A new year means new birthday cards for my friends!
This year I decided to do something that is extremely hard
and very uncomfortable for me....
and that's freehand DRAW!
I asked each of my friends what their favorite flower(s) is and their favorite color(s).
Each card that I'm making is a true accomplishment for me.
Being that this is so very hard for me and takes me so many tries
to get it right, I'm just going to say that I'm proud of myself
with each card I've completed.
My sweet friend, Diana, is a retired landscape artist
and her answer to me was PERFECT!
She said she loves ALL flowers!
Diana even loves weeds that have a flower.
Her favorite color is purple.
So, I chose to draw her a Daylily.
I researched the internet for examples of flowers.
From that, I free hand drew the flower.
Sometimes even using a combination of examples to achieve the look I wanted.
Each is drawn on a 4" x 6" piece of colored pencil paper
and then placed on a 5" x 7" cardstock card.
I wanted to share with my friends my love of adult coloring.
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THIS IS THE PROCESS I DESIGNED FOR MYSELF:
I drew (and erased A LOT!) in pencil on pencil color paper.
Once I reached 'satisfaction' of my drawing,
I scanned it into my computer; saving it as a jpeg.
From there, I opened my drawing in Photoshop.
When erasing my penciled drawing, it leaves behind marks.
So, I was able to eliminate those 'extra' marks in Photoshop.
Once I had the drawing close to 'perfection', I re-saved it.
I then printed the final saved piece onto a 4" x 6" colored pencil paper,
to which I used a black ultra-fine Sharpie to outline my drawing.
I did scan this completion for future needs.
That's why you see very dark outlines on the drawing.
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I chose Lilac and Violet for the petals;
Yellow Chartreuse for the stamen;
Golden Rod for the pollen tips;
Olive Green & Prussian Green for the stem & leaves.
Beautiful purple bling decorates two opposite corners of the card.
Not only do I have 'hard drawn' prominent lines in the flower,
but I also colored lines on each petal to try to give it some life-like texture.
I also added the name of the flower in a matching color on white cardstock
and adhered it with foam tape for a little dimension.
(just in case they can't identify the flower from my drawing - LOL!)
I colored the background with soft pastel chalk in the color named
"Pink Madder Lake".
I applied this with a wedge make up sponge.
I love how it turned out!
Thanks so much for visiting and have a blessed day!
Lisa >^..^<
Products used:
DCWV Textured Neutrals Stack - for main card
Strathmore 400 Series Colored Pencil Paper
Prismacolor Premier 150-Colored Pencils
Faber-Castell mini 72-Soft Pastels
Recollections Rhinestone Stickers
Grumbacher Final Fixative
Tools
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| Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Paper Trimmer |
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| Martha Stewart Scoring Board |
Adhesives
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| Scor-Tape |
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| Elmer's Foam Adhesive Tape |
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