Favorite ways to add color?
Jaunice Tamme
mostly tombow markers or colored pencils? I am new to the stamping and
scrapbooking and would love any advice. I tried colored pencils on my
easter cards and was a little disappointed.
Jaunice
Pat Kight
I'm not a very good "colorer" -- dating back to kindergarten, in fact!
-- so I tend not to "color in" my stamped images, because the results
look like something out of a badly done coloring book.
Instead, I sometimes use pigment inks, either applied directly from the
pad, sponged on or even daubed with my fingertips, to create soft-edged
colored areas that overlap (underlap?) the black stamped images. This is
harder to describe than it is to do. For instance: smudge some yellow
and orange ink onto the paper, let it dry (or hurry it along with my
heat gun) and then stamp a medieval-looking sun on top in black or maybe
red ink, without even trying to line the image up precisely with the
color. The result is sort of free and whimsical, and can look quite
nice.
I've been playing lately with Staedtler Aquariel (sp?) watercolor
crayons, too. They go on just like ordinary crayon, but act like
watercolor under a wet brush. Combining crayon strokes with the flow of
watercolor can make for interesting effects.
Nine times out of 10, though, I just stamp in black and let the paper,
cardstock or embellishments provide the color if I want it.
--Pat Kight
kig...@peak.org
Michele B.
you get more colors without the hassle of coloring. I prefer kaliedacolre
pads. Michele
Tracey Winter wrote in message <37016327....@news.flash.net>...
>I, too, have been disappointed when it comes to coloring. I've heard
>great things about the Dove blending pen, but I don't have much
>success with it. Chalks are ok sometimes. The colored pencils are ok
>too. I'm not sure if mine are watercolor or not. I've had them since
>hight school! I've never tried actual watercolors.
>
>My favorite way to color is with markers applied directly to the
>rubber die. I personally have better success with the Marvy markers
>than Tombow.
>
>Tracey
>On Tue, 30 Mar 1999 15:32:28 -0800, Pat Kight <kig...@ucs.orst.edu>
>wrote:
Dianne O'Connor
I am also fairly new to rubber stamping and my sister has been into it
for awhile, and suggested buying a set of colored chalks. I have been
using a Q-tip and colored chalks and coloring in the areas, after
stamping with black ink. I like how it fills in the areas. I haven't
tried water colors yet, but I think it would spread rather well, also.
Using colored pencils doesn't really appeal to me either, because it
would probably take more time and the pencil lead would not fill the
area to be shaded, as fast as chalk, or water colors.
Tracey Winter
Heather
wrote:
>Instead, I sometimes use pigment inks, either applied directly from the
>pad, sponged on or even daubed with my fingertips, to create soft-edged
>colored areas that overlap (underlap?) the black stamped images. This is
>harder to describe than it is to do. For instance: smudge some yellow
>and orange ink onto the paper, let it dry (or hurry it along with my
>heat gun) and then stamp a medieval-looking sun on top in black or maybe
>red ink, without even trying to line the image up precisely with the
>color. The result is sort of free and whimsical, and can look quite
>nice.
Have you seen the "Dazzling Duets" from Posh Impressions? They're sets
of two stamps that do just that - first you stamp the one with the
broad coloring strokes, then follow up the one w/ the line art. I
thought they looked kind of cool, though your way allows a lot more
creative freedom.
heather
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pencils, and 3) with the prior two and the Dove blending pen. I use a lot
of watercolor cardstock so that I get better results with my blending pen.
Jaunice Tamme <jkm...@xmission.com> wrote in message
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> I have a question what is everyones favorite way to add color? Do you use
> mostly tombow markers or colored pencils? I am new to the stamping and
> scrapbooking and would love any advice. I tried colored pencils on my
> easter cards and was a little disappointed.
>
> Jaunice
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Collins
Metallics. I also enjoy using rainbow ink pads. When I do color, it tends to
be w/watercolor pencils and Prang watercolors.
KC
Linda Young
have been:
1. Using chalk cubes and q-tips to apply the color
2. Watercolor pencils and a blending pen
Neither of these methods require exacting skill, therefore are good for me.
I have done some sponging for background but still need practice with that.
