Thursday, February 5, 2015

Scandinavian Inspired Distress Inking with Copics - Part 1 Skin Tones

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Hello everyone!
I am going to share with you today,  a technique I learned from Suzanne Dean.
Suzanne is a fabulous Copic Instructor and I refer to her has my Copic Guru. She is one of the first artists I know of that created a technique for Scandinavian-Style Distress Coloring Using Copic Markers.

I will be sharing how I use this  Scandinavian-Inspired  Distress Inking technique with my Copic Markers.  This video will deal with  Skin Tones. I will share how I used this technique for clothing on my video next week.


My other YouTube Tutorials can be found HERE

To err is human!I created a super shaker card for you!   :)    I have lost it!   I looked all over and it is no where to be found!  Panic?   NO!    The good news is...   I have to re-color it again for next weeks video when I demonstrate this technique for clothing!

Supplies
Stamp
Tilda with Rose Lace Dress (Magnolia)
Any of the wonderful Magnolia images will work well for this technique!!!
There are three main things I will cover of this tutorial.
Scandinavian-Inspired Distress Inking with Copic Markers will
        1.   Have dark coloration around the edges

        2.  There will be a warm gray tone that pools around the corners
        3.  There will be a lot of light -especially in the center.

                        a.  Most images have 2/3 mention coloration.
                        b.  This technique will have 2/3 light coloration.

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I applied E13 in the shadow area.   The darkest shadow area was applied around the perimeter of the face , hairline and round the top of the shoulder.

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The midtown was applied sparingly from the inner edge of the E13 with a light flicking motion.   This should be used sparingly.   Usually, the mid-tone  constitutes 2/3 of the image.   With this particular distressing technique, 2/3 of the image remains .


The midtown was applied sparingly from the inner edge of the E13 with a light flicking motion.   This should be used sparingly.   Usually, the mid-tone  consitutres 2/3 of the image.   With this technique, 2/3 of the image will remain "light" in color.
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E00 was applied as my highlight.   Notice that with this technique, I am not coloring all of the highlight at once!

Even though a color is light in color, the ink will lay down another layer of partials and the color will darken :D

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I now go back and apply W3  in the corner areas to allow a warm gray color to pool.

I then top it with E13 and blend out with E11, E00.   I clean off the nib of my E00 and then lightly flick across the center once with a light touch.

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I lightly flicked from the center out with my Colorless Blender.  It is important to use a very light touch and use this step very sparingly to avoid the color from becoming blotchy.   You can choose to omit this step if you prefer.
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I hope this tutorial was helpful and that I clearly covered the 3 important  points that help create this Scandinavian-Inspired Distress Inking Technique with Copics!
  1. Have dark coloration around the edges
  2. There will be a warm gray tone that pools around the corners
  3. There will be a lot of light -especially in the center.
    • Most images have 2/3 mid-tone  coloration.
    • This technique will have 2/3 light coloration.
Thank you so much for stopping by!   I will be back next week with how I use this same technique to color the clothing!



5 comments:

  1. Another new technique from you. Thanks a bunch. I'll have to give this one a try very soon.Have a great day.

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  2. Thanks Donna! I fixed the video LOL It will now play!
    Hugs,
    Marie

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  3. Great technique!! I always enjoy your videos, Marie!!

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  4. Wonderful video wanted to tell how much I liked how you displayed your color numbers. That was a super idea. Hope things are good with you?

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  5. Awesome video, and I will find your card, if you find my cutter bee tweezers...lol..

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