Mermaid Miranda
Friday, September 07, 2012Hi everyone! Ok I have a little confession. When I first found Tiddlyinks my most favourite image was Mermaid Miranda. I just loved her and always wanted to colour her up but I was SCARED! hehe. At the moment, Tiddlyinks is doing a weekly showcase on older images so I thought it would be the perfect time to try my hand at colouring her! :D
I have had a little help....for the background, I have used a tutorial over on the Make it Crafty blog by the most talented Barbara. Man can this lady colour or what! :) Mine didn't turn out exactly like hers (I didn't have a lot of the colours either :( But I think I am quite happy with the results. I think it shows how far I have come with my colouring this year :)
I didn't make her up into a card as I thought I might frame it in a little white frame to remind myself of my crafting days! hehe. Hope you like her and I hope I have inspired you to have a peeky at some of the older Tiddlyinks images!
Here are the copic colours I used too in case you want to try the technique out:
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R11
Hair: E21, E25, E29
Purple Tail: V000, V01, V04, V06, V09
Aqua Accents: BG000, BG13, BG49
Sand: E40, E41, E43, E47, E49, E50
Water: BG0000, BG000, B45, B93, B12, BG13 (from bottom right)
Challenges that I am entering with this card:
Cards und More - Maritime
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Card Mania Challenge - On the Beach/In the Sea
Crafty Bloggers Network - Purple
Stamp and Create - Anything Goes
Sarah Hurley Challenges - Something Magical
S J Crafts - Summertime
Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes
Supplies
68 comments
Wow. This is incredible. Could you please do a skin coloring tutorial? Also, what camera and editing software do you use? Your pictures of cards and images are so clear. Thanks so much for your time! Christy
ReplyDeleteWow! I love this, you colored her perfectly...Beautiful colors! Hugs! Leah Ann
ReplyDeleteOh, Alyce, fabulous coloring job! You had no reason to be scared! You are seriously the best colorist I have seen, bar none! I love your work! Love this cute scene, too! I am going to color a mermaid this next week, so I need to check out that background tutorial! Thanks for the heads-up! :^)
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Penny
Oh Alyce...love love love looking at all you. Love that tutorial and you did an amazing job. Isn't it wonderful to see how we grow over time.. makes you realize how much the hours spent learning and practicing pay off....from you coloring to your design, you rock!!xxx Ann Marie
ReplyDeleteFrame it for sure!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you were scared to color this image - it's knock dead gorgeous! Love the way you did the background too! Awesome!
Lynn
Oh wow, this is fabby Alyce!
ReplyDeleteLove it.
Susan x
I just love it Alyce! Your background strokes look so perfect..TFS
ReplyDeleteLOve that image too btw!
wow absolutely stunning.
ReplyDeletewow alyce,first when i saw it in my dashboard i thought its a print.Incredible coloring:)
ReplyDeleteFabulous creation! Love the vibrant scene. Very magical.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Dangina
So beautiful. Love the background, too. You did a fabulous job.
ReplyDeletePerfect coloring, Alyce! Love the background and the combo of purple and aqua.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Anja
I've done a great job replicating Barbara's tutorial! The water looks real and the shading on the bottom is awesome.
ReplyDeleteShelby
amazing! so amazing! please come teach me how to color. btw, is there a specific seller on ebay for copics that you can recommend?
ReplyDeleteOMG!! This is sooo Beautiful Alyce..Loz
ReplyDeleteWoooooooow! Amazing colouring. I love this card. X
ReplyDeleteOh wow Alyce this is totally amazing, you have to be the best with Copics I have ever seen. You seriously have to come on holiday to the UK and come and stay with me... LOL. Please never stop telling us what colours you use, it is so helpful and you often use combinations I would not have thought of
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Suzie xx
Wow Alyce this is gorgeous and beautiful just love this
ReplyDeleteHugs Dianne xx :)
Wow, OMG, stunning, Alyce one of your best work. Have a lovely weekend cheers Sue x
ReplyDeletePhenomenal colouring Alyce, fantastic scene you have created, her hair is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteluv CHRISSYxx
Jaw droppingly perfect! I think I will only ever colour as well as you in my dreams!
ReplyDeleteSarah
I colored mermaid miranda already 10 times for sure.. none of those turned out as astonishing as yours =0 Gotta give it another try with this superduper tutorial!
ReplyDeleteWow,.. really really admiring your work!
This looks awesome sweetie love the image & adore the background. Fantastic colouring as always hunni.
ReplyDeleteLotsa hugs Vicky xxx
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!
ReplyDeleteSorry ran out of breath (or should I be saying I got finger ache?! Rofl!!)
Hope you're smiling...!! She's my new all time favourite hun and my girls are googly eyed here... (they have a thing for mermaids)
In awe love ( I usually am when it comes to what you create but WOW)
(Did I say that yet?) Hehehehe...
Hugs,
Krafty Karen.xx
Georgeous! She is so cute and perfectly colored :-)
ReplyDeleteI have to tell I have this image to, I got it for a long time ago but I havent colored her yet! Now you inspired me to go for it, thanks :-)
Wow, Alyce!!! This is just stunning...truly amazing. LOVE her tail fin.
