Day 19-30 Day Coloring Challenge

Friends, here is may creation for Day 19.

I have embossed a piece of ivory white card stock using Fancy Lattice die from Spellbinders. That is the top layer you can see above. I have glued the embossed layer onto a folded white card stock with pink mat(or is it a layer?).

Then I colored it using chalks with help of Q-tips.  I have used all the four shades. This is the first time I am using these chalks. It was easy to apply as the area I was working on was quite big, without any boundaries like in that of an image.

You can see the die and the chalks. I love this die. It is really beautiful. 

This is how it looked.  I did not know that I had to use a fixative so that the calk does not rub off. 

Can any one tell me whether any such fixatives are available in India? 

I have only two sets of these chalks, one is pink and the other is blue(4 shades each). I searched for them but couldn't find anywhere. Where can I find a complete set of these chalks please.

Can you please send me the details to my mail or leave it in comment section please?

I have just left this card as it is. It needs finishing touches. I will take it up later, as at present, I just don't have time to do anything else.

Watch out for more...

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Day -17-30 Day Coloring Challenge

Hello there!

Sorry, I have been busy.  Me and my students are well into our revision for the final exams next month.

My net is still slow and on and off.

The day temperatures are rising and it is too very hot, considering it is still winter till March first week. I have to take care of my plants as it is like mid summer. It is that hot.

Because of my slow internet, I am unable to edit my images and post frequently.

Any way here is my effort for Day-17.

I am trying various coloring mediums to just see which ones come out better.

Here is the same motif, which I used previously. This was stamped on white ivory card stock using black pigment ink.

I used fine line marker pens-0.4mm point. I wanted to see how it would look. Obviously these pens are meant for drawing or detailing and not coloring. 

It was difficult to achieve any shading with these pens as they were fine tipped. May be I don't know how to work with them yet. I did try in the second row of petals and also the leaves but I am not satisfied with the result. 

I had to draw lines very closely to color each petal and by the time, I finished, the top layer of the card stock , was peeled off. :). 

If you touch the surface, you can feel the rough texture. 

May be I should have just filled up the motif with fine lines instead of trying to color it. What do you say?

I definitely need to work with these pens to get a feel of them. 

Here is a closer look. I did not like the way it turned out. 

Any suggestions on this?

Well the challenge is coming to an end. so I need to post my images quickly. Just watch out for more.

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Day-15-30 Day Coloring Challenge

Hi Friends!

Posting after long time. Sorry I have been busy. My niece and some of my students are writing pre-finals of the school final exam. The finals will be board exam in March. This is crucial for them and me as this is the basis on which they get the +2 admissions in colleges. Students of other classes are also preparing for their finals. 

Teaching Maths is always a challenge. No matter how much hard work I do as a teacher and also by the students, the students have this block in their minds against Maths. They perform so well here but in the exam due to some silly mistakes, they loose some marks. 

Still I made some time for experimenting with various coloring techniques. This is what I actually wanted to do in the first place - to try out various techniques of coloring and also mediums.

I also had problem with my Internet. I have to take the photos of my work and edit it before posting on my blog. This does take some time.Actually this part is where I procrastinate ll the time. Because of this, I could not upload daily. 

So I thought I would jump onto Day 15 directly.

I have limited my self to do very small motifs, as I cannot hold anything in my hand for more than a minute and it takes a long time for me to colour even these motives. But still I want to try and exercise my hand as much as possible.

OK, Here it is. I have used this motif. Stamped with black ink and used colour pencils. I have stamped these motifs on white card sheet for experimenting. I may of may not finally use them in my cards or scrap-booking. 

I still need to practise a lot this medium - using of colour pencils before I get it right or at least to my satisfaction. After a long time I am using this technique again. 

What do you think? 

I am having problem with shading the background. Any suggestions or links to tutorials in this regard is what I am hoping to hear from you. 

I have seen some very beautiful entries from other artists, I was not able to comment much. But now I will take time to visit more. It is such a good learning experience for me. So much of talent and so many creative works

I will also post other days work shortly.

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