No Line Colored Pencil Butterfly Beauties with Kelly Latevola

Hello Crafters! 

I've really been feeling the colored pencils lately. 
They are still a little bit of a struggle for me but it's getting better with practice. I decided to tackle no-line coloring with them since it's been so long. 


I started with the butterfly on the left. I stamped that one in black ink and colored it the same way. Coloring the image with lines first helped build up my confidence before I tried it with no lines. 


I stamped in Fadeout Ink and then got to work. A few tips I picked up along the way. First things first, keep your tips sharp. It seems silly but trying to get good blending in small areas requires sharp tips and it's much easier to color in small areas. I recommend starting with them. Instead of doing the entire wing do one segment at a time. 


I try to keep the lines intact as much as possible. What do I mean? 
When I'm coloring segments I try not to do two right next to each other until I'm more comfortable. For example, when I did the wings I skipped segments in between so it wouldn't get blobby and cause me to lose my lines. 


Whether it was this black outline one or the no line butterfly I colored the same way. Use a light hand with multiple layers of color. I like starting with my lightest color, working out to my darkest color, then back to my lightest. The goal is to fill in the fibers of the paper with color to get a smooth blended result. 

You can see the entire process in the video below 


Which butterfly do you like better the no line or the black outline? 
I love how different they look. Makes those coloring possibilities absolutely endless! 


I hope you'll try this technique soon. 
Thanks so much for stopping by! 



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