Friday, February 3, 2012

iCopic Lover: The Color of Metal


Hi there!   Happy Friday!    I am excited to share this DT card and tutorial I created for iCopic.  This adorable image is  a rubber stamp called Beep Beep I Love You from Whiff of Joy at iCopic  Metallic colors are my favorite things to color.   Some look like copper, gold, patina, pewter, tin, silver an may more.    Although there are many types of metal, I wanted to color this adorable robot a simple shiny silver color.  



Shiny silvery metal is a cool color so I selected the Cool Grey Copic Markers to color the robot.  



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 This kind of silver has a sharper contrast between the shadow and highlights than the softer metal. The shiny metal also has some reflective light.   I used my colorless blender and lightly pushed the color from my highlight area to the darker  area. Remember that the colorless blender is a "pusher: of color. I rarely do this however, I think it worked well on the metal.   I then went back and darkened by shadow areas and blended toward the highlighted area.    


Tip:  Start with the most detailed or challenging area of your image.  Since coloring the metal was my challenge,  I started with that color in case I made a mistake.  I then colored the green combos, red flowers and then the blue monitor.  Isn't he just the cutest little thing?  

 I used the green and yellow-green  color combos.   I used G21, G24, YG61 and G28 for the Green areas of the Robot and the foliage.  I sparingly  used G82 for the deep shadow area.
 I used YR00 for the highlight in the flowers.  I used R20 and R22 for my mid tones and R24 for my dark tones.  I sparingly used R46 with a light coat of c3 and R46 on top again for the very darkest of shadows. 


 The monitor was colored with B21 for the shadow areas and BG10 and B000 for mid tones.  I used B0000 for my highlighted areas.  



I used Clockworks embossing folder for my top layer because I think it coordinates nicely with a robot.  I adhered my layers and used hand quilled roses and heart shaped rhinestones for my embellishments.



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16 comments:

  1. wow Marie, this is amazing you have given this adorable tinman a heart and smile, amazing dear.

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  2. A lovely card and tutorial, metal is a tricky one to colour. A good tip too. Thanks for joining Top Tip Tuesday. Elaine

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  3. Marie, What a delightful card and thank you for the tutorial. I am a tutorial freak. Love the background on your card also. All around great card. enjoy your weekend.

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  4. What a cute robot and as always your coloring is fantastic.

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  5. Wow! What a fantastic card, I just love that image and your colouring is fantastic, thank you for the tutorial.
    Thank you for joining us at the Crafty Purple Frog challenge.
    Pauline
    x

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  6. It always amazes me at how many Copic markers it takes to colour one image. And what a great job you have done, especially using the reds.

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  7. Wow!! You are so amazing! Love this robot and your gorgeous coloring. This card is so cute.

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  8. WOW!!!! I don't use Copic but WHAT fabulous colouring! really stunning!! GREAT JOB!!! thanks for the tip too! its lovely for people to see! Thanks for joining in with us at Top Tip Tuesday Challenge this time, Hope you can come play again soon, hugs Samantha :0)

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  9. I was looking at stamps today, and I was on the edge about getting this guy, but I think I may go back for him after seeing your wonderful card.

    Love the card,

    Colin
    crimsoncricut.blogspot.com

    Guest Designer for Top Tip Tuesday

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  10. Ooh this is so lovey!!

    Thank you for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday! Hope to see you again!

    Remember, you can enter 3 creations and 3 tips - 6 chances for prizes!!

    Hugs
    Leanne
    xx

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  11. I love the way you display your markers, that makes referring back to your page (which I do often) for tips so much easier! Your little beep beep is wonderful. I noticed that your using your colorless blender a bit more for this technique and it's given me some wonderful ideas on how to blend or "push" better!
    Must say that those quilled roses look amazing. You can really save a lot of money making your own flowers. Can't wait to see tutorials on your amazing quilling skills in the future too.
    Beautiful card and the embossed bg is perfect!

    Thank you SO much for playing along with us at Top Tip Tuesday and Make It Monday. :)

    Hugs to you,
    Lisa xx

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  12. Maria, this is super fabulous! Gorgeous coloring and thanks for sharing how to color with copics :)

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  13. Marie,

    I really appreciate you stopping by and following my blog. I already said how much I loved your card but I can't wait to see more.

    Thanks again,

    Colin

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  14. What a cute little guy this is. Thanks for joining us in the Tea Room this week.

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  15. Wow! This is so adorable Marie, beautifully coloured as always..super for all sorts of occasions..Love it!
    Hugs,
    Marjorie
    xx

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  16. Love the card and how you color it...i'll steal the idea for Metal business cards and color it same.

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Marie