Monday

No Line Coloring using Colored Pencils with Kathy


Hello Friends, how was your weekend? Welcome to another Inspire Me Monday with me, Kathy from The Daily Marker.


Did you catch  February's Power & Spark challenge? It's all about saying 'YES to NO lines' and the card that Cindy Lawrence created  ... well, let's just say I was blown away. I tucked that inspiration in my back pocket and took it out for today. 



Using Power Poppy stamps you can achieve the no line look with ease. Promise! Why you might ask? Because the illustrations have the detailed lines to make it easy for you to see the highlights. Watch my video to see what I mean. 


For my card today I used an image from the "In Praise of Sunflowers" stamp set & the "Prairie Cheer" stamp set. 


If you don't have a beige ink, you can use any light color. I have used pink distress ink or a light blue dye ink before or even a gray ink. One thing to keep in mind is that you must follow through and finish. As you add light layers of color on your flower, it will be a work in progress and you might not be happy with it. Stick with it and you will in the end. 


When you are masking an image, you don't need to spend time masking the entire image.


I inked up only the tops of the small daisies with the beige ink and drew the rest of the stem with a colored pencil. This is a good photo to see all the detail in this stamp. Go over the highlighted areas with a dark pencil to get started. 


A valuable lesson I learned during this coloring session was to color the sunflower bud at the same time as the sunflower. As always, my hope is that you will pick up a tip or two. Thanks for your visit today and have a good week. 

Hugs, 

28 comments:

SD pooja said...

Amazing coloring kathy !

Berina RGA said...

Wow! This is so beautiful Kathy! Watching your video now. It's always hard for me to leave the white spot. I love watching your coloring videos.

ESsie said...

Kathy, this is the best no-line/colored pencil video I've seen--so many ah-ha! moment for me. and maybe now I'm ready to try another no-line project.

Gorgeous--Power Poppy and Kathy Rac are such a great combo!

Kim said...

Thanks for your video! I enjoyed watching you color the sun flower. Thank you also for showing how you did your masking; it was helpful.

sharon said...

Feel better soon. This is one informative video. Thank you.

Verna Angerhofer said...

Beautiful! Your design and colors are awesome. I have tried this and hated what I did but I am determined to keep trying until I can master it better. Of course, this might take me awhile. LOL

Patti Willey said...

So pretty Kathy your pencil coloring is so beautiful! I never think to combine florals from other sets, you've made a great selection here!

Carol McCready said...

your coloring is beautiful as always.

Lucy Schmidt said...

Oops--I goobered up my last comment attempt. ;-) Thanks, Kathy. As you know, I don't think there's anyone who can match your coloring techniques. I know I learn so much from each and every video. The stamps are lovely, but you made them lovelier.... Not sure if that's a word, but it's what came to mind, other than "wow!" Thanks, Marcella, for featuring Kathy. You know quality when you see and produce it, both.

aussie aNNie said...

Exquisite, lovely technique and gorgeous colours.xx

Unknown said...

You make it look so easy! Beautiful coloring--like I need to tell you that lol Fabulous card and orgeous images of course! Hope you feel better! Thanks for the video!

Eliz Z said...

I definitely picked up some no-line coloring tips. Thanks!

Camille Short said...

LOVE, LOVE,LOVE it :-)

CherylQuilts said...

Oh, Kathy, you are amazing and so much fun to watch! I LOVE your work and love all your hints and tips. Thanks for doing no-line coloring with pencils! Loved watching you, and what a gorgeous card! Hugs!

Kathy said...

I'm blushing ... Thank YOU so much :)

Kathy said...

I agree with you Berina it's hard for me too but, it is easier with pencils. Thanks for watching and I am super happy you enjoy them. :)

Kathy said...

Wow Essie you sure know how to make a girls day. Thank ssooo much :)

Kathy said...

Thanks so much Kim that's really good to know and so encouraging. I hope you give it a try :)

Kathy said...

So happy to hear that Sharon and thank goodness I am finally feeling better. :)

Kathy said...

Verna thank you so very much for your kind compliments. I know what you mean ... so many times I have thought just to throw it out. You have to keep at it ... or leave it and come back to it. It's never pretty to me while the layers are building. Love your determination. Woo Hoo :)

Kathy said...

Awww thanks so much Patti :)

Kathy said...

Thanks so much Carol :)

Kathy said...

Oh my Lucy I might just float off to bed and or frame your comment. Plus I love the goober lol. Thanks so much and it's so reassuring to know that you are learning from every video. woo Hoooooo :)

Kathy said...

Thanks so very much Annie :)

Kathy said...

Thanks so much Donna! I hope you give it a try.... and thanks for the feel better wishes. Finally I turned that corner! :)

Kathy said...

Yay Eliz that's music to my ears. Thank YOU :)

Kathy said...

Thank YOU Camille! Woo Hoo :)

Kathy said...

Awww Cheryl thanks a million that's so sweet. I think I will float off to bed. Thanks for watching :)