VIDEO: Underpainting in Grayscale for Depth and Dimension

Hello! Today, we are doing some more Copic Coloring. Kelly has a couple of new stamp sets out with Picket Fence Studios and I was super excited to use Sweet Holiday!

There are two cupcakes included in this set, both are pre-decorated for you and make it super easy to just stamp and start coloring right away. I chose to go with the “all occasion” cupcake, but still gave it a holiday spin by adding a few of the additional images included in the set. I didn’t want to distract from the gorgeous cupcake, so I opted for a clear sparkly background using texture paste and the Inner Glow A2 Stencil.

In the video, I share an easy way to add depth and dimension to your images by underpainting with a couple of gray markers before adding your color. This is super helpful when you’re doing no-line coloring too since it maps out the image and helps to clearly define the different areas of the image.

I ended up coloring the image 3 times. For two of them, I colored the image in the same colors. I took what I loved from the first and applied it to my second attempt, and then made adjustments for the areas that I wasn’t as happy with.

The third card features the first cupcake that I colored. I was practicing and just getting to know the image and figuring out my color combos. I wanted to experiment with a translucent cupcake wrapper and green Helebores. Although it wasn’t my favorite, it wasn’t horrible, and I still turned it into a finished card.

For all three of my cards today I used the Another Joyeux Noel stamp and dies for the sentiments. I really love how well these sets paired together!

I hope that you enjoyed today’s projects! As always, thanks for dropping by!

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Sweet Holiday Stamp Set Shop at: SHOP	Sweet Holiday Die Shop at: SHOP	Another Joyeux Noel Stamp Set Shop at: SHOP	Another Joyeux Noel Die Shop at: SHOP
Inner Glow A2 Stencil Shop at: SHOP	Copic Sketch Marker W0 Warm Gray Shop at: Blick	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets Shop at: SPB | HBS	Bee Creative No-Line Coloring Ink Pad Shop at: HBS
Copic Sketch Marker YR24 Pale Sepia Shop at: Blick	Copic Sketch Marker Y11 – Pale Yellow Shop at: Blick	Copic Sketch Marker YR000 – Silk Shop at: Blick	Copic Sketch Marker YG03 – Yellow Green Shop at: Blick
Copic Sketch Marker – R22 Shop at: Blick	Copic Sketch Marker – R29 Shop at: Blick	Copic Sketch Marker – R35 Shop at: Blick	Copic Sketch Marker – YG 17 Shop at: Blick
Ranger Texture Paste Transparent Gloss Shop at: SSS | HBS	Spellbinders Platinum 6 Shop at: SPB	Bitty Buzz Cutter Die Cutting Machine Shop at: HBS	Bee Creative White Foam Strips Shop at: HBS
Copic Sketch Markers and Sets Shop at: Blick	Honey Bee Reverse Tweezers Shop at: HBS	Concord & 9th Cardstock – Poppy Shop at: SHOP	Bee Creative White Foam Dots 3/4 x 1/8′ Shop at: HBS
Honey Bee Intense Black Ink Shop at: HBS	Spellbinders 9″ Pro Shears Shop at: SPB	Spellbinders Universal Plate System Shop at: SPB	MISTI Laser Etched V2.0 – BLACK Shop at: HBS
Inner Glow A2 Stencil Shop at: SHOP	Copic Sketch Marker – YG25 Shop at: Blick	Copic Sketch Marker – C3 Shop at: Blick	Copic Sketch Marker – C1 Shop at: Blick
Copic Sketch Marker – E39 Shop at: Blick	Copic Sketch Marker – E99 Shop at: Blick	Copic Sketch Marker – BG70 Shop at: Blick	Ranger Distress Palette Knives Shop at: HBS
Ranger Multi-Medium Matte Shop at: HBS	Judikins Eclipse ART MASKING TAPE Roll Adhesive Shop at: HBS	Tim Holtz Distress Glitter CLEAR ROCK CANDY Shop at: HBS