Thursday 30 June 2011

Tutorial Thursday at Simply Sassy

Hello Simply Sassy fans!
It´s time for another tutorial thursday and today I am showing you how to add depth to a paper pieced image.

You´ll need:
*patterned paper
*ink pad
*stamp (I used Retail Therapy here)
*your favourite coloring medium


Start with stamping your image on the cardstock you usually use for stamping/coloring and once on each of the different patterned papers you want to use. There´s no need to stamp the image twice, I just want to show you two different coloring mediums here.

I usually use Copics for coloring.
Pick the colors that match your paper best. Make sure to do a little testing on the paper since markers may look a bit different on the different papers. Doing a test will also give you the feeling how the color blends on the paper since this varies as well.

I picked some green patterend paper and started with YG-97 as the darkest color. Add just a little bit of color to the areas that will be the darkes on your image:

I then went on with YG-95:



YG-93 was the next color I used.
I did not cover as much of the dress as you would for a normal image since I want to see that it is paper pieced. The color I am adding is just for shading:


I picked YG-91 as my lightest color and added this with little strokes, that got lighter when I cam to the center of the image. So I am able to blend everything together but still don´t cover all the pattern on the paper:

The next paper I picked was a light beige one. Here you can see how I tested different markers on the upper right corner until I found the combo that worked best for this paper.
I started with E-43 for the darkest areas:

...then went on with E-81:

...and finished with E-40:

The 3rd paper I wanted to use was off white with a very fine brown pattern. Usually the E-43 to E-40 would have been my first pick for this but since I used those colors already on the beige paper and I wanted this one to look different I went with some warm beige. I started with W-4:



went on with W-3:



and finished with W-1:


Then I took the stamped image on the regular cardstock and colored those areas in that won´t be covered by patterned paper:


I cut out the shaded pieces of the patterned paper and glued them to the image on white cardstock (picture taken in the middle of the process):


You can do this shading also with Prismacolors. They will give a softer look.
Start with some green color, add it to the darkest areas and blend it towards the middle of the image/area:


Then use a black pencil and only add a little bit of color to the areas you want to be the darkest. Then carefully blend this as well. Take care to not blend it too wide towards the center:


And here you can see the difference between those both mediums. I´ve only done the green parts with Prismacolors but I guess you are able to compare those on the picture:


And these are all the Copics I used, including the ones I used for coloring the image on white cardstock:


Okay, and tomorrow morning I will share with you the card that I used that image on. Have a happy day!

13 comments:

  1. Brilliant tutorial, thanks Kathrin. A real insigt into how you shade, I have noted the colour numbers to have a try!

    ** Kate **

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  2. great idea, i never thought of shading on paper piecing x

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  3. This gives such an amazing effect!! Brilliant tutorial Kathrin!!

    xo.

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  4. Amazing. Im going to have to try this. Thank you so much.

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  5. This is FAB!!! I am definately gonna give this a go!!xx

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  6. Wow fabulous tutorial
    Hugs Dianne xx :)

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  7. Awesome tutorial! Gotta go try that; and thanks for that comparison; almost makes me wanna take out my Prisma....but I am stuck to my Copics....LOL!

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  8. Thanks for such detailed info & the Copics used - that's helping me understand the numbering/shading. The comparison with Prismacolor is so useful to see too (I love pencils). The greens are super & I look forward to seeing your completed card.
    Paula (PEP)

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  9. your illustrations are fabulous, I love them! so happy I found your sweet blog. Hugs

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  10. This is a fabulous tutorial Kathrin! Thanks for sharing.

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  11. I think I just fainted !! This is soooo fantastic.. thank you for sharing this... must try it
    Hugs xxx

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  12. Wonderful Kathrin, thanks so much for sharing this great tut !!!

    Hugs, Sandra xx

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