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I made some mistakes...
Tape can rip your paper! And, more lessons about using pencils and markers together.
Here's what I learned!
You cannot erase pencil on top of marker. I changed my mind about the freckles I placed on her nose, but it was too late. They aren't going anywhere.
I remembered to tape the borders of my image so my coloring doesn't go crazy and obscure the verse. However, my paper started to peel when removing the tape. If you stick your tape to your clothing before sticking it to the image you shouldn't have this problem.
Lastly, I tried to use my pencils to transition between the lighter and darker greens on some of the leaves. This was not successful. I'm told that using the gray markers for shading will be a better option.
For color inspiration I used a
Color Palette
Sarah Renae Clark has hundreds of color palettes!
These help your images have a more cohesive look. For this image I used palette #205 from Color Cube 1.
I did a little bit of shading with
Arteza Pencils
I used the set of 48 (as shown) but...
If I were to order this again I would order the set of 72 in order to have more skin tone colors. Check it out here.
I taped the borders of my image with
Washi Tape
There are several benefits.
It will protect the borders of your image, giving you cleaner lines, and keeping you from coloring over the bible verse like I've done in the past. Also, it can protect your table. When color outside the lines your color on your tape instead of your table.
Painters tape is another good option.
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