Hey! My craft room has been in Winter mode for a long time, and it's been raining cats and dogs here in Northern California… So today I'm sending you a little bit of sunshine in the form of Miss Hula Anya! Don't you wish you could get on a plane straight to Hawaii right now? Me too! Let's go! Oh, yeah, there's that…work. It was a good idea though! I hope my card cheers you and warms you.
Today's card is my first official iCopic DT card. I hope you like it. Please make sure to visit the iCopic blog to see what is going on with the other designers too! I am putting the card pictures first and then I am posting A LOT of pictures of the coloring process if you want to check that part out too. Thank you for coming by to see me. Have a great day! Aloha!
She is so dang cute! I put some pink rhinestones in the center of the flowers in her hair. I used some punches to add a flower and leaves to the sentiment. It seemed kind of plain without it. The paper is from the AC Cardstock "tropical" collection – which I use often.
I am new to these Anya images and I have three so far. They are really fun to color and there is one for every occasion. The other two I have are a Geisha and a Mermaid. I'm enjoying trying some new images!
Here are the coloring process pictures. I hope this will help out! If you have questions, or if there's something you want me to demo in the future, please leave a comment or send me an email! Start by coloring in with your first color. I chose the medium shade of what I was coloring.
Add some darker low lights in the center…
The go back and blend over the entire image with your lightest color. This will melt all the colors together. You can also go back and add more dark if you want – adjusting to your taste and style.
For faces, I like E000, E00 and RV 10. Again…blend with your lightest color…
For her grass skirt, I started by making strokes to mimic what I thought a grass skirt would "feel" like. Then I went back and blended in the lighter colors.
The hair is the most difficult part! I'm still practicing this and trying to get better every time I color. I started with a nice medium golden yellow. The reason the hair looks shiny at the end is because I left white space to show the light hitting her head.
Here's the end result!
Comments
9 responses to “Hula Time!”
I am struggling to learn to use these markers so I appreciate any help and this helped. Thanks
she’s sooooo pretty! I have some copics , have a little trouble getting the shading just so…. I see that you start with the darkest color and end with the lightest…. I must try that! your tutorials are great …thanks so much for sharing!
Very cute girl Wanda love the step by step tutorial so handy with the post-its love that idea.Look very much forward to your next tutorial!
Aloha! This card is so cheery…makes me wanna hula my way to Hawaii! Thanks for sharing how you color the image…I always wondered how you blend the shades so beautifully together! You will have so much fun with coloring with TGF stamps! I do!
She is perfect!!! Thanks for cheering me up today.
When is the next Copic class??
Happy New Year and keep up the fantastic work. You are an inspiration. Xo
what a great card! love the fun colors and patterned paper you chose. thanks for stepping out the coloring, especially on the hair!
The coloring is just amazing!! I mean, women would pay for hair like that!
Fab job coloring her hair! Not one of my strong points but you knocked it out of the park!! Great card :o)
What a sweet card, Wanda! Totally does cheer me up and wish I could head to Hawaii! Your coloring job is just amazing. Thanks for showing all those details. From someone who has never colored with Copics, I really appreciate the step by steps. Love the bright and cheery colors and papers you used.
And wow, is your new banner photo ever fabulous!! Makes me homesick! 😉