Firstly here's what I used: Stampin' Up, Whisper White cardstock, Memento Tuxedo Black inkpad, Coffee Time stamp from Sugar Nellie and Ice Grey 1,2,3,4 and 5 promarkers
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Stamp your image onto the cardstock
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Using the Ice Grey 1, I coloured where the shadowed areas of her skin would be, e.g. under the fringe, under her chin, the bottom side of her hands
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Then I used Ice grey 1 again to colour most of her hair, leaving a small section in the middle white
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I then took the Ice grey 2, and coloured over most of the area I coloured in the previous step, again leaving a small section near the middle in Ice Grey 1
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Repeat this with the Ice Grey 3, then 4 and 5
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I then used Ice Grey 1 in small circular motions all over the hair to blend the hard lines, you may have to do this more than once to get rid of the hard lines
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For her tights and sleeves, I coloured the whole areas with Ice Grey 2 - using small circular motions
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I used Ice Grey 4 to colour lines on either side of alternate stripes on her tights and sleeves
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I then used Ice Grey 3 to colour the stripes in between, and then Ice Grey 5 on either side of these darker stripes - this makes the legs and arms look more rounded.
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Using the same blending techniques as before, I coloured the dress, coffee cup and shoes
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And the finished image...
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I hope that has been of some help, and look forward to seeing you all try it out.
I'll hopefully get it made into a card this week
13 comments:
Debs you are fab at this monochrome effect, you make it look so easy hun. How are you doing? How is your hip? Dawn Marie.xx
I think that I will have to order a set of greys now! tfs Debbi x
Thank you so very much for this tutorial Debbie I will probably come on read it several times to check that I am doing it right.
Hugs
Lorraine x
Hi debbi,
Thanks for sharing this very helpful tutorial. Off to give it a go.
Hugs,
Fiona x
Another brilliant tutorial Debbi :)
Thank you for sharing you wonderful tips and tricks with us all.
Have a great weekend
Suzi
xxx
What a great tutorial...really wonderful effect!
Carole :)
Wow Debbi, thank you hun! Love how this looks and I can't wait to try it out. Thank you so much for sharing. Hugs, Squirrel xx
oooooh thanks for this, I am going to have a go this weekend xx
Thanks for taking the time to do a great tutorial Debbi.
Hope your Dad and Pepsi are both doing well.
Kat xx
Thank you Debbi for the tutorial.I gave it a try and i loved the outcome.Ok have to ask you this.So the face only gets shadowed and no need to color correct?I had tried coloring once on SU paper and it was a disaster!! But i did stamp my image with staz-on and it was smearing everywhere.I tried it with the momento and it was great!!! Thanks again for your help.I always like to visit your blog.RubyM:)♥
Hi! Thanks for the great tutorial... I shall have a go at doing a monochrome card, you've inspired me! Your finished image looks fab!
Hugs Shelly ;)
Great tutorial Deb :-)
The finished image looks even better in real life too...Cos I got a sneak preview when I visited on Friday...I'm def going to blow the dust off my PM's this week & have a go at the monochrome effect...Well done x
Hi Debbi
Thanks for this, you always make it seem so easy.
Hugs Ali x
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