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Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Colouring wavy hair tutorial

Hi all!  I'm here today with a quick tute on colouring wavy hair with Copic Markers using MilkCoffee Stamps  Lisbeth Walks In The Rain.

So, first I select my colours - here I am using E31, E33, E35 and E37.  First, using my lightest, E31, I cover the whole hair...



I then take the next darkest E33 and  colour where the darker parts of the waves in her hair will be...

I then use the next darkest E35 to colour the darkest part of the hair waves...

I go back and use my lightest colour E31 to blend the colours together...

Now I want to create even more depth.  I take my darkest colour E37 and put in the very darkest areas in her hair...

And finally using light strokes I lightly blend the darkest areas where I have used E37 with E35 into the E35 areas and E33 where I have used E35 into the E33 areas (if that makes sense!!).   Et voila, the finished hair...

Hope that was useful!  Leave any questions you have in the comments and I'll get back to you!



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26 comments:

  1. Cindy Haffner19 June 2012 at 05:25

    Mary your coloring is FABULOUS!~

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  2. Alyce Kit and Clowder19 June 2012 at 05:49

    Gorgeous Mary! I love that cutie image and you have coloured her up just so wonderfully :)

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  3. Squirrel x19 June 2012 at 06:32

    Brilliant tute hun, and thank you so much Hugs Sxx

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  4. Jane 19 June 2012 at 06:58

    Thanks for the tutorial Mary J, colouring hair is often the bane of my life, but like the stuff on my head - some days it goes right and other times it goes wrong!!!
    Hugs
    Jane

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  5. Stamps and Paper19 June 2012 at 07:19

    Great tutorial Mary thank you...


    Anne

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  6. heidy19 June 2012 at 08:07

    Fab tutorial MaryJ!
    XXX Heidy

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  7. Chrissy19 June 2012 at 08:13

    What a great tutorial Mary, and her hair is gorgeous, I must buy some copics in those colours and practise and practise and practise...

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  8. Dr Sonia S V19 June 2012 at 09:20

    This is awesome Mary!!

    Cheers
    Sonia
    cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com

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  9. Sally19 June 2012 at 09:50

    Hi Mary J
    I think I need to get my Copics out again :)

    Now are you being naughty and not studying....lol.
    Hope it's going to plan ......have a good day.
    Hugs Sally xxx

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  10. Kerry19 June 2012 at 10:31

    This is a fantastic tutorial Mary J thank you! Your coloring is always amazing xx

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  11. canadian_liner19 June 2012 at 12:53

    How-to's always much appreciated! It looks like the key is to have a series of shades (of markers) in the same colour-family, no? Thanks for the link to the Cuddly Buddlies. They are getting back to me re: international shipping costs.

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  12. Sasha19 June 2012 at 13:03

    Thank you for doing this, Mary. I really struggle when colouring hair...especially wavy hair. Great tutorial xx

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  13. Tara Cardwell19 June 2012 at 13:06

    Brilliant tutorial - your colouring is always so beautiful so it's great to share your tips to make us all a bit better :-D

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  14. Mette19 June 2012 at 13:20

    Thank you so much Mary. Your tutorial is very informative and helpful. Love it.

    Hugs, Mette

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  15. Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes)19 June 2012 at 15:38

    Your hair colouring is brilliant! Thanks for the tutorial x

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  16. Jan Hunnicutt19 June 2012 at 17:37

    Wonderful tutorial Mary J, it's always fun to see how other artists work their magic and bring these cute images to life :)

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  17. Christine L19 June 2012 at 17:37

    Gorgeous image and fabbie tutorial Mary!

    Hugs
    Christine x

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  18. Kathleen19 June 2012 at 21:20

    Fabulous, I try not to buy stamps with long hair as you cant paper piece it, as I paper piece as my colouring is rubbish. Must try harder so thanks for that.

    Kath x

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  19. coops19 June 2012 at 21:46

    stunning tutorial mary.thanks for sharing ;D

    xx coops xx

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  20. ♥Gemma♥19 June 2012 at 22:16

    I so love your colouring...its amazing & thanks for sharing!
    hugs and xxx
    Gemma

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  21. Lorraine20 June 2012 at 01:19

    Ooh fabby hair, Mary J! Thanks for showing us how you did it! and that image is a sweetie!

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  22. Anonymous20 June 2012 at 22:40

    Thanks for the fab tutorial Mary!
    Helen x

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  23. Crystal21 June 2012 at 02:44

    LOVE LOVE your hair coloring, thanks for the fabby tut girl!

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  24. Crafty Cath21 June 2012 at 11:36

    Girl - you sure can color! And you're a fabulous teacher too! Excellant tuitorial. Thank you for sharing with us.

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  25. Wendy Ramlakhan21 June 2012 at 17:27

    FAB tutorial!! I LOVE the way you color!! :)

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  26. Arabella22 June 2012 at 15:47

    Awesome! Thanks for the fab tutorial!

    Arabella

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Hello! Thank you for taking the time for any comments, advice or thoughts you may wish to leave for me - I really appreciate you taking the time!

Mary J x