For my projects for Some Odd Girl this month, I decided to do something a little bit different - I thought it would be fun to compare different mediums for coloring stamped images. To make it easier to compare, I used one stamp set for all three cards - "Believe" - and the same paper line - "vintage Vogue" by Pink Paislee. Don't forget - you can click on the images for a magnified view.
Here's the first card, where I used watercolor paper and watercolor paints. I also tried acrylic paints, but they had too much thickness/too much "body" for such a small canvas. With practice, it might be possible to make it work, but I'm not sure it's worth it since there are so many other wonderful options out there. I only tried acrylics because I LOVE them for painting in general. Anyhoo, here's the card, using Bliss and Vintage Vogue:
Here's the second card, this one using Bristol smooth paper and coloring pencils - I have a 120 pencil Primacolor set. I really loved coloring with the pencils, and I will be doing more of that - you have more control over them than the other mediums, I think. Here's the card:
And a close-up of Bliss:
And finally, here is Bliss again, this time colored with my latest obsession, Copic markers. I made this card a couple months ago, actually.
Ok, so here are all three cards together, for the sake of comparison:
So what do you guys think, could you have been able to tell what I used where if I hadn't told you first? Can you tell the mediums apart, and do you like one better than the other? I'm guessing it's all a matter of personal preference :) For me, I will be holding onto my Copics and Prismacolor pencils, and maybe try various artsy effects using watercolors. Thanks for looking!
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Your Cards are amazing! When you use your pencils what blending solution do you use?
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I purchased Gamsol on ebay to use, but for this card, I didn't use it. I used Prismacolor pencils, which are pretty soft, and Bristol Smooth paper, so things blended very well without need for extra blending. Although I think if I did do more blending, it might have given it a slightly different, maybe softer look.
DeleteWell I can not really tell.. I do like the black hair, and I love that green dress, and I like the style of the purple dress card.. There is something special in every card.. Very nice. TFS..KathyR.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kathy!! It seems like people can't really tell them apart - I guess the lesson is to use whatever you're most comfortable with :)
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