We recently listed a couple of Prima's Bloom Girls stamps and took some time to "experiment" with coloring them. We used watercolor pencils on the first two. You can see the difference in Ellen and Alta's coloring styles. Ellen leans towards lighter, softer tones and Alta usually prefers deeper, more intense colors.
Would you have guessed that both of these were done with watercolor pencils? To achieve the lighter effect, apply less color and work with more water on your brush. Make sure you are using a paper that is made for wet mediums. We also learned that you sometimes have to wait for an area to dry so you can apply another layer In that case, jump over to work in another spot in your design. Try to avoid over working the application of your color. Working too wet and to long will break down the integrity of the paper.
These two were colored with PanPastels. Even though it is a dry medium, the color can be picked up and applied with a wet brush. As you can see, the result is much like using watercolors. We were almost done when we realized that Ellen went for the bright colors and Alta achieved a softer look. We had so much fun coloring and look forward to incorporating these "beauties" into finished projects. Stay tuned...
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