I rarely use markers for coloring because I always end up with intense
colors which I just make a muddy mess of if I try to shade! I do use markers
to color the stamp itself, but that's a different technique altogether.
Linda
Jaunice Tamme wrote in message <7drma4$4qu$1...@news.xmission.com>...
Michelle Delio
eyes they give a much more natural effect than I got with markers. The trick
is to use light layers of color --example: for caucasian skin tones I'll use
a light brown and a brownish pink for shading, two shades of creamy beige
overall, with possibly even a yellow brown for low lights, and a white to
highlight. And yes, that's just for the skin!
There's a ton of books in the fine art section of any good bookstore on
colored pencil techniques, and it's easy to adapt them to stamping. Have fun!
Michelle
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Mary Garvey
You either love them or hate them; I love them - especially on white
paper with an embossed image (black or gold are my current favorites).
They are blendable with other Radiant Pearl colors.
Next Favorite -
On BLACK cardstock -> Pearl Ex ! (powders mixed with water + gum arabic)
No Brainer Method:
Last week or 2 weeks ago, Aleenes Creative Living had a segment with an
Embossing Arts representative. They used chalks (3 colors), plus a black
Vivid pad.
Steps:
On an Oval shape (white cardstock), swirl or wipe or *whatever* the 3
colors of chalk.
Stamp the image with Black Vivid (dye based).
Attach to coordinating card (they had a yellow card; the chalks were
pink, yellow, blue)
On scrap, apply more chalk; using a punch (theirs was a butterfly),
punch out some images and attach to the card.
Tracey Winter
color in a chat room last night, today I went out and bought some
watercolor pencils and... I love them! I finally found a way to
color that I really enjoy. I also have much more success with the
Dove blender with these pencils than anything else I've tried it with.
Tracey
Lin Whitenight
>easter cards and was a little disappointed.
>
paint brush to blend the colors...very nice....reg. colored pencils don't do
that for you....WC pencils are my favorite way to color....
--
LIN
Penny Wessenauer
I want to convey: "Elegant and Unusual". I have the materials I need: small
square 2 inch mirrors, and just about anything else I could possibly need,
including mat board, cs, lace, ribbons, embellishments, beedz, ultra-thick
embossing powders, stamps (natch!!), inks--you name it!
What I don't have is a firm idea of how to go about this. I don't know if
making hand mirrors is something that has been around for a million years and
published a hundred times, but I have never come across an article using this
concept. This is where YOU come in, if you will! I could use some thoughts on
exactly how these might be put together, which materials should I use, should
the mirrors be more three-dimensional (i.e, perhaps 1/2" in height), or maybe
they should have some sort of closure across the face of the mirror? Should I
varnish these hand-held mirrors? Perhaps they should be very collage-like? I
don't know...you tell me, please????
Since I have more mirrors than I need for the project I'm embarking on, I will
gladly send a finished decorated mirror to whoever provides an idea closest to
how the mirrors end up. Well, what do you say?
With my mirrored gratitude and hugs,
Penny Wessenauer
Pat Kight
>
> I know what I want to make: a small mirror for the purse. I have a feeling that
> I want to convey: "Elegant and Unusual". I have the materials I need: small
> square 2 inch mirrors, and just about anything else I could possibly need,
> including mat board, cs, lace, ribbons, embellishments, beedz, ultra-thick
> embossing powders, stamps (natch!!), inks--you name it!
(snip)
> Since I have more mirrors than I need for the project I'm embarking on, I will
> gladly send a finished decorated mirror to whoever provides an idea closest to
> how the mirrors end up. Well, what do you say?
Well, with an offer like that, how can we refuse ...
Hmmmm ... I don't know about your purse, but mine gets to be a mess.
Tobacco crumbs, gum wrappers, lipsticks that come open, pens that leak
etc. ... And its contents can take a beating, since I have a tendency to
fling the thing into the back seat of the car, onto the dining table,
etc.
So my own first concerns would be (a) making the piece sturdy enough to
survive and (b) protecting it from soil and damage when it's rattling
around in someone's purse.
Off the top of my head ... How about using a bookbinding technique to
create a small "wallet" with the mirror inside? Perhaps three pieces of
that mat board. Cut a hole in one piece to frame the mirror, then hinge
the three together with sturdy fabric (either just at the joining edges,
or covering the whole thing) so you wind up with a tri-fold with the
mirror frame at one end. Fold that into the center, slip the mirror
behind it and glue it down, then fold the whole thing like a book with
the mirror inside. Am I describing this well enough so you can visualize
it?
