Step by Step on How to Color a Dahlia | Alex Syberia
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Hello coloring friends!
I have admired Alex Syberia (I always pronounce it Syberian… Don’t know why) since before She started designing Digital Stamps, I already loved her Watercolor Art so when her first Digital Stamps were released I went to her Etsy Store and bought them all. You can see many of her designs on my Instagram as I continue to participate on the daily marker challenge.
Sooo When She asked if I would join her April Release, Of Course I jumped to the opportunity !! Don’t worry friends, I kept my cool and didn’t look like a dork by sending Alex a video of me jumping up and down… Or did I ???
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As soon as I saw this Dahlia image I knew this would my favorite to color for Alex’s April release. The way this petals flow just speak to me and I am a botanical coloring Kind of girl.
Alex has many designs in this release but I encourage you to go check out all her other releases as each one will have something you can’t live without.
Click on the Picture to go to her Etsy Shop
(See below for complete shopping list)
The Process
Print the Image on Cryogen as large as possible, Mine is 6.5 x 9
My background is a mix of WHAT DID I DO…. Did I just ruin my project… Someone help me !! But if you want to make it similar it is Distress Ink in Shabby Shutters with sprinkles of burgundy watercolor.
My chosen Copic Combination is B34 for underpainting, R59-R56 and RV95
I started by underpainting the whole image, use B34 only where there would be natural shade or shadow
Now We are going to color, Petal by petal. R59 the darkest of my markers is flicked into place making sure all the B34 is completely covered.
R56 goes on top of R59 with a medium speed.
RV95 is flicked the slowest to allow more ink to soak into the paper and give us a smooth blend. Now repeat on the next petal.
Now for the finishing touches I used Prismacolor Pencil Dark Purple in the darkest and shadiest corners of the petals, If you feel it needs more pushing use a little Prismacolor Pencil Indigo Blue on top of the Dark Purple.
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