Stamped to Life: Stunning Color Made Simple

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Turn your stamped images into original works of art! Discover fun techniques for fuss-free blending, smooth shading, lifelike detail and vibrant color.

Blending With Watercolor Pencils

Meet your instructor Jamie Dougherty and learn how to bring color and life into your stamps! First, you’ll learn the nature behind watercolor pencils and how to blend them to liven up your stamping. Finally, learn about ghost stamping for images with invisible lines!

Color Grouping & Blending With Watercolor Pencils

Grab a color wheel and learn basic color theory and subtle watercolor pencil blending techniques with Jamie’s tips. You’ll also learn how to mix primary colors to create a second color. Then, practice what you learned on a stamped image and add backgrounds with specialty techniques!

Blending With Alcohol Markers

Get started using Copic markers to make your projects pop! Learn a variety of blending techniques using alcohol-based markers to add color variation to your stamped images. You’ll also learn how to use the colorless blending marker for a halo effect to finish off your projects.

Advanced Blending With Alcohol Markers

Jamie provides professional tricks and techniques to blending Copic markers for the perfect skin tone combinations. Then, using blending and layering techniques, learn how to contour a stamped face for realistic-looking features. Finally, add texture and dimension to hair using multiple shades.

Light Sourcing Made Simple

Learn the differences between spotlight and natural light in nature. Then, use Jamie’s templated light source reference images to make your stamps look as realistic as possible. Finally, apply both natural light and a spotlight to your stamped images using blending and layering techniques.

Combining Blendable Mediums

Learn how watercolor pencils and Copic markers interact on the paper! First, layer Copic markers on top of a watercolor image for added textures and details. Then, layer watercolor pencils on top of Copic markers to give your stamped image a smooth, blended look with deeper colors.

Dynamic Details

Create unique finished pieces of art by adding texture and realistic details to your images with Jamie’s tricks. First, add lifelike features to a stamped face. Then, add natural details to an animal stamp, like branches and wind. Finally, detail realistic features on a flower for a finished look.