Thursday, September 11, 2008

Many Blessings, Copic style!

I have been practicing again with the copic markers! I think this fruit lends itself well to copic markers. The fruit image reminds me of still life drawings we drew in college, before computers and you had to hand draw everything! Well, this is by far a much better drawing than I ever could create! I so enjoy watching the fruit come to life when applying color. Click on the picture to enlarge and get more detail of coloring. As a beginnner copic user here are two learned tips, do not be afraid to saturate the image with color, and stamp many images at one time to practice so you can move from one to the next if you do not like how it is developing. I know this from experience! LOL I copic colored the fruit bowl as well and cut out. It is bent a bit and adhered with foam to give dimension. This set, Mixed Greetings has so many possibilities, it is one of three new sets FLOURISHES just released. I will have a project using one of the other sets tomorrow! Flourishes is offering a buy it all bundle too! Savings for you! Go check it out!
Please post a comment on the previous post to win awesome blog candy! And a shout out Happy One Year blog Anniversary to Sharon Johnson! Congratulations, my friend!
The Just Rite stamping champion contest is still going on. There are FABULOUS entries! Go take a look and if you could place a vote by my name, I would so appreciate it! Take good care and have a great day!

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Barb, this is simply lovely!! The coloring is awesome, fabulous card!
--Becca

Annapurna said...

Nice coloring. It looks like real brass and fruits the way you colored it.

Lee said...

Wow!! That absolutely looks like a still life painting!! I think with the Copics I'm definitely afraid to saturate it too much.....I'll have to keep trying!!

Donna Baker said...

oooh, so gorgeous!!

Rose Ann said...

This is so beautiful and your coloring looks amazing, Barb!!

Allison Rankin said...

Lovely coloring Barb...this is a very nice looking stamp set!

Anonymous said...

Awesome coloring with fabulous subtle shading, Barb! Someday I'm going to give these Copics a good try. A nice layout for this image. Wonderful card!

Janine said...

Barb what a wonderful card... I just love my Copics... Need alot more practise but just really like using them.
Have a great weekend.
Janine

Scrapping Donna said...

Wow, the colour is so vibrant! Your colouring is excellent!!!

Anonymous said...

Absolutely beautiful! Wouldn't you love to have that centerpiece on your Fall table?!!
Gail S.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful coloring Barb! Gorgeous card, too.

Joan Fricker said...

Barb, this card is beautiful I love the simplicity and your coloring is wonderful. Great job!

Joan

Curt in Indy said...

The colors you used for this card are perfect! Gorgeous work! Best, Curt

Sharon (notimetostamp) said...

Barb, this card is just stunning!!! I LOVE your colored image -- so beautifully done -- and LOVE the image itself!!! YAY for Leslie!!! But I also really love the layout -- all the crisp white - it is just breath-taking!!! Fabulous work!!!

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

This is absolutely gorgeous, Barb! Your coloring is amazing!

Linsey R said...

Wow, Barb! Your copic coloring is sublime! I will take your tips to heart, thanks for sharing that. I just got my first set of 12, so I'm definitely a beginner. The fruit looks even more amazing close up and your basket is just beautiful! I happy for your blog candy winner too, and congrats to Sharon, she is so great! Best of luck in the JustRite contest-your project is awesome! :) hugs, my friend~

Carolyn King said...

Beautiful---great job with those markers girl! The fruit looks good enough to eat!