Technique Tuesday!!!

Welcome to Technique Tuesday!!  

Today I am featuring the Blended Pencils Technique that I demonstrated at my Technique University class awhile ago.  This technique uses our watercolor pencils and I think the last step (adding detail with a fine black marker) really makes the image stand out!

 

Technique instructions:  · Using a light colored neutral ink, stamp a large silhouette flower image on the front of a white or kraft card base.  · Using the dominant color in your image, color around the edges of the petals, leaving the centers blank.  This coloring can be very rough and sketchy - the texture will become smooth as you add more layers of color.  · Color towards the center of the petals with your next lightest color. · Come back with the first color and blend the colors together. You will start to see the color become smooth and blended, but there will still be porous portions. Leave a little bit of exposed cardstock at the center of the flowers.  · Using the lightest color pencil, color over the entire petal to blend all the colors together. The texture of the color will now be smooth and waxy.  · Come back one last time with the darkest color pencil and intensify the darkest portions of the petal. · Color the top of the flower with two of the lighter pencils.  · Color the other flowers in the image with a charcoal grey pencil - this coloring can be very light and sketchy - you do not need to blend this - just use basic coloring and shading.  · On the main flower image, come back and blend the grey on the stem and leaves with the lighter colored pencil.  · Using a very fine black pen, add detail to the flowers.

THANKS and as always...

Happy Stampin' & Scrappin'!

Sarah Williams

Stampin’Up! ® Demonstrator

http://sarahwms.stampinup.net

http://stampscrapwithsarah.blogspot.com/ 

757-235-5339          StampinUp.Sarah@yahoo.com

July Technique University....

Blended Pencil Technique on a Center Step Card and a Note Pad Holder made out of an empty SU DVD case!

Blended Pencil Technique on a Center Step Card fold

Note Pad Holder in a decorated empty SU DVD stamp case!  We'll learn how to make that cool flower too!!!

Samples for my Technique University Class this month...we will learn one way to use and blend the SU Watercolor Pencils, how to make a Center Step card, and we'll make a Note Pad Holder out of an empty SU DVD Stamp case (and how to make that cool looking flower too!)!!  You'll be able to choose any of the papers in the Paisley Petals Designers Series Paper!  

Come join us for an evening of fun!!  Just call or e-mail me by Sunday so I'll be sure to have enough supplies!

                                                                        When:  Monday, July 25^th @ 6:30 PM

                                                 Where:  Chesapeake First Church of the Nazarene

                                                                    1134 Cedar Rd

                                                                    Chesapeake, VA  23322

                                                 Cost:  $15

Contact me for more information!!

Sarah Williams

Stampin’Up! ® Demonstrator

http://sarahwms.stampinup.net

http://stampscrapwithsarah.blogspot.com/

            757-235-5339          StampinUp.Sarah@yahoo.com