Thursday, December 16

Shining Stars


Mixing mediums is a great way to layer colour and build depth in an image. It's also useful in situations where you want to add a light colour, such as yellow, over a very dark colour, like black. If I were using just one medium it would be almost impossible to see the yellow over such a dark background.


After printing the image, I coloured the entire background with a black alcohol marker, adding several layers to prevent obvious marker strokes. After that, I coloured the remainder of the image with alcohol markers and added some deeper shadows with a black pencil.


To make the yellow glow nice and vibrant, I first laid down some white pencil. The white pigment will provide a base for the yellow and help to lift it from the dark background. 


The yellow pencil layers well over the white. I also added some yellow highlights to the snowman's hat, carrot nose, scarf and belly to give the impression that the stars are "lighting" the scene.


Stamps:

11 comments:

Gail said...

You are work is amazing - I just love this Beccy - thanks for sharing your art! so stunning!!!!!!!

Jackie T said...

Hi Beccy this is gorgeous. Thank you for the colouring tips. Take care. Hugs Jackie

Lori m said...

Beccy, your snowman card is fabulous, thank you for taking the time to share the tutorials and tips, hugs, Lori m

terrie said...

Beautiful card Beccy and fantastic coloring...thanks for the tips and tricks of doing the technique....well done.
Happy Holidays

KT Fit Kitty said...

That's so cool, Beccy! Awesome technique!

Wies said...

This looks wonderful Becky. Thank you for the tutorial.

Sandra H said...

Totally stunning card

Teresa said...

Great tutorial. Thank you. Cute card!

TracyM #6773 said...

WOW

STUNNING colouring!
THANK YOU for sharing your tips about the dark background and accenting with pencils ... all too often I forget that there are more ways to add colour :)

Colinda said...

Wow, soooo pretty!!

Wies said...

Hi Beccy, I tried out this technique. I realy enjoyed colouring the image this way. So if you like you can see the result on my blog.
https://wiescreablog.blogspot.com/2021/12/kerstkaarten-2022-2-sneeuwpop-in-de.html
Wies xx