adding realism to your stamped images - video tutorial

Wow, right? I cannot believe what a little bit of colored pencil can do to a stamped image! It takes it from great to whoa! Yesterday I shared the 2018 Papertrey Ink anniversary set, Mix Bouquet with you. Today I am sharing a fun video tutorial on this fab technique!

Side note: I cannot thank you enough for the all the sweet comments and emails yesterday! You all made me feel so wonderful! Thank you all for being so kind and taking the time to make my day! :D

After stamping my image, color pencil was placed over the top. While I chose to use Distress Oxide inks, you can do this technique with any ink, and any color pencils. In fact, you can create this realistic look with any solid image stamp you have in your stash! I am just a wee bit partial to these images from the 2018 Papertrey Ink anniversary set, Mixed Bouquet, at the moment. Wink, wink. :D

Watch the video below to see how I colored and a little about why I chose the colors I did. When chosing colors for this technique, you want to add tone contrast and visual contrast. You also want to add more and less intensity of shading, depending on which portion of the image you are coloring. But, watch this, and hear me talk about it all. :D

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adding realism to stamped images with color pencil

For those who are curious, here is a list of the Primacolor pencils I used. The rest of the supplies are listed below.

1077 Blender

912 Apple Green

989 Chartreuse

947 Dark Umber

1082 Chocoloate

942 Yellow Ochre

1002 Yellowed Orange

1098 Artichoke

1086 Sky Blue Light

1021 Jade Green

Sincerely Yours,