Hair tutorial with Karen.

 

  Today, I have a quick and easy colouring tutorial for you. I recently tried my hand at colouring curly hair, and I realized that it is quite different from tackling straight or even way hair (just like in real life)! ;) I thought I would share a few thoughts on what is working for me to help get you on your way to an effect that works for you! So, without further adue - let's get colouring! ! ;) Start by grabbing a cute stamp or digi that implies a curly hair texture. Often, the image will have a wavy edge. I decided to use this adorable freebie from ChiChi Memories called "Hello Girl".

Step 1

Choose four colours for your hair - the middle tones will be the ones you see the most of, so choose one that is lighter and one that is darker to allow for highlights and depth. I chose Copics E23. E25, E39 and RV99.

Step 2

Starting with the lightest shade (E23), outline around the edges of the hair and then fill in with squiggly lines (I know - so technical)! Don't worry about leaving white spaces!

Step 3

Using the next shade (E25), repeat the same steps, using this next layer of squiggly lines to fill in some of the white spaces, but also to overlap the ones you have already drawn. When finished, it will look something like this:

Step 4

Using the 3 lightest shade (outline the edges of the hair once again. Using short strokes and dots, add texture to the hair. At this point, you want to make sure that most of the white is now gone.

Step 5

This is my favourite step because it really starts to create depth in the hair. Using your darkest shade (like RV99 - don't be afraid to use a dark colour here - even on a lighter hair colour), add short, squiggly lines and dots, focusing your strokes around the outside edges of the hair, and in any parts that would be recessed - like a part. Colour along a few of the lines you created in step five, staying on one side of the line.

And that's it! I think it gives a pretty good illusion of curly hair without too much effort! Four colours, four layers, and you are ready to get this cutie onto a card!

So there you have it, now go have some fun colouring hair! Thanks for stopping by today!

Tuesday DT showcase

Hello CCM friends, hope you are having a fantastic week!  

We are back to show a few cards created by our awesome DTs.

Katherine

"This week I used the freebie Hello Girl image to create a back to school card. I colored her with my alcohol markers using Karen's coloring tutorial from last Wednesday. There's still time to play along with the CCM August Challenge - so grab your free image and join in!"

Lynda

"I decided to make the cute girl from the Summer Fun set really swing.  I colored my image using Prismacolor pencils and then fussy cut the image out.  I then added her to the front of the card that has this great square cut from the front so she swings in the card.  I added the piece of pattern paper behind her so she really pops.  Love seeing her really swing!!!"

Kerry

"Well, I love love love summer and I'm not ready for September yet!  Hehe!  Here is another card using the Beach TIme set.  I'm off to get some last minute sun!  I colored the Beach Time image with Copic markers and I added on a super fun designed frame from Crate Paper.  I figured the card with a fun sentiment (also from the Beach Time set), and finished it up with a bow and a few blings"

Alice

"It’s never too early to start the spooky fun so here’s an older Chi Chi Memories stamp called,  Happy Halloween.  Get your spooky cards started today and check out the fun stamps form Chi Chi Memories today."

Tuesday DT Showcase.

Hello CCM friends!  Hope you are having a super fun day!

Up for a challenge?!  Come join us for our CCM monthly challenge, click HERE!

And don't forget to grab the adorable Hello Girl FREEBIE, too!

Need some ideas?  Here are a few cards from our DT...

Alice

"Who doesn’t love freebies?  This month’s freebie is adorable and is screaming for you to color and collect.  Come check out a few of the other freebies from Chi Chi Memories today!"

Kerry

"For this week, I'm using this adorable Hello Girl.  It's a freebie!  Go grab yours today and join the CCM challenge this month for a chance to win more CCM goodies!  I colored Hello Girl with Copic markers and the pretty pattern paper is from Recollections 'the Neapolitan Collection."

Lynda

"For my card this week I wanted to showcase one of the cute individual stamps from the Spring is Here stamp set.  This cute apple tree would be wonderful on a back to school card, so that's what I decided to create.  My image is colored with copics and fussy cut.  I then used Glossy Accents on the apples to make them shiny.  I layered the cardstock and pattern papers onto the card base and then added my image.  I added the sentiment on a piece of scrap cardstock and mounted it using some cute red snaps."

Katherine

"This week I used an image from the Stamp Set Friendship, Chi Chi Memories August 2013 release, I Got Your Back. I used my basic Spectrum Noir pens in Browns, Purples, and Pale Hues for all my coloring. I layered papers from my Crate Paper Snow Day 6x6 pad for the background of my card and used a Framelit Label Die to cut out the bottom of my tag. I have the pretty, sparkly buttons in my stash and I paired them up with some silver cording I found in Target's dollar bin. I used some tutorials on the Spectrum Noir blog as a guide for my skin tones and hair this week."