Weekend workshop #55 – digi Friday

Firstly I would like to apologise if you are waiting for any emails replied, I have been a little preoccupied for the past week with a broken tooth (not good for a dental phobic) anyway, after 3 trips to the dentist this week all is now sorted……nerves wise I am totally pooped but apart from that all is good, so once again apologies for my lack of contact. Right now onto nicer things and this weeks winner from our sponsor Doodle Palace who are offering 5 images of your choice is ………

**** Josephine ****

Please email us at promarkerchallenge@gmx.com for your prize,

Onto this weeks sponsor now, the lovely Sally-Ann from Digi Stamp boutique is offering £10 worth of images, all you need to do is leave a comment on this post. Don’t forget to pop over to the website, Sally-Ann is always updating her images and you will not be disappointed

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Michele’s Tutorial

Hi there and thanks for stopping by today. My name is Michele and today It’s my turn to do a tutorial for you using ProMarker pens.

This week we are sponsored by the very lovely and talented Sally-Ann from Digi Stamp boutique and she very kindly let me chose which image that I wanted to use for this tutorial. When I saw the adorable Tallulah Fairy image I knew that I just had to use this one (I LOVE fairies).

First off I’ve printed the image using my laser printer onto Datacopy Colour Printing Paper 160gsm

1. To start off with I use Burnt Orange all round the edges where I think the shadows will be
2. Then I’ve gone over the Burnt Orange with Coral and also a small bit into the white areas
3. For the next step I’ve used Sunkissed Pink over the previous two colours and slightly into the white area slowly working my way into the centre
4. I’ve then gone over all of the areas previously coloured using Ivory in small circular motions.

5. For the cheeks I’ve drawn two small circles using Antique Pink

6. Then I’ve gone over the Antique Pink using Cocktail Pink making the circle slightly larger

7. For the last stage I’ve used Baby Pink going over the two previous colours

8. For the hair I’ve first used my Cinnamon colour which is starting to run out – NB: If you have colours which are drying out hold onto them especially the colours you would use for hair as these are ideal to add fine details.

9. Then I’ve used my Cocoa which is also drying out using light flicks following the hair shape

10. I’ve now used the colour Gold again using light flicks

11. Then I’ve used Lemon using light flicks

12. Lastly I go over the whole area using Ivory

13. For the dress, heart wand and shoes I’ve first coloured in the image using Forest Green where I think the shadows would be.

14. Then I’ve used Apple going over the Forest Green

15. Then I’ve used Warm Grey 4 where I thought the darker shadows would be

16. Then I’ve used Forest Green again going over the previous colours

17. Next colour I’ve used is Apple layering over the other colours

18. The next colour I’ve used is Leaf Green again going over all the previous colours and working my way into the centre

19. The last step I’ve used my Blender pen and I’ve gone over all of the areas using small circular motions

20. For the tights I’ve used the colour Gold starting at the points where I think the darkest parts would be

21. I’ve then gone over it again using Warm Grey 4

22. To blend in the first two colours I’ve used Lemon

23. For the image to stand out a little I’ve used Ice Grey 4 where I think the shadows would be

24. Then I’ve softened the areas using my Blender pen.

I hope that you’ve enjoyed my tutorial and that it hasn’t sent you to sleep, LOL

Hugs Michele x

Awww what a cute image :) don’t forget you could win £10 worth of images from Digi Stamp boutique all you need to do is leave a comment,

That’s it for this week, have a great weekend and pop back on Tuesday to see Michele’s card.

Hugs Gina, Denise and the DT xxx

Weekend workshop #54 – digi Friday

Boy don’t you just hate computers some days, I think mine is on a go slow it has taken so long to do this post, but on the plus side its “Friday” woohoo.

Onto last weeks winner for $10 voucher from Fred She Said Digital Designs is……………

**** Clare H ****

Can you please email us at promarkerchallenge@gmx.com

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This weeks sponsor is Doodle Palace who are offering 5 images of your choice, all you need to do is leave a comment for a chance to win

OK onto this weeks tutorial, this week is the turn of the gorgeous Julie………….

