Distinctive Touches

Copic Color & Ink Workshop - Open Classes!

Have you heard about the new Copic Color & Ink Workshop?  It's one of the new education programs available for Copic lovers!  I put together a quick video "commercial" for it after our first class in Anaheim... check it out!

 

You can find out more about the program (along with a supply list, full class details and a list of locations on my Workshop page HERE. 

We have two locations open right now for enrollment!  And more opening soon!

 

February 22-23 - Open for Enrollment: Click HERE
Orlando, FL
Instructors-Colleen Schaan/Sherrie Siemens

SpringHill Suites by Marriott
5828 Hazeltine National Drive
Orlando, FL 32822

 

 

We will be bringing the Color & Ink Workshop to these locations during 2013:

Boston, MA

Calgary (Canada)

Toronto (Canada)

Chicago, IL

Indianapolis, IN

Portland, OR

Dallas, TX

 

I hope to see you there! 

How To Color Fabric Folds - with video tutorials!

I'm so excited today!  I colored my very first Tilda and I'm happy to say... I like the way she turned out!  LOL

Here is the card I created with her... a sweet Happy Birthday card for my dear sister in-law.

Supplies:
image: Happy Spring Tilda (Magnolia)
sentiment: By the Numbers :Die Namics and stamp set (My Favorite Things)
ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
paper: Surf's Up, Neptune, Rope Swing (Bazzill Basics), X-Press It Blending Card
Copic Markers:
    (skin - E00/E21/E33/E93/BV01)
    (hair - YR31/YR24/E33/E35)
    (dress - B21/B24/B26)
    (shoes - E33/E35/E37)
other:
    white grosgrain ribbon (airbrushed with E42)
    scallop borders: Open Scallop Edge (My Favorite Things)
    blue button
    hemp cord

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I have been playing with coloring pleats and fabric folds and I know I promised you a video... I don't have one... I have FOUR!  LOL  

I'm including the two that I made for this image... it's actually one video that got really long so I split it into two...

Fabric Folds Part 1 - Basic Shape

 

 

Fabric Folds Part 2 - Applying it to an image (Magnolia - Happy Spring Tilda)

  

I also have two more videos on my You Tube channel showing how to do pleats... a more basic version of this fabric technique.  You can find them linked below:

Pleats 101 - Basic Shape

Pleats 101 - Applying it to an image (My Favorite Thing - Little Angle)

I didn't do a lot of "editing" as I wanted to share my though process as I was coloring... so pardon my random babbles!  LOL 

Don't forget to check out my Copic Compatibility Card Stock Testing Results HERE and HERE.  Comment on part 2 for a chance to win!

Go out and color your world!

 

Speed Coloring with Copics!

Here is what I've been doing...

 

 

It took me a bit over an hour to color this image...  but you can see me do the whole thing in crazy fast mode!  LOL  (I do always say that I color fast and crazy!)  It's about 14 minutes long...so grab a cuppa something warm and settle in to watch. 

Image is Mushroom House from the little house collection at Make It Crafty (I can't wait to color up some of the other houses... talk about whimsical!!!)  This is a digital image - and I love that I can make it BIG (full sheet of paper) and really get into adding details and texture.

Sorry I don't have a list of Copic Colors...  I used lots of reds, grays (warm and cool) and greens...  no blending groups... just colors I liked.

Paper is Color Laser Copier paper... it's what I use when I want to practice or when I am doing large images like this. 

Enjoy!

Click HERE to see more of my You Tube Videos.