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Friday, July 27, 2012

No-Border Tutorial

Happy Friday TPE Fans!!
 
This week Joni created a super FUN card for the Summer Challenge using a No-Border technique.  She posted a tutorial on her blog and gave us permission to share it with you here...Thanks Joni!!

 
 
Ink up your image in a light color
(I use Pretty in Pink by Stampin' Up or Memento Angel Pink)
at first it may look like a project gone wrong:
 
Start coloring in your main base of skin tone (R00):
 
Now fill in your other layer of skin tones (YR00 and E95 for shading):
 
 I know she's looking kind of funny, right?
Especially since that picture came out the WORSE and there was no way I could go back. ;)
But grab a good fine point pen and draw in the details (Copic multiliner .5):
 
Now start coloring in the hair (100, N7, N4):
(See? She looks better already. heehee! And I moved to a different part of my table...)
 
I like to 'flick' my copics and follow the direction of the original lines,
which I think keeps the 'movement' of the hair (100, N7):
 
Fill in the white part with your lightest color (N4):
 
Work in small sections to keep your copics wet which blends best.
Here is another part of her hair:
{part 1}
 
{part 2 blended}
 
And then the rest of it:
 
Now the fun part!
Start working on her other details (eye shadow, cheeks -R93, and swimsuit):
 
As well as the other important stuff:
 
And now you're done! :)

So there you have it, Cheeky in all her no-border splendor.
I hope you all give it a try - it's a very rewarding technique!
I also like to keep the original image with outline close at hand, for reference.
This really helps when drawing in the details with the multiliner and defining the different areas.
 
 

7 comments:

ScrappyRae10 said...

Wow I love it! nice job!

Caroline said...

Gorgeous love the image which is coloured so beautifully and the layout is fabulous. Caroline xxx

reflections:0) said...

Awesome! Thank you, and I had a why did I not think of that moment. hahaha I have wanted to go line free for a few things and you gave me the how to...

reflections:0)

Annette said...

Wow! I am so impressed with how you did this. Great card:)
Annette
mymindsdustbunnies.blogspot.com

LORi said...

Great Tutorial Joni!! Thanks Girl! Hugs-LORi

Kibbi said...

Love!! A boldly elegant technique and fantastic tutorial. Thank you!

~*Joni said...

Thank you everyone! It seems a bit intimidating at first, and then it becomes really addicting. ;)