how to watercolour ...help

can someone tell me how to use
1. whispers pens...for colouring and watercolouring
2. How to use watercolour pencils

I have been colouring but it looks like a 3 year old and i want to know how to use watercolours as everyones stampos ive seen look so professional

HELP

Hi Mariell

Can't help you much with the Whisper pens, all though I have them I'm not a big fan of them. One way I've heard them being used as water colours, is you apply the ink to a surface like a plastic pallete or acrylic block then use a waterbrush or normal wet paintbrush and dip into the ink then colour on your card/paper. I do it this way with Sakura pens.

As for watercolour pencils, the best way is lots of practice. A good idea is to stamp an image 4 - 6 times on an A4 piece of card, and colour each one individually, and just generally play with the colours and shading. When I'm using the pencils I shade directly from the pencil, I shade quite heavily at the edges and on creases then gradually work out from the outline a little but applying lighter pressure as I work out. I then take my waterbrush and work from the outside in. Once dried I may add a little more colour if an area needs to be a little darker. This is just the way I do it, I'm sure people use many different techniques. Find some watercolour images you like and try to copy their colours and shading. As I say it just needs a bit of patience and practice but you will get there, if I can do it, anyone can.

Hope this has helped a little.

xx

Thanks j0anne it looks like i will have to have a lot of practice...lol
i thought the whisper pens looked good and thought i would try them,,,it was the using them as watercolours i liked the thought of ....ill just have to have a good play with them and see what happens

Hi Mariell

I have seen some amazing results from people that have used the Whispers like watercolours, maybe I just need more practice with them. xxx

i was watching a demo and thought i would give them a go....cant remember where i seen the demo but they scribbled on a tile then srayed it with water and it looked easyish..lol

joanne ive just had a play with the whispers pens as watercolours and i like it...ill post a pic of the ones i coloured later....
and its nice and easy just how i like it..lol