Lost World Copic Airbrushing: Part One
Hi readers! I have an awesome tutorial for you today by the fantastic Sandy Allnock!
Enjoy!
Hello crafty friends!
It’s Sandy Allnock here with have a special treat for you….airbrushing! I’ve been trying to learn more ways to use my Copic Airbrush System; I’ve had it a while, but have been lacking time and confidence to give it a whirl. I know a lot of you have wondered about it. I had a dream recently, and woke up with a dinosaur scene in my head – with a gold and red sky – and I decided to get out my Lawn Fawn Critters From the Past stamp set, my Simon Says Falling Stars Die, and that good old airbrush….and tried it! I videotaped it while doing it for the first time – so I was just as surprised as anyone that it actually worked out well. Whew!
The die-cutting of the stars was done first, so that I wouldn’t have to run an airbrushed piece through my die-cut machine – if you’ve tried that before using plates that are as well-loved [read “scratched”] as mine, you might know that you’ll end up with slivers stuck to the airbrushing. So die-cutting first works much better. After the coloring was completed, I covered the red layer behind it completely with adhesive – then when I put the stars back in, they stuck right in place! The stars are all the same size in the die, too, and that really makes piecing it back together easy.
Now, this card has so much mojo packed into it, that it wouldn’t even fit into one video! So below you’ll find the video with the airbrushed sky…and I’ll talk through some of the details on the card below that. There’s a second video over on my channel with the rest of the coloring – the animals and ground.
For the animals, I colored each of them first in their solid green colors (this technique will work with most any colors) – YG93, YG63, 3; then I used W7 and W5 markers to add the shadows (use W5 and W3 if you’re scared of going as dark as W7). You could also use the C series markers for cool color shadows, too.
I followed the coats of grey with one final coat of the same color used underneath it, which makes it then look like a dark shade of that color. Pretty nifty trick, especially if your color collection is limited; this can really stretch your markers to be used for a lot more!
The ground was created by first adding a base coat of YR14, then the shadows with W7 and W5 – and then creating the pebbles with dots of greys plus dots of the 0 marker! Yes, that 0 marker can be a lot of fun…it isn’t a blender pen in the way you may be used to with other mediums. It pushes color *away* from itself, so think of it more as a bleaching pen and you’ll come up with all kinds of creative uses for it!
If you’d like to see the coloring of the dinos and trees plus the pebbles on the ground, hop on over to my channel to see it – and be sure to leave comments for me on this blog post if you have suggestions on what you’d like to see for Copic videos here on Simon Says Stamp!
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What a unique card
I love how you used the airbrush system to make a beautiful sunset. As usual, you’re giving me lots of ideas, as I have the canister airbrush system.
WOW Sandy! Your card is so STUNNING! Thank you for sharing the Copic airbrushing technique! I purchased the Copic Airbrush kit a while ago but I’ve been too nervous to try it….I’m definitely going to give it a try after watching your video :) Thanks for the inspiration….have a wonderful day!
Wow! This is an amazing card! I love the airbrushed look.
Such a great card. I love the air brushed backgrounds. I usually go fairly light when I do it but I think I like your darker one better. TFS!
Awesome! I need to practice with my Copics and airbrush! Great tips on the video!
WAUW – is all I can say! Those Copics works wonders.
I love this background! The whole card is awesome!
I wonder if Copic licensing stuff would allow for a Copic Club. Maybe like the monthly SSS card Kit club. It would be awesome to be able to get a few copics per month, some paper and some ideas to use them, help build peoples collections and skills :)
This is stunning!
Love that background!
I’m envious of your compressor. Great card!
Excellent tutorial. I’d love to have a go at airbrushing – the effect is amazing. Thanks Sandy.
WAUW this is so gorgeous work, and something I´ve really been wanting to try, but never had the guts to LOL: But this looks so fabulous Sandy, well done to a wonderful job here. I loved your video.
Awesome!
What a fantastic card. I love that sky colour combination and your great masked scene. Thank you for the video.
Wow! What a stunning effect, would love to get the chance to try this tecnique! TFS! x
Fabulous card! Love the colors. Thanks for the tutorial :)
Great card & technique! Maybe I need an airbrush system. ;-)
Great video Sandy. I would love to get an airbrush system for my copics too one day.
This is amazing what a piece of art and thanks for the tutorial.
That card is stunning! I love the colours in the sky.
WOW wow WOW
You have transformed your dream into AWESOME Sandy!!!
The sky and dinosaurs look AMAZING, the colours & shading with the Copics Airbrush System & masking looks FABULOUS!!! THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION and tutorial too :)
Wow, that airbrushing on the back of the card is beautiful.
Holy cats! That is one fantastic card! Thanks for sharing all the tips and tricks too!
Fabulous card…truly a work of art. Thanks for sharing your techniques.
This is incredible…it looks like a vintage Disney drawing.
This is absolutely stunning!
This is sooooooooo nice!! My little nephew is all into dinos at the moment so I know what will make him super happy!!!!
xx Irene M
What a cute card! AND, an awesome technique!
Holy cow this is amazing! You have a great sense for the shadows and light source – fantastic coloring! I love lawn fawn stuff too, makes such a happy and cute scene.
What a fun card. The Critters from the Past stamp is too cute. Nice job of shading and highlighting Sandy. Thanks for sharing.
Joe-Anne
What cute stamps – and love the colouring.
Super cute card. Love the colors.
Beautifully done. Such a cute card, and I enjoyed the videos so much. Thanks.
Fantastic!!!
What a great scene! Love the red/yellow sky!
Would love to see SSS Monthly Kit images colored to match SSS papers.
Always concerned that when I color an image that I will have paper to match.
What an adorable card!
Oh wow !! Thanks a lot for this technic !!
Hugs from France
Lunea
Amazing results! I am impressed!
Such a beautiful background and coloring!
Wow, that’s awesome! Your card is fabulous! Great video as well!
Love the airbrushed scene. I need to use my airbrush more as well.
I’ve never done airbrushing but this one is beautiful. thanks for sharing
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Awesome as usual Sandy! Amazed at your creativity and technique.
Cute card!
Very cool!
WOW! What an awesome background! Love the scene you created!
Love the color background! Thanks for the tutorial, very interesting to learn.
Sandy’s card coloring is just breathtaking, gorgeous. Love the technique!!
darling card and the background is fabulous!! Thanks for sharing the technique!
This is one amazing card.