Colouring Skies

Hi guys, I apologise this has taken me all month to blog. I kept meaning to do it but just kept getting distracted by every day life. 

So this month I am back with an entry to the latest Make it colourful challenge to colour skies. I sat and had a browse through my Make It Crafty catalogue and found an image I wanted to have a play with, Rainbow dandelions. I also merged one of the digital quotes over the image, and set myself the ultimate challenge of trying to do this scene no lines!!

I actually surprised myself with how well the finished piece came out, but I do need to have more faith in myself and my abilities.

I used my spectrum noir pencils to colour the scene, then mounted it onto some white cardstock and put it into a box frame. I decided to keep the project simple for the focus to remain on the detail on the image. 

I'll come back later with the colour list. 

See you all again soon x

Colouring skin

Hi all, I apologise for being away for so long. I got caught up in the festive season, and then once that was over, I've been full throttle wedding planning, so my colouring kind of sat neglected on the side lines while I was busy making decisions for later this year. 

I finally took a step back and made some time for myself to do something creative that was just for myself, and I managed to get together an entry to the latest Make It Colourful challenge. 

The theme for this month's challenge is 'Skin' so I took the image Michelle which came with the Colouring faces tutorial that Zoe created. If you haven't discovered Zoe's tutorials yet, I would highly advise looking into them. I find them highly informative, packed with hints and tips. I usually find that if I contact Zoe needing any extra help or feedback she is willing to give me that extra help or nudge in the right direction, to help me continuously improve my work. 

But anyway, I digress. Here is my project:

Colours used:

Skin:

Hair:

Eyes:

Lips:

As you can see, I've coloured her using the no lines technique using my spectrum noir pencils. I've focused on just her head and neck, and placed her into a heart shaped chipboard shadow box, also from Make It Crafty. I used a few neon acrylic paints dry brushed onto the outside frame to add a bright pop of colour and add a little texture. 

I then took the Smile chipboard sentiment and painted it and glittered it, and added a handmade flower from Petal Lu just to finish her off. 

I am so pleased with how she has come out. I was convinced in my mind that because I hadn't done any colouring in weeks that this one was going to be the one I would make mistakes on and then I would start another. How wrong was I?!? 

Until next time :)

Colouring a glow

Hi all, it's been a little while since I blogged, so please bear with me!

I colour pretty much all of the time now with my Spectrum Noir Colourblend pencils. I initially started with these pencils as a way to dabble my toe in the pond of colouring with pencils and I haven't looked back since! 

I like to try and challenge myself from time to time, so when I discovered that Make It Crafty had re-started their colouring challenges, I had to have a look to see what I could create to the theme. (Between you and me, this challenge rally stretched me! I had an initial flash of inspiration, but then when it came to executing it, the self doubt gremlin reared its ugly head. But I persevered and managed to create a piece I'm quite happy with!)

So anyway, the theme for this month is Glow.

I decided to try something a little different, and took the image Bridgette in Love and I wanted to try to make the heart she was making with her hands glow. 

So here is my attempt:

Colours used:

Skin - Driftwood, Saddle Brown, Rose Peach, Vanilla, Cream, Pink Blush

Hair - Black, Rock Pool, Pebble

Glow - Driftwood, Peony, Mulberry, Carnation

Jumper & Hat - Green - Driftwood, Amazon Green, Shamrock, Grass

Teal - Rock Pool, Sea Glass, Verdigris, Reef Blue

I managed to colour everything else and left the glow until last, which maybe wasn't the best idea, but on the other hand if I had done that part sooner I might've been more tempted to bin her because I hadn't done as much work on the piece!

I'm glad I kept at it, along with some support from a very encouraging crafty friend, who a few times managed to keep me going with it. 

I'm not sure quite what I'm going to do with the finished piece yet, but I think that maybe next time I need to do a simpler idea first to introduce me to the challenge with baby steps.....mind you jumping in head first, although terrifying, can also be great fun! 

Until next time, 

Laura x