Here we are, Friday again and time for me to do my first tutorial for the PFP weekend workshop (first one ever actually, sshhh!! - my maiden voyage, LOL!) Our sponsor this week is Doodle Palace

and I just fell in love with this fabulous USS Ark digi image from them. I started off with the elephant and coloured most of his head and trunk with Ice Grey, then added Tea Green but not quite so far into the centre of his head, then Grey Green mostly round the edges.

I then went over the whole head with the Ice Grey again and kept blending until I was happy with the result. (You'll probably be able to see this better in the photo after this one!)

I moved onto the sheep next and made him a little black faced sheep using Warm Greys 3-5 starting with the lightest as for the elephant. I then edged his wool with Khaki just to give a little definition.

Onto the giraffe, using Honeycomb at the edges, then Saffron and finally Buttercup to blend.

I then used Warm Grey 3 and Tan to colour his markings. Onto the Cheeky Monkey, I used a combo of Tan and Warm Greys again to tone and blend, and then Pastel Yellow and Buttercup for the Duck. You can see in the photo below that the elephant colours have bled quite a bit but my finished picture will show that I've managed to blend this away with my blender pen (outlining the image also helps with any little problem areas!!)

The next set of pictures show the colouring of the wood. For this I used Sandstone, Caramel and Tan starting with the darkest first in the corners of the wood where I imagined it would be more weathered and shadowed.

I finally went over the whole ark with Pastel Yellow and kept blending until it looked like this:

Lastly, I coloured the wheels using Holly and Grey Green to achieve the light and shade.

Just noticed a slight bit of bleeding again under the back wheel, which can be a bit of an issue with darker colours, so I'll use my blender again to remove this in time for my finished card which you can see, along with the rest of the DT cards for next week, on Tuesday. So don't forget to pop by the PFP challenge blog then!!

Hope you've found seeing how I colour, helpful and thanks for staying with me!!

Juliex

What a fabulous tutorial again, don’t forget all you need to do is leave a comment to have a chance of winner 5 images from Doodle Palace

Have a great weekend and don’t forget to pop back on Tuesday to see Julie’s finished card

Hugs Gina, Denise and DT xxx

Weekend workshop #53 – Digi Friday

Is it just me or is anyone else feeling like they have a fried brain with all this hot weather, I completely forgot it Friday, how bad is that! so apologies for being late :)

Ok we have a winner from last weeks random comment, the winner will win 5 images of there choice from Lillyboo

The winner is ………

***** Claire *****

Congratulations! Could you please email us at promarkerchallenge@gmx.com to get your prize :)

Now onto this weeks sponsor, don’t forget all you need to do is leave a comment to have a chance to win a great prize, the prize is a $10 voucher from the fabulous Fred She Said Digital Designs

Now onto our tutorial this week, this week is the turn of the lovely Emma, if you want to see the completed card don’t forget to pop over the the main blog on Tuesday for our next challenge

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Good Morning

For my tutorial today I am using one of the 'Emma' images from the 'Empty Pocket Shruggers Digi Set' by Fred She Said Digital Designs.

A fabulous set containing a number of images and sentiments.

I use 'Stampin Up' Whisper White card and print my images with an old Epson Stylus R200 photo printer.

I begin to colour all the skin areas using the lightest shade first which is Ivory... I then colour a deeper line with vanilla followed by a thinner line of blush, deepening the colour on the cheek areas. Leaving a lighter area to the centre of the face... I go back to my Ivory marker and colour over the whole area, blending the deeper colours... Next I move onto the hair, using the same method of colouring the whole area and then deepening the colours - I used Pastel Yellow all over...
Then Gold, Sunflower and Caramel... Onto 'Emma's' jumper - I coloured the stripes with Salmon Pink & Meadow Green all over...

Deepened the edges with Carmine, Magenta, Lime Green & Pear Green...

Onto her trousers - I used Pastel Blue all over....

Then Cool Aqua & Duck Egg ...blending with Pastel Blue

Onto the shoes - I used Satin, Tan, Caramel and Cocoa...

And finally to finish my image I outlined with Warm Grey 1 and added some highlights with a white gel pen...

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial today and remember to check back on Tuesday for the new challenge and to see my completed card.

Hugs Emma x

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Oh I just love that image, so cute :) Don’t forget all you need to do is leave a comment for a chance to win $10 voucher from http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/

Have a great weekend and see you all on Tuesday

Hugs Gina, Denise and the DT xxx