Coloured Pencil Illustration over Pigment Ink Base on White Card

A project from our live show Create and Craft - New and Exclusive - Product Preview for Show May 25TH · 05/24/2022 · watch it from 59:00

A mixed-media technique combining a pigment ink stencilled base with oil-based coloured pencils to create a hand-coloured illustration effect. The pigment ink creates a white or pale outline that acts as a drop shadow, allowing the pencil colours to sit beautifully on top.

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Step by step

1. Place your stencil on white card stock. ▶ watch 59:00
2. Apply a pale pigment ink colour (such as lilac or seafoam) through the stencil, covering only part of the stencilled area. ▶ watch 59:45
3. Dry the inked area completely with a heat gun. ▶ watch 1:00:30
4. Reposition the stencil and apply the same or a darker shade of pigment ink over the first layer to build depth. ▶ watch 1:01:00
5. Dry again with your heat gun. ▶ watch 1:01:30
6. Using oil-based coloured pencils, colour over the pigment ink base, leaving some of the pale ink showing as a halo effect. ▶ watch 1:03:00
7. Layer different pencil colours to create dimension and detail in your illustration. ▶ watch 1:04:00
8. Blend colours as desired with your pencils to complete the artwork. ▶ watch 1:05:00

Tips from the show

• The pigment ink base provides a textured surface that pencil colour adheres to beautifully.
• Leaving some of the pale pigment ink showing creates a natural drop shadow effect around your coloured areas.
• Oil-based pencils work particularly well over pigment ink, but you can experiment with other pencil types.

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