ReplyDeleteI have a confession to make.....I used to look at your work and say to myself, "When I grow up I want to be able to colour just like Alyce" (only the Prismacolor pencil version, of course ;-)). Then I saw a picture of you and saw how young you are and so saying that seemed even sillier. Now when I look at your work I just sigh and admire it.
ReplyDeleteAnother gorgeous colouring job, Alyce.
OMG...absolutely amazing coloring. I'm so loving that background effect! Everything just came together perfectly here! Love it all...
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful and I love how you did the sand. The whole thing looks fabulous!
ReplyDeletevery cute
ReplyDeleteAnother sweet card beautifully colored!
ReplyDeleteWow! The coloring is absolutely stunning! I love the images!
ReplyDeleteooooo she is so pretty
ReplyDeleteoh wow this is amazing alyce.fantastic colouring and image :D
ReplyDeletexx coops xx
hiyah alyce!
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh!! how totally stunnnig hun, I just keep looking at it and all th details and thinking ooooooh, poor hubby must think I am mad sat here ooohing!! he he he!!
huge hugs Lou xxx
A beautiful scene Alyce, the light is shining so beautiful into the sea, and the Mermaid is perfectly colored!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend!
Hugs Kjersti:)
This is just beautiful, I am in awe of your colouring!
ReplyDeleteSeriously fell off my chair when I saw this on the MIC FB page!! Alyce, this is beautiful!! You're coloring is in another realm. I love the details on everything. I think framing would be perfect. This is seriously gorgeous my friend!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!!
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Your colouring is superb. I wish I wish I could colour like Alyce. Your mermaid will look great in a frame xx
ReplyDeleteGirl you've got nothing to worry about on this card. From the scales to the sand to the amazing way you gave the water movement this is outrageously magnificent! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteAlyce she is just amazing. I love everything about her.
ReplyDeleteAmazing... the image, those colours and scene look stupendous.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Lorraine x
AMAZING!! and love how you coloured the sand and her tail!
ReplyDeleteAmazing hun. So glad you're framing it. Thanks for the tutorial info. hugs,xx
ReplyDeleteLove the movement you have created she actually looks like she is floating in the water, oustanding !
ReplyDeleteHugs Bridget :0) x
Ok, that water, seriously, WOOOOOOW! If only I had your coloring skills for a day!!! She is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteMost EXCELLENT artwork! Those Copics are putty in your artistic hands!
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I can say is.......WOW! This is really amazing. Your colouring is so pretty! Love the water.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
larissa
This is so gorgeous, I like it a lot. Thanks for joining us at Cards und More and good luck. Hugs, Marion
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, I love the image and the colours you have used :D thanks for joining us over at the Sarah Hurley Challenge blog this month, Carol xx
ReplyDeleteNow I want to go swim with the fishes! In the good way, not the mafia way. :) Eat your heart out Ariel!! Your underwater scene is depicted wonderfully with your masterful coloring skills. It would be enchanting for any mermaid.
ReplyDeleteOh this is so stunning! I really love the way you figured out the water and the sand - that's amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining us at Cards and More!
Hugs
Sabrina
Hi Alyce, wow, this looks georgous. Your colouration is stunning. Even if you had "help", it will be only looking such great, if you have also the talent, and wow, you really have it. And the pearls just make this great card to a perfect art work.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for joining us at Cards und More Challenge.
Hugs Claudia
This looks awesome! Love the colors and you did the rays superbly!! And a fun image to have on there too. :D I'm glad the tutorial helped and I have a night sky tutorial I'm posting up tomorrow too. :D *Hugs
ReplyDeleteOh wow, this is gorgeous! What a fun idea to frame the image. You can always ink another to make a card with! Hugs, Karen
ReplyDeletewow! absolutely love the sun ray effect. you ROCK, girl! thanks for the link to the tutorial, too! =)
ReplyDeleteWow, what a cute card, love the image and your colouring is ace. Thanks for joining us in the CBN Challenge
ReplyDeleteHugs
Ang
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My Blog: A Crafty Blether
Fabulous love it xx Jan
ReplyDeleteShe's beautiful, love the vibrant colours, thanks for joining us over at Sarah Hurley this month.
ReplyDeleteC xx
AMAZING! Just stunning. Love your card and how you blended your colors. Thanks for sharing the make it crafty tutorial on coloring underwater very interesting.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Patricia
She's gorgeous!Thanks for sharing it with us at Sarah Hurley's Challenge Blog.
ReplyDeleteJust wow! :)
ReplyDeleteStunning image and background and your colouring just takes my breath away! :)
hugs
xxalisonxx
Omg Alyce! I can say your attempt is much better than mine, hun!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Franz.
Oh woe your colouring is stunning thanks for joining us at S J Crafts this month.
ReplyDeleteJenny x
Gorgeous colouring! I love mermaids too. The pearl bubbles are fabulous! Thanks for joining in at SJ Crafts! x
ReplyDeleteSTUNNING STUNNING STUNNING love it all and your colouring is fantastic, colouring envy :D
ReplyDeleteThanx for joining us over at Crafty Blogger Network Challenge :D
Ger x
CBN DT
Beautiful! your colouring is amazing. Thanks for joining us at CBN.
ReplyDeleteGeraldine M
Crafty Bloggers Network DT
Congrats Alyce on making the top 3 over at Crafty bloggers network with this gorgeous card
ReplyDeleteHugs Julie x