Monday, September 30, 2019

SHIMMER PENS #2

Once again this class is all about the shimmer.  Nuvo Glitter Markers, Wink of Stella and Spectrum Noir and the 3 types of pens I have used to create these shimmery backgrounds.  Anything glittery, shimmery or metallic is extremely difficult to photograph as you don't get the full effect of tilting your piece to hit the light, and then have the amazing shimmer revealed.
These backgrounds are created by placing some of the shimmery ink from the pens onto a piece of acetate, spritz very lightly with water to make them a little wetter, then dabbing your piece of watercolour card into the shimmery puddles.  The water will dilute the shimmer down somewhat, but if you dry it first, then put some of your clear Wink of Stella or Spectrum Noir down onto the piece of acetate (after it's been cleaned of the previous colours), then dab your card in again, it will really shine!

"Creepin' it real"...
(The ghost is a white card die-cut that has only
been coloured using the silver Spectrum Noir
Shimmer pen.  I went over it a couple of times,
letting it dry each time to get the mottled effect.)

"Seas the day"...
(The jellyfish die on the right has Glossy
Accents in it to get that raised, wet look.)
 

"Alien stuff"...

"Collect moments"...
(Not sure what happened with this one?  Pink?
Butterflies?  So not my style, but at least it all co-ordinates
nicely.  😲😏)

"Half spent"...

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