Coloring

[casey28]

I'm trying something new... grayscale coloring! The shading is already added to the picture. These are my first attempts, and I'm experimenting with different ways of coloring it.

I used prismacolor pencils, sharpies, and white gel pen on the first one, and mostly sharpies on the second one. And I tried one of the techniques that she recommended in the book... dipping the tip of the pencil in petroleum jelly. It makes it very smooth, and brightens the colors. And I found out that very dark colors cover the shading (the top half of the fairy pic)... the background of the mermaid pic was more translucent. Also, it's hard to see, but I did color the skin of the fairy with pencils.

Anyway, this was fun and I'm sure I'll do more of them. I also have a grayscale coloring book of cute animals. :)

Comments

[baranduin]

Ooooh ... really interesting and pretty!

[casey28]

Thanks so much!♥

[yeuxdebleu]

These are absolutely stunning. You just get better and better.

[casey28]

Thanks so much!♥ I keep practicing and trying new ways of doing things.. it's fun!

[peripety]

The shading does add even more depth to what you achieve with your pencils. Lovely!

[casey28]

Yes, the shading adds to the depth, and that's one of the things I love about grayscale coloring. Thanks so much!♥