Shading with Zig Clean Color Markers

 

Hello Crafters! 

I'm so backed up in the sharing. Ahhhh!

I should definitely have a better schedule but let's be real my life is far too haphazard for that people. 

I shared this super cute card over on the Neat & Tangled blog  last week and you know the deal I don't want my blog peeps to be left out :) 

First things first, I didn't use a single Copic marker. Honest. All the coloring was done with Zig Clean Color Markers and I actually figured out a shading technique that works for me. Yay!! 

Here's the shading technique. I like to lay down the color first wherever I want it to be the darkest. Then I use a minimal amount of clean water starting where it's the lightest and pulling the water to the darkest spot. You do not, I repeat, DO NOT want to start at the darkest area and pull it out to the lightest. This will result in your coloring being almost completely one shade. Boooo. 

I started by creating my "bowl" shaped background using two different blues. I drew a half circle with my blues and then I did the shading the same way. I put down clean water at the top of my card stock and brought the water down to the color in the same shape. Anywhere you put water your color will spread. 

You can see the entire card and hear about some upcoming plans in the video below. 

Even though it isn't Copics I was still really happy with the way the coloring came out. The Zig colors are so vibrant! I love how bright the card looks. It's like a little piece of Spring :) 

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

I hope your Monday is being kind. 

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