Colouring with Prismacolor Pencils

I received a tin of 132 Prismacolor Pencils with 50 sheets of white Mi-Teintes paper for Christmas

Wow, how lucky am I!  How do I use these?  

I am a marker girl and pencils are foreign to me.  Other than using white or black to highlight areas coloured with Copic markers, pencils weren't in the equation.  Previous to receiving this gift, a small 24 set of pencils had been gathering dust in the corner of the craft room with only the white and black used.

Well, that is about to change!  I have signed up for the monthly Pencil class at Kit and Clowder.  Now I will be doing both the Marker and Pencil classes.

The Pencil class image for December was so cute I decided to start my learning process with it.  Who doesn't like a cute teddy bear holding flowers!

I have lots to learn when colouring with pencils. So many layers are used to build shadows, highlights and flatten paper tooth. Breaking down the image and colouring in steps is the way to go for me. My hands need a break in between all the layering.

Image is from Di's Digi Designs

Coloured with Prismacolors

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Christmas Partying Penguins

Brrrrr ... it is cold outside today. We woke up to a skim of snow covering everything this morning making it a perfect day to grab a coffee and head to the craft room. I have a few images to finish colouring before I start making Christmas cards.

One of those images just happened to be these cute partying penguins from the October Kit and Clowder class.  I have coloured it up following the class instructions and suggested colours.  The tree looked like it was going to be difficult but following Alyce's steps, it all came together nicely.

I coloured this image with Copic markers and used a Prisma white pencil for the falling snow and a white gel pen for the tree highlights.  Before I add this cute colouring to a card some glitter maybe in order.  After all, everything is better at Christmas with a little glitter!

You can find Penguins Party at Whimsy Stamps.  

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Coloured Floral Portrait - A Kit and Clowder class

Hi everyone!  Does anyone else out there have issues staying on top of their blogs like I do?  You will find me posting on the Colours n Cards Facebook page regularly but I consider blogging to be a new adventure and a bit overwhelming still.  I find the convenience of posting and sharing on Facebook much easier as I am there daily following groups of amazingly creative artists, crafter's and friends.

Anyone that follows my Facebook page knows I am an advocate of the colouring classes by Alyce Keegan at Kit and Clowder.  I am enrolled in a few of her online technique classes as well as the Creative Online Monthly class.  If you are looking for tips to improve your skills or just starting out I would highly recommend checking out the Kit and Clowder website and Facebook page. You won't be disappointed!

Today I am sharing an image by Power Poppy coloured with Copic markers following printed instructions from the monthly February marker class.  Alyce also includes videos with the classes but I chose to follow the printed instructions this time around.  Yes, they are that good!!

Here is my version with out the optional background.

 

And with the back ground added

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My colouring is featured on the Stamps by Aurora Show Case

I am happy to announce that my colouring of the Snow Queen - Blooms of Ice digi is being featured on the Stamps by Aurora Wings Show Case.  How "cool" is that!

You can find all the Copics I used to colour this wonderful digi by following the link

Mitzi has a line of Snow Queen digi's just waiting to be coloured.

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