Chuck Knock is the illustrator and owner of Gray Wolf Stamps. At a convention many years ago, he showed me how he colored his fish while I checked out. The vellum for fins was brilliant and is his idea. When I acquired these angel fish thought IÂ’d give his idea a try again. How long does it take to color two small fish? 8 hours. I was experimenting with coloring media on vellum and nothing worked. I was amazed that even my trusty pencils removed the embossing. Zig Brush markers dried too fast, copic dried too slow and pencil on the back side looked awful. I even fussy cut the vellum hoping it looked better. Fussy cutting is not my favorite thing so having to do it again almost made me throw in the towel. At this point I remembered a boat load of colored vellum I had and finally chose a color that came closest to the fish and embossed one in silver and the gold one in gold. The body was easy, the vellum, quite the challenge which could be why itÂ’s been sitting in a drawer for 8 years. Had to stamp and emboss again, fussy cut that side fin, slit the fish and slip it in. Fussy cut the fin layer and mounted the body on the vellum. Simply watercolored the background, used Ryn stamps for the sea weed after spritzing the stamp with water. I wanted more of a bleed so sprayed more water on it. (Three tries on the background too.) The bubbles are Stamps by Ryn also. Strange as it may sound, IÂ’d love to try this again without the overwhelming turquoise.
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Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2016 GMT Views: 2347
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Registered: June 19, 2010 Location: SC Posts: 6005
Sat, Jul 09, 2016 @ 9:02 PM
Nancy, I've always been amazed at the sheer ingenuity of your talent. When others are using TH Distress Inks, you're creating your own walnut stain - from scratch no less! Designer? Look no further. You create your own tools! Inspired? You bet. Look at this beauty. Top notch in my books.
Registered: December 3, 2009 Location: Central PA Posts: 58039
Sun, Jul 10, 2016 @ 8:58 AM
Imso glad for favorites of the week, otherwise I would miss some of your gorgeous creations! I don't seem to be checking the gallery at the right time! So glad I didn't miss this one! Awesome!