured the image with the Copic pens
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Dann coloriere ich das Motiv mit den Copic Stiften

Followed by applying shadows and accentuations with the Polychromos,
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Anschließend setze ich mit den Polychromos Schatten und Akzente,

Which I smudged with the paper wiper soaked in baby oil. I repeat this process until I am happy with the results...
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welche ich dann mit dem Papierwischer, den ich in Babyöl getränkt habe, verwische.

Dies wiederhole ich solange, bis ich mit meinem Ergebnis zufrieden bin...

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