Penny Black Gift Tag Challenge

This Christmas gift tag is my entry for this week’s Penny Black “gift tag” challenge. I just purchased my first Copic markers and coloring the Penny Black “Warm & Cold” snowman image gave me a chance to practice my Copic coloring skills. To color the image, I used the following markers: B 32, R08, E 37, RV11 and YR04.

To see the same image colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Mona Lisa Odorless Paint Thinner, please click here.

To those of you who also use Copics, do you have some tips and tricks for a Copic beginner like me?

Thanks for stopping by and spending some of your time with me.

17 thoughts on “Penny Black Gift Tag Challenge”

Elizabeth Allan October 24, 2011 at 8:45 am

Adorable! Are you addicted to the markers after coloring this little cutie?

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Carola October 25, 2011 at 4:42 am

Liebe Silke

Dein Tag mit dem lustigen Schneemann gefällt mir sehr gut. Ich finde es schön von den Farben her und Deine Coloration gefällt mir auch.
Tipps zu Copics kann ich leider keine geben, da ich keine besitze.

Schönen Tag und liebe Grüsse
Carola

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Jackie Bowman October 25, 2011 at 5:52 pm

This is such a cute tag! Love your coloring…..awesome work as always & TFS!!!

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Amber R. October 25, 2011 at 10:30 pm

Very cute, love the round shape of the card and the colors are fab!

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Samantha Kania October 26, 2011 at 8:04 am

I hope you are winning some of these challenges, your work is adorable and looks like it came right out of a magazine.

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Justine October 26, 2011 at 1:18 pm

Hey Silke,
also so ein paar Copics habe ich auch in meinem Besitz und meine Erfahrung war. Lieber hellere Farben, da man besser schattieren und nochmal drüber malen kann wenn es zu hell ist. Ich habe dann immer nur eine Farbe gehabt und es sah aus als wären mehrere Nuancen am Werk. Toller Effekt.

Aber Spaß macht es gell, die Copics gleiten schon fast wie vonn alleine über’s Motiv :)

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BLJ Graves Studio October 26, 2011 at 6:16 pm

Love your tag. Best of luck in the challenge. :0)

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Kim October 26, 2011 at 7:11 pm

Your tag is so cute. I like how you colored it.

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Cheryl (shestamps) October 27, 2011 at 7:15 am

This is such a cute snowman! You made the perfect little tag with him. I really love the gingham ribbon and twine.

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jennipher October 27, 2011 at 9:58 pm

Great tag Silke! Looks like you are off to a great start with you copics. I have a love hate relationship with mine! LOL

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Jackie R. October 28, 2011 at 3:26 am

ADORABLE tag! I love my Copics but it does take a while to get use to them. If you don’t have many in your collection or if you are just starting out buy the lightest colors first. This way you can get a faux blended look by coloring the edges multiple times and leaving the center of the shape lighter with just one color. (the color gets darker as you add more layers) When you buy more, buy them in sets of 3 per color. The numbers should be 2-3 numbers apart. For example: R02, R05, & R08. There are so many tutorials and suggested colors charts out there. All you have to do is Google it. Have fun with your new Copics Silke! :)

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