Here's just a few more ways to use your blender pens. I really do love the blender pens because of their versatility and reliability. I highly recommend that you purchase them, if you haven't already; I promise you won't be disappointed. They are reasonably priced (SU sells 3 for $9.95 #102845) and it's like 6 pens, because they are double sided. The brush tip makes application easy and precise. This tutorial will show how you can use TWINKLING H2Os with the blender pens.
This is what the twinkling H2Os looks like. They are a hard cake of pure pigment color with shimmer added to it and used primarily with water, hence the name Twinkling H2Os. This means that the colors are rich and vibrant; a little goes a long, long way. I've had these twinkling H2Os for a couple years now and I haven't put a dent in it yet. They look brand new! This will show you just one way to use them. In the future I will have a tutorial on the different uses of this product. If you live in Hawaii you can find twinkling H2Os at Ben Franklin, but it is sold on many web-based stores on the internet.
This is what the image looks like after coloring. You can't see it, but the coloring is very shimmery. It's very beautiful and rather stunning when you see it up close! This particular method works best with the darker colors, because it shows up more than the lighter colors. Although, if you are using a black background, the opposite holds true. The lighter colors will show up more than the darker ones.
Take your blender pen and dip it directly into the hard cake. Do NOT add water. A dry cake works best because you want a deep, concentrated color.
Now color your image. When you do this for the first time practice on a piece of scratch paper first. That way you will get an idea of how the color will translate on paper.
Remember to use one side for lights and the other for darks, if you have just one pen. If you have more than one pen you can designate one for reds, blues, and greens or any other colors that suit you. Remember to clean your pen after each use by going over a piece of scratch paper until the pen runs clear.
Now, if you want a softer look with your SU pens, just take a non-porous surface and run your pen over it. The non-porous surface will act as a palette to pick up colors with your blender pen. This will work for most pens in general and is also very good with Copic pens. I like to use a page protector with a white paper in it as my palette. This allows me to easily see the colors that I am applying since it is on white. The paper inside is a color chart that was made by Laural Coppock. The color chart allows me distinguish between the different colors. Other palettes could be aluminum foil, the plastic container that holds the SU stamps, or a small piece of glass. I like the page protector because it's cheap and I can hang it up on my cork board to use later.
After you have applied colors to your palette with your pens you're ready to begin. Just take your blender pen and pick up some color from the palette and color your image. This will give you a softer color and is good for gradual shading. You can also mix colors by picking up a couple colors with your blender pen and swirling it around an open space of your palate.
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Posted by: lizzie | August 01, 2008 at 07:21 AM