Copic Creation Challenge 16- Coloring Gold

 

It's time for another wonderful Copic Creations Challenge. The focus for this challenge is gold. Either the color gold or coloring gold metallics. The sponsor for this challenge is I Brake For Stamps. They have a ton of beautiful stamps, I know you'll have fun looking at their site. Create a card following the guidelines on the Copic Creations Challenge Blog and upload the link to it there. The prize will be 2 full sheets of stamps from IBFS! If the winner uses an IBFS image and you will receive an additional sheet of stamps!

  I used their Sweet Mermaid for todays challenge. I stamped her using Memento ink.

 

E50, E53 - Skin

Y38 - Tail

E33 - Shading of the tail, scales

YG11 - Hair

RV23 - Shell, cheeks

RV34 - Shading for shells, pearls

RV23 - Blending RV34 of shell

I used E50 over the pink of the cheeks to tone it down

Y38 - Blending E33 on the tail

G94 - Shading of hair

Adding highlights using White Gel Pen to hair, eyes, tail, pearls and shells

I added Diamond Glaze over the top of the tail and sprinkled some gold glitter on it. I did find out, after I put Diamond glaze over top of the tail, that the White Gel Pen highlights smeared and pretty much went away. You can see how different this picture is from the one above. If I could take it back I wouldn't have added the white highlights with the gel pen to the tail. Just be aware of this. You can chose to stop at the previous step if you like that look or add the diamond glaze, but don't pour it over top of any White Gel pen highlights.

Comments

[Mary G.]

Pure gorgeousness! :) I love your coloring of this image soooo much. Awesome too that you take the time to photograph each step - wow, very helpful. Beautiful card! hugz, Mary

[jami]

Stunning! That tail looks like 24kt gold!! Love seeing your step-by-step!

[Elaine Allen]

Asela -

What a lovely job you've done. She is so sweet looking and her tail just shimmers!

Elaine Allen

[Suzanne J Dean]

This mermaid is just stunning Asela! I adore how you did her tail--looks so realistic!

hugz,
Suzanne

[jane wetzel]

WOW Asela! This is so very cool and I am just totally in awe of your artwork! Been just finding out and looking at your images you have drawn...gees..to think I am on a dt with you is just AMAZING..
hugz, Jane :)

[Karen]

Asela, this card is beautiful! Your colored your image perfectly - it looks like you could just touch dimensional scales on her tail. Thanks for sharing the how-to's. You do such beautiful work. Hugs,

[sassy]

wow what a fabulous blog been hopping and ofund you stunning work adorable creations hugs sassyx

[Pam Sparks]

Hi Asela - Amazing how life-like her tail is! gold is really fun to color! lol Adding the diamond glaze really made it even more realistic!
tfs!

[Cheryl Rowley]

She is fabulous! Her tail actually looks gold! You have this one mastered! Beautiful card!

[Western Civilization Dissertation]

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