Color me Happy! (picture heavy)

It's Linda here with you for Color me Happy Friday! For my coloring today I have used an image called You can count on me and I'm coloring with Copic Markers. 

I started using E37, 35, 33, 31 and 30. I added the darkest color E37 where the shade is meant to be. 

Then I add the next color, E35 and working over the darkest color as well towards my intended light source. 

I go on with E 33 and working that over my E35 and towards my light source. I do not go over my E37, this would make the colors blend to much. 

I then go over with my E35 and E 33 again to deepen the colors before I go over E33 with my E31 and towards the light. 

Then I go over my E31 with E 30 and the image is done. Well Henry anyways... 

So moving on to baby Henry I do the exact same thing... I start with my darkest color, in this case I choose E35. 

Then I add my next color E33 working over my E35 area as well. 

Before I go on to my next color I go over the image with E35 and E33 again. Now I move on to E31. 

Then I add my lightest color E30. 

For the pink details I use RV10 and R00, adding RV10 to the areas where the shade is meant to be.

Here I have added the R00 and also started on the red shirt for baby Henry. I always use R59, R46 and R27 for coloring read. Below I have added R59 as my darkest color where the shades are and then R46. 

Then I go over my image with the two darkest colors before I add R27 as my lightest color. 

Here the image is all done. I have used YG97, 95, 93 for the trousers using the same technique as I described above. 

This is the finished card: 

Thank you for stopping by today! 

Sending love

Owww it is Friday and almost time for the weekend.

I am so happy that I, Marion, may give you some inspiration today.

As it is Friday, it is time to share colouring tips.

For todays colouring I used my copics.

Almost every time nowadays I lay down two layers of colour.

The colours are much richer this way.

This is the stamp I am colouring today:

This is what Henry looks like after the first colouring layer:

As you can see, the shading and the dark colours are visible but not very dark.

Now, this is how Henry looks like after the second round of colouring:

You can see that the shading and the dark colour is much more visible now and

gives the image some dimension.

I also added some more (fur) strokes.

Of course I will give you the copic numbers I used on this image:

Henry Mouse: W5 - W3 - W1 - W0 - 0 - R22 - R20 - RV10 

Letter and envelop: E55 - E53 - E51 - E50 - R59

Green background: G99 - G94 - ^YG67 - YG63 - YG03 - YG11 - G21 

Blue background: BG05 - BG01 - BG000 - BG0000 

I also made a card with this supercute image that I also would love to share:

Close-up:

I hope you found my colouring tips usefull and I am looking

forward seeing your Henry colouruings.

Untill next time,

Happy colouring, crafting and weekend,

Lots of hugs,

Marion

Products I used from the Whiff of Joy store:

         

        

    

Racer Henry

Hi all, woohoo it is Friay and almost time for the weekend.

Friday also means it is color me happy day at the Whiff of Joy blog.

I am still in love with Henry Mouse stamps.

I think he is the cutest mouse ever

and I still love to colour him.

Today I want to share the following colouring with you:

I used my copics for colouring and these are the numbers I used for sweet Henry:

Furr: E44 - E43 - E42 - E41 - E40

Ears: R20 - E41 - E40

Henry's outfit: R29 - R27 - R24 - R22 - R59

Helmet: R29 - R27 - R24 - R22 - R59 

Helmet screen:  B02 - B01 - B00 - B000 - N7 - N5 - N3 - N1 - N0

I know, it is a lot of colours I use, but it makes blending so much easier.

I always start a section with putting down a layer with the lightest marker.

When I finished a section, I go over the section with the lightest marker

so it blends even better together.

For smaller parts like the nimbers on the helmet, I love to use Spica markers.

They also give a touch of glitter as well, so perfect for the numbers and

the small parts on Henry's outfit.

I think you all love to see my finished project, well here it is: 

I hope I have given you some inspiration.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

Untill next time,

Happy Crafting and hugs,

Marion

Whiff of Joy products:

    

Color me happy with a digi stamp

Good morning Whiff of Joy fans,

Today it's my (Jeanet's) turn to show you some coloring techniques.

I've used the digistamp  "Henry with telescope"

The coloring of Henry I did with copic markers;

- Henry E50, E51, E53 en E21

- Ears and cheekes - E93

- Hat and shirt - B34, B37, B39, W3, W1

- Telescope - W5, W5, W2, W1

- Ground - E44, E43, E42, E41

- Background sky - B000

When I finished coloring I made the clouds around

Henry with  Decorative Chalks.

As you can see on the above picture I applied some blue chalk with the pompom.

First I've cut a cloud out of cardstock and mask it with my image.

Apply some chalk over the edge of the cardstock.

Move your "clouds" to another place and repeat till your sky is filled with clouds.

Below you can see the result.

Have a nice day!

Hugs, Jeanet

Color me happy!

Today it's time for our "color me happy" day!! It's tips and tricks on coloring.... 

Today it's me, Linda, sharing with you how I colored this lovely image called 

Easter Parade

This is how I did.... I stamped my image on paper using a Memento pad. I use Copic Markers to color. For Henry I picked the colors E 29, 37, 35, 31 and 30. (Yes E29 to make the shading deeper). 

I start with adding a bit of E29 where I want my darkest shade. Then I add E37. I leave a lot white to start with. 

Then I add my E35 going in a bit more. 

Then I do the same with E31 and just leave a little white space that I cover with E 30. 

To make the shades deeper and the blending better I go over all of my colors again (except E29). And then this is the result... a little bit different from the one above...?

Coloring the Chickens I went with the colors below. 

Add the darkest shade and the next darkest ones to the parts where you want the deepest shade. 

Then add the lighter colors....

So this is what it looks like before I go over it again.... 

This is my final image... For the tail and ears I use R20 and 00 and for the beeks and feet of the chickens I have used E07 and Y38. 

Hoping you found this useful....

This is my card using this image....