Everyone loves the look of watercolor but we don’t always want to drag out the watercolor pencils, the brush, towels, and clean it all up when we’re done, so I came up with a way to create a faux watercolor using Copic markers.
To create this fun effect, you’ll will stamp your image, color it with Copics and then use the reverse side as your main image.
Gather Your Supplies
Supplies:
- Rubber Stamp
- Copic proof ink pad (Memento, Palette, Brilliant, or Adirondack but NOT StazOn)
- Copic Markers
- Pure Luxury White layering weight cardstock from Gina K. Designs or Georgia Pacific 110 lb. cardstock (SU and Papertrey will not work because the ink won’t bleed through)
Instructions:
Step 1.
1. Ink your stamp using your Copic proof ink.
Step 2.
2. Stamp off the image twice before stamping were you want to color it. This will make the image lighter and less likely to be seen from the back.
Step 3.
3. One technique is to use a darker colored marker first, make small strokes on the edges of the leaves.
Step 4.
4. Then, using a lighter color, blend the darker color to soften it. Don’t worry about staying inside the lines because you won’t see them from the back.
Step 5.
5. The second technique is to use the lighter color first and color the whole image….
Step 6.
6. …then use a darker color to add highlights.
Step 7.
7. I then went over the darker marker with the lighter one to soften the edges.
Step 8.
8. I used the second technique again on the pot, coloring it in with a light marker first.
Step 9.
9. I then used a darker color to darken just the rim and base of the pot.
Step 10.
10. I lightly traced brushed around the bottom of the pot to add a very light shadow.
Finished Project
11. Now flip over your cardstock to see your beautiful coloring!