Copic revolution

The Copic demonstration went well yesterday - REALLY well! I was 'on' for 4 hours and the time absolutely flew by! I totally enjoyed myself and Barbara sold lots of Copics.


I've checked her pricing and it has to be the best around - £1.75 a pen, if you buy a set, it works out cheaper.


People have booked in for a Copic workshop next week, hosted by...little old me! Yay! This will give me more time to spend showing techniques etc. and helping if/where I'm needed.

Copic recipe for this card : Skin - E51, E31, R20, E02, Hair - E35, E37, yY28, Hat and jeans W1, W3, W5, W7, Basket - E31, Y28, E50, Top, Hair Ribbons, picnic blanket etC - RV21, RV23, RV34, RV95.

it's my birthday this week, (whispers this hint- all the fours). DH has asked me what I'd like - and I really don't have a clue! I'm at the stage in my life that if I really want something, I buy it for myself.

Now without getting silly, any suggestions?
TTFN!

Copic Creations challenge

The first challenge is 'colouringface/skin tones' for the Copic Creations challenge. Just look at the DT cards - all I can say is WOW!

As a copic newbie, skin tones can be tricky - it's easy to make you characters look too pink, or they end up looking like a golden roast chicken! My first attempt at this little cutie was rubbish - she looked very rosy indeed! This one is a little better, but I did make a bit of a boob with the blue marker - it got onto her foot and I couldn't get rid of it with the blender pen.

I've used these Copic Ciao pens: R00, R20,R22, R35, RV42, B60, B93, B95, B97, E000 (Sketch pen), E00, E02, E31, E35, E51, Y17, Y21, Y28, Y38, YG03, W1.
I added in a few white highlights with my trusty Ranger Inkessentials pen.

I've been helped massively by Marianne's and Claudia's blog tutorials, but I've still a way to go (and lots more Copics to buy!!). Suzanne's blog is a great place to learn techniques, too.

The image is a Sarah Kay stamp, 'picnics of daisies'. These images are more detailed and time-consuming than the Tildas, but so gorgeous.