Hi Hollowers!
So many of you expressed an interest in a beginner style Topic/Alcohol Marker course; so I have started to carve out something. I am by no means an expert but I will share my self-taught skills alongside some trial and error. Today we will be looking at what paper to use, I will be using the lawn fawn candy corn add on, its easy to color but gives a great demonstration, look at all the samples!
Let’s take a look at the video and then we can discuss some of the pictures a little more…
I got Mr HH to take this photo of the my top three papers in the selection, comic manga gives a nice soft effect but it takes a lot of practice IMHO, the Neenah is a great all round paper for stamping, copics, blending, etc. If you want a one size fits all for your carmdaking this is your pick. Xpress-it copic is great, it’s very very white though, I think it have been bleached.
Now for some comparisons, here you can see the difference in color between Xpress and Neenah, I do have a tendency to think he Xpress is too white, but it is great for blending and particularly if you are new to alcohol markers. The Comic numbers I used were: Y13, Y11, YR15 & YR16.
Next I have the two Bristol smooths side by side, I think it highlights how the different surfaces give you different colors even with he same markers.
Finally I have Xpress cardstock versus the comic manga, again you can see the color difference I feel the comic manga is much warmer…
Now of course a very quick supply list…
Thanks so much for stopping by today, I will be back tomorrow for another tutorial and some news, don’t forget to tune into the Facebook page at 11.30am EST for the Freebie Friday winners.
Happy Stamping!
Thanks for going over the paper–just getting started in copics.
Went to order from Simon Says Stamp this AM, and the “Cheery” promo is over as 0f Aug. 31. Do you have a new promo code?
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