Coloring Advice Needed
Emily Seah
Hello...
This may be a pretty basic question, but I'd
appreciate some tips on how to color in stamped
images most effectively. I've been collecting
rubber stamps for several years, but haven't
really advanced beyond just using ink pads &
occasionally, embossing powders. Are there special
pens or inks for coloring stamped images?
Thanks in advance for suggestions!
Emily
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"It's strange what desire will make foolish people do."
-Chris Isaak
red...@intersurf.com
Emily Seah <10304...@CompuServe.COM> wrote:
>Hello...
>This may be a pretty basic question, but I'd
>appreciate some tips on how to color in stamped
>images most effectively. I've been collecting
>rubber stamps for several years, but haven't
>really advanced beyond just using ink pads &
>occasionally, embossing powders. Are there special
>pens or inks for coloring stamped images?
There are LOTS of techniques for coloring stamped images,
Emily....but perhaps the most popular is the LePlume or TomBow
watercolor markers. These both give bright, vibrant color on all types
of paper and can be blended abit as well. Less expensive watercolor
pens can also be used, but the colors don't seem to be the same, ie:
faded looking, lines where the color overlaps when you are filling in
a large area, etc.
Another popular coloring media is the Berol Prismacolor colored
pencils. The pencil by Berol come in soft and hard lead, but the soft
seem to work best with stamping. Again, less expensive pencils will
work, but the results are seldom the same. Colored pencils can be
blended very easily with the addition of several layers and can give a
softer look when light pressure is used.
Pastel chalks are another media that though less popular, do give a
distinctive look to your stamped images. Use a Q-tip or sponge-tip
makeup applicator to apply them, or even your fingertip. These are
very nice on floral images, giving a very soft, "pretty" look.
By using permanent ink or embossing, you can also use regular
watercolors or watercolor pencils to color in your images, Use a good
quality paper whenever you are going to use a more "liquid" media.
Perhaps my favorite method right now, is a combination of Berol
Prismascolor pencils and LePlume markers. I use the darker pencil
tones for shading first and then finish with a lighter tone of
watercolor pen overlaying all the colors. This gives the maximum
amount of play with blending the colors and also give the finished
work a very smooth surface texture.
The main tip here is to experiment. Often one media works for a
particular image while another is not as pleasing. I always stamp my
images separately and color them several different ways until I get
what pleases me, then color in the final image with the media I liked
best.
Good luck to you in your adventures with color!!! :)
Redstick
>Thanks in advance for suggestions!
>Emily
>--
>"It's strange what desire will make foolish people do."
>-Chris Isaak
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Barbara Holl
Emily,
There are many ways to color the images. I use Tria pens, LePlumes,
Marvys, chalks, and occasionally pencils. There are other brands of pens
and ways to color, but to start out I'd use some sort of brush markers
such as the above.
Enjoy!
Barbara (StampBear)
bh...@halcyon.com
On Thu, 27 Nov 1997, Emily Seah wrote:
> Hello...
>
> This may be a pretty basic question, but I'd
> appreciate some tips on how to color in stamped
> images most effectively. I've been collecting
> rubber stamps for several years, but haven't
> really advanced beyond just using ink pads &
> occasionally, embossing powders. Are there special
> pens or inks for coloring stamped images?
>
Amy Crane
Hi Emily,
I see that others have given you advice on coloring. I notice
that you are a Compuserve member and you may or may not know that
there is a wonderful rubber stamping forum there. There is a
really friendly group of stampers there and a library chock full
of stamping techniques and information. Just GO HANDCRAFTS and
you'll find the stamping section.
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John Thompson
red...@intersurf.com wrote:
> Pastel chalks are another media that though less popular, do give a
> distinctive look to your stamped images. Use a Q-tip or sponge-tip
> makeup applicator to apply them, or even your fingertip. These are
> very nice on floral images, giving a very soft, "pretty" look.
>
--
Shirley Thompson
jtho...@x2.alliance.net