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xldm72o
PeaAddict
PeaNut 410711 - 2/6/2009
Posts: 1113 Layouts: 0
Loc: Massachusetts |  Posted: 2/24/2009 8:18:53 PM
Sorry if this is a stupid question and sorry if I compeltely worded the title wrong, but I have just always been amazed by colorful stamps. By colorful stamps I mean when the stamp is colored in. Do you just use black ink for the outline and then use markers to color in the design? Or do you color on the stamp? I hope this question makes some sense...lol
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scrapin98
PeaFixture
PeaNut 249645 - 2/19/2006
Posts: 3241 Layouts: 135
Loc: right here, peaing, as usual!! | Posted: 2/24/2009 11:03:33 PM
I usually color my image in after I stamp it. I mainly use black ink to stamp an image with but I am starting to experminent with stamping in other colors! hth! |
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nchantin
Partly Paper Pea
PeaNut 13325 - 3/28/2001
Posts: 6499 Layouts: 373
Loc: Marion, OH
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I color my images after they've been stamped. I choose my ink by the technique I desire: pigment for heat embossing, india ink for watercoloring, dye ink if I'm in a hurry and only desire to color in the image.
There is a master thread for several techniques for coloring in images. Personally, I use my Prismacolor pencils, but many, many peas love their Coptic markers. You can also "watercolor" using inks, I've found pigments work the best for this, just take a paintbrush and transfer some of the ink from the pad to the lid, add a drop or water {I use an eyedropper} mix, and color.
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Skrappergirl
just Peain' around
PeaNut 4126 - 5/1/2000
Posts: 12017 Layouts: 262
Loc: in the heart of RED SOX NATION!
Count: 2 | Posted: 2/25/2009 9:09:56 AM
There are so many fun ways to color stamped images in! You can use colored pencils, watercolor ink, chalk, markers...whatever medium you choose.
When I am working with watercolors I use either heat embossing or archival ink. That way the water doesn't make the images bleed into your color.
You can even color the stamp with watercolor pencils or paint and then stamp that directly onto your paper.
You should check out Hero Arts blog and galleries. They have so much to offer and there are so many videos to help you.
HTH
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Michelle
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looser
The Craft Curmudgeon
PeaNut 256594 - 4/7/2006
Posts: 5674 Layouts: 179
Count: 27 |  Posted: 2/25/2009 9:39:49 AM
Not 'stupid' at all. Thanx for asking!
For me, it depends on the stamp. With outline stamps I stamp--not always in black--& fill in the blanks with color (markers, pencils, crayons, chalk, paint, ink...etc.
With solid stamps I'm most apt to use (waterbase) markers to load with multiple colors. They give me the greatest control over the color placement & I can also create interesting effects thru 'thumping' & other techniques.
With stamps that are more detailed, but with some solid areas, I go either way & sometimes use a combination of loading the stamp with multiple colors & then coloring after stamping.
Worth mentioning that I work mostly with rubber stamps. HTH |
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Scrappin_Mimi
PeaAddict
PeaNut 42324 - 7/10/2002
Posts: 1861 Layouts: 170
Loc: The Beautiful Northwest!
Count: 43 | Posted: 2/25/2009 9:58:29 AM
I've had the dilema of do I stamp the outline in black ink. Sometimes I just don't want a black outline. If it's a flower I will often use a color. I've done the thing with markers directly on the stamp but it's very time consuming. For the inside color, no matter what I use I use a blender pen, it helps to smooth out the little lines. That being said, I'm not very good with coloring in stamps, and admire those that do. |
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djc
Olympian Pea
PeaNut 108705 - 9/27/2003
Posts: 21583 Layouts: 285
Count: 1 | Posted: 2/25/2009 2:14:59 PM
Have I got a link for you! Classic Thread II: Adding Color
Besides coloring in a stamped image with a great variety of stuff--markers, crayons, pencils, chalk, paint, etc., you really can color directly on the rubber before stamping. I love to do this with water-based markers (TomBow, Marvy, Stampin' Up! are examples.) or watercolor crayons (Lyra and Stampin' Up! are examples.). Then you just stamp and you're done.
If you use the water-base markers, they'll dry out before you stamp so huff on them with your breath before stamping. That's enough to moisten them. The nice thing is that you don't have to paint perfectly. In fact, it looks better with the colors mixed a bit.
If I'm going to stamp first and color later, I usually use black ink to stamp the image. Sometimes I use sepia, burnt umber, or drab green. It just depends upon the image.
Have fun.
Daria
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stampwilly
PeaNut
PeaNut 249470 - 2/18/2006
Posts: 295 Layouts: 0
Loc: South Carolina
Count: 6 | Posted: 2/25/2009 4:21:09 PM
On solid stamps you can also use a multicolored stamp pad like Big and Juicy to stamp on your cs or if you have a multicolored pad that has blocks of different colors -- stamp on your pad, then spritz the stamp with water to blend the colors and stamp on your cs. This method really pops on glossy cardstock.
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Jossiah
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 367748 - 3/17/2008
Posts: 2322 Layouts: 317
Loc: Western Australia
Count: 5 | Posted: 2/26/2009 4:23:38 AM
Hi xldm72o! As a new Stampin' Up! demonstrator I have just learnt a heap of new things you can do with stamps!
One of them is using SU! waterbased markers (like gourmet texta's!).
1)You basically flip your rubber stamp over so the image is facing up. 2) You then "colour" your image in how you like it (e.g. if you are doing a tree you would colour the trunk in brown, the leaves in green or reds and yellows, whatever you like)
3) Because it's water-based ink it will be dry by the time you've coloured everything in. So...
4) Breathe (huff) on the entire image you have coloured in. This will re-wet the ink!!! 
5) Stamp!
I hope this has cleared up one way to colour a stamped image. |
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Jossiah
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 367748 - 3/17/2008
Posts: 2322 Layouts: 317
Loc: Western Australia
Count: 5 | Posted: 2/26/2009 4:25:37 AM
P.S. For the basic stamped images I use black StazOn ink to avoidbleeding or smudging - waterbased inks tend to get messy when you're getting crafty. |
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Tam2
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 358347 - 1/22/2008
Posts: 2704 Layouts: 46
Count: 3 | Posted: 2/27/2009 9:28:35 PM
I often like to use brown, so the image isn't so bold or use a second generation stamp (ink stamp, stamp once on scratch paper & stamp the second time on the project).
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Anna-Marie Still
PeaNut
PeaNut 271339 - 8/3/2006
Posts: 212 Layouts: 40
Loc: Rhode Island
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A lot of great ideas have been shared here - I see that you are in MA - I'm a SU! demonstrator in RI and I have alot of gals in my downline who live in MA and offer great classes, clubs etc where you can learn oodles of techniques - email me if you'd like me to hook you up with someone in your area - I can give you their website urls so you can check them out first and decide if you'd like to contact them - I have a great bunch of girls! |
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