That gives you multiple surfaces to decorate: the outside of the "book,"
plus the inside mirror frame and the "page" facing it. I wouldn't
presume to tell you how to do that, except to say that, personally, I'd
avoid Beedz and similar embellishments that might tend to fall off with
wear. Perhaps you could combine stamping and collage, with a final coat
of a clear, waterproof finish for additional protection?
For even more protection (and to make this something a person could tuck
in her pocket if she didn't feel like carrying a purse), how about
making a tiny fabric pouch or envelope to hold the mirror? You could sew
it, or (if you use the right fabric) make it like a regular envelope and
use fabric glue or that iron-on fusible stuff to construct it; add a
snap closure or a pretty bead-and-loop, or a button, or ...
See what happens when you get me started? Now I'm trying to figure out
where I saw those cheap mirrors for sale ... (-;
--Pat Kight
kig...@peak.org
R & N Seshan
> For even more protection (and to make this something >a person could tuck > in her pocket if she didn't feel >like carrying a purse), how about > making a tiny >fabric pouch or envelope to hold the mirror?
oooh, or make it out of velvet, and you could emboss the velvet with stamps. Or maybe a rayon or other fabric pouch and stamp that pouch with dishwashing detergent or bleach. Wouldn't that be pretty?
Or you could use jewelry wire around the mirror. Wrap the wire around the corners, and bend it to make shapes or something? Maybe even string beads made of clay and stamped?
You could even maybe stamp the mirror itself. I don't know how well the rubber will stand up to it, but maybe brush or brayer some glass etching cream onto a not too detailed stamp and stamp the mirror in a corner or at the edges...
As for cheap mirrors, maybe you could take an empty pressed powder compact, separate the mirrored part, remove the hinges to make a little purse mirror? Then decorate the outside of the mirror.
rachel
R & N Seshan
rachel
Mae Kuriyama
I love the way the colors stay bright and the LePlume 2 pens make it easy to
color details.
Now with the Dove blender, I find it even easier to get pastel shades using
Marvy Brush Markers where markers are usually to intense in color. These
markers are great for those solid type stamps where you color the rubber
since they are so "juicy" and stay wet longer on the rubber without having
to "huff" or "breath" on them before stamping.
Since all the colors, I belive 108, are available in both the LePlume 2 and
Brush Marker, I get double the fun!
Mae (Stamphi)
Jaunice Tamme wrote in message <7drma4$4qu$1...@news.xmission.com>...
>I have a question what is everyones favorite way to add color? Do you use
>mostly tombow markers or colored pencils? I am new to the stamping and
>scrapbooking and would love any advice. I tried colored pencils on my
>easter cards and was a little disappointed.
>
>Jaunice
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Capi Pike
While watercoloring with watercolor pencils has always been one of my
favorite ways of adding color to stamping, my new favorite is Radiant Pearls
paints. They are a translucent paint with a pearlescent finish in a gel
medium and can be air-dried or painte and then embossed with clear EP. I
love 'em....
Capi Pike
Capi's Creations
capike@prodigynet
Rose Ciccone
Webby is really into Radiant Pearls, she loves them. I found
Pearlescent paints at A.C. Moore this week and I think they are fairly
close to RPs. Sent a couple of bottles to Webby. I'm going to play
with them a little myself. I'm not the artist she is but I do learn from
her. <S> However, I think there may be more color choices in the RPs.
Rose
Capi Pike
Without having even seen the ones from AC Moore I would say that they are
probably not like the RPs....so far I have seen and tried many other paints,
but none have the translucence of the RPs, nor the ability to be used with
the clear embossing powders. I have the Lumiere's (brought to us by the
lovely folks at Jacquard, who also make Pearl EX mica powders), and by
Daler-Rowney
I have both their FW inks and also the Pearlescent paints.....none of them
have the properties of the RPs.
The biggest drawback for most RSers in using the RPs is the slow drying
time...everyone wants instant dry and these do take longer than most
paints...heat guns don't much seem to help either...
Capi