I had so much fun coloring all those curls, and painstakingly colored them one at a time so they would be as perfect as I could get them. Figured I'd better do the curls first and if they didn't go okay, I'd toss it and start over. The curls turned out really well, so I continued on to her skin. The first pic shows what happened. I haven't learned the how and why of the colors becoming mottled. So this is what I had.
The first thing I did was go over it with a coat of Ice Grey 1, which is a very light grey. Yuck. I went over it with the colorless blender. Double yuck. Go back over again with the Coral, Sunkissed Pink, and Blush. Worse yuck.
Somewhere in the back of my mind, back where the add grey suggestion had been, came another suggestion -- colored pencils. So with the pencils I started. I tried peach first. Then some more peach. Next I thought maybe use mineral spirits with the pencil. Couldn't get any worse. So with a stub and mineral spirits I went at it until it blended. Not much better, but not too bad. Then I thought, okay, try white. So I went over it with a coat of white pencil, then another coat. Not bad at all. What if I added the mineral spirits? So I did.
After smoothing the white with spirits, I had a smooth shiny surface. I went back over with the original Promarker colors. And this is the results.
The original is not something I would use on a project, but it photographs nicely and would probably scan just as well. I'm so happy because I thought I would lose those beautiful curls and pink ribbons. LOL
I get out my markers and play with them. This is how I learn about the inks and papers and colors and other media. The reason this worked, although not perfect, is because the colored pencils and spirits laid down a waxy coat and alcohol markers can be used on a waxy coat. When I start a swatch, the best outcome is that I can use it in a project, either the original, a photograph, or a scan. For the next week or so, I will look at this piece here on my work table and smile. I'll feel joy, and I'll feel happiness. And that's why I color.
As always --
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