Saturday, April 06, 2013

Inchie Arts - Poppies ATC


I was so excited to get the new ATC size matboard pieces from Inchie Arts that I sat down with my Prismacolor pencils and colored one up right away. I must be homesick - or just missing spring, or wildflowers... I ended up coloring a little scene of poppies in a field. I love poppies...

These images are from Flourishes' Poppy Patch set, and the flowers are separate so you can create your own bouquet or scene, or stamp a single flower. The picture below is actually how my dark cream ATC started - I stamped the images in Potter's Clay Memento ink.

Here is a closer image so you can see the tooth on the matboard - these take color so well. I took my time coloring and was able to layer many light layers of color to get the effect I wanted. Layers of color are good for the soul, I think. :)


Here's a closer look at the poppies - I actually used a dark blue and a dark brown to add shading after I was satisfied with my range of yellows and oranges - the blue was a little scary for me, but I think we need that sometimes! I've read that some artists use complementary colors for shading, and the brown adds a vintage touch that I tend to like in my colored work.


I think this ATC will stay as is, and probably end up in a frame so I can keep it on my desk! Can't wait to try one of these larger Art Squares on a card front - stay tuned for that!

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P.S. I'm linking this up for Flourishes' summer challenge too - I know these are spring flowers, but the warm orange color reminds me of summer!


12 comments:

  1. This card caught my eye. It is such beautiful card. I love the colors and the look.
    Thank you.

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  2. This is gorgeous Dina! Love the colouring.

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  3. Hang on a sec...picking my jaw up off the floor...

    WOW! This is stunning Dina! I love these colors and your depth of color and detail is amazing! Gorgeous creation!

    Thanks for playing with Flourishes!

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  4. The poppy's colored are just gorgeous Dina. Love it!
    Hugs...Leanne

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  5. Goodness you have mad skills! I LOVE this beautiful wonderful project!

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  6. Truly magnificent. I think it is an excellent idea to frame it.

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  7. Dina this is fabulous, beautiful shading as always girlie.

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  8. One word -- breathtaking!!!!!!!! I would try to cover this in some way and make it a magnet so I could stare at it's beauty daily! :-)

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  9. What a beautiful technique and design! I am truly in awe of the process from where it started to the finished piece! It looks completely amazing!

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  10. OH MY!!!!!! This looks like a FAMOUS PAINTING!!!!!!!! :) IT'S WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!! :)

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  11. Dina, I totally agree...it looks like an amazing painting! Fabulous inspired summer card...thanks for joining in the fun! Hugs ~S~

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