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Storybook Scenes: No Line Colouring (Heffy Doodle DT)

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Storybook Scenes: No Line Colouring (Heffy Doodle DT)

I’m back on the Heffy Doodle blog again today with a quick tutorial on creating storybook scenes with alcohol markers, pencils and a little bit of no-line colouring. I’ve gone for an Easter inspired theme today, featuring the Honey Bunny Boo, Wavy Banner Sentiments and Hootiful Stamp sets.

Storybook Scenes - Easter Birthday (Heffy Doodle DT)

Storybook Scenes Card Tutorial

I started out by planning the layout of the card – something like this requires a little bit of forethought so you get the masking in the right order. I chose a central baby bunny on a stump, with her two parents either side in a woodland scene.

I chose some Lawn Fawn Jellyfish Ink and some Alcohol Marker Friendly Cardstock (the perfect combo for no-line colouring!) and started stamping out the scene. I stamped the bunnies first, masked, then stamped out the stump, then masked. The final part was to add some repeating greenery in the background using the Hootiful branch.

Storybook Scenes - Easter Birthday (Heffy Doodle DT)

Next came the colouring! The storybook feel is light and airy, though I made sure to keep some definition and contrast in the colours I chose to make up for the lack of a thick, black line in no-line colouring. I keep the shadows very small (this took a lot of restraint!) and made sure the highlight markers covered the majority. I also kept the greens in the background more muted in saturation, with the brighter, more saturated browns of the foreground drawing the eye.

Storybook Scenes - Easter Birthday (Heffy Doodle DT)

Don’t be afraid to keep the finer details and darker shadows for a second coloured pencil layer. I find it easier to add facial features this way. I also added some dotting details to the floor and some texture to the stump.

Storybook Scenes - Easter Birthday (Heffy Doodle DT)

The final step was to stamp the ‘Birthday Hugs’ sentiment from the Wavy Banner Sentiments set in some Versafine ink.

Storybook Scenes - Easter Birthday (Heffy Doodle DT)

This could easily have been an Easter card to celebrate the upcoming holiday!

Have a go and see if you can create a storybook scene.

Supplies

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