Coloring a Giraffe using Copic Markers + FREE Digi Stamp
It’s time for another FREE Digi! Woo hoo!! Today we are Coloring a Giraffe using Copic Markers + FREE Digi Stamp. I just love this card. I actually drew this little giraffe a few months ago and I was searching online for some background and color ideas and I found this gorgeous photo of a giraffe. If you’d like to learn how I get ideas with colors and inspiration check out THIS POST where I go into more details of my process.
I printed my giraffe at 3 inches tall and printed on my Copic Xpress it Blending Card which is my favorite to color on. If you are looking for some products that work well with Copics check out my Copic Must Haves.
After you download and print out your digi follow along this mini tutorial on how I colored this cutie up. You don’t have to use the exact colors I’m using any coordinating browns will work. 🙂
Here’s a full list of colors I’ve used:
- Giraffe – E41, E42, E43, E44, E33, E37,
- Grass – YR14, YR12, Y35, E37, E33, , N9
- Sky – B12, B00, BG000, B0000
Coloring a Giraffe Copic Tutorial
This first photo is where your shadowed areas are, so you will flick going into the white areas from these shaded areas.
I color from dark to light, or medium to light and then to dark. I almost always add a second coat of color because of 2 reasons.
First, because you might not have gotten a good blend the first time so you’ll need to add more color in order to get that color moving and blending together on the paper.
Second reason is because after adding the lighter colors your darker colors tend to get a little ‘washed’ out so you want to add that deeper shade back into your image/scene.
So, After adding the E43 like shown in the above photo I then added E42 and E41 — pushing that darker color into the light which blends the colors through, using the ‘flicking’ technique.
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I hope you enjoyed today’s post on Coloring a Giraffe using Copic Markers + FREE Digi Stamp.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Here are a few posts sharing some of the digis I have to offer in My Creative Library.
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Coloring Hair with Copic Markers Tutorial and Free Digi Stamp
Linnie the Lamb Free Digi Stamp
Download your Free Digi Stamp – Candy Cane Elf
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Thinking of you Free Digi Stamp
How to Color a Pumpkin using Copic Markers + FREE Digi Stamp
5 Days to better Copic Coloring Series + Free Digi Stamp
Coloring Peonies – Copic Marker Tutorial + FREE Digi Stamp
Copic Tutorial Video + Download this FREE Background Digi
How to Color Water using Copic Markers + Free Otter Digi Stamp
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This is amazing!! I LOVE your little details on this giraffe!!
Oh my goodness, that little giraffe is too cute Mindy! I love it hun. Amazing job on that whole card. The long grass and ombre sky is beautiful. I must get my copics out again. Have been so busy with the kiddos. Hugs, Wends xoxo
Eeee ! How super cute 🙂 Thank you for coming to play at IKEsWORLD Challenges.
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Amazing coloring of the background and image. Love the adorable little giraffe. Thanks for joining the Crafting With An Attitude challenge.
Hi Mindy! Giraffes are such fun creatures – thanks for sharing how you brought this one to life, and for sharing it with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!
Fabulous make! Love that giraffe…he is a cutie. Thank you so much for joining us at Polkadoodles Digi Choosday and best of luck with your entry.
Jane DT for http://https://digichoosday.blogspot.co.uk
Fantastic image and brilliant coloring!
Thank you for coming to play at IKEsWORLD Challenges.
Blessings.
He is just so cute. Thanks for sharing it with us at Crafting with an Attitude Janet DT
such a cute giraffe. love your colouring tutorial. thank you for sharing it with us at TTCRD and good luck, Theresa DT xx
Just too cute for words thank you for sharing it with us at Digi Choosday crafty hugs Julia xx
as always :o) amazing coloring and fabulous background – thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More
Beautiful card,fantastic coloring and great design…thank you for joining us at ATSM challenge this week,hope to see you again
Željka DT xx
That giraffe is absolutely adorable. Lovely coloring. Thank you for joining the Creative Knockouts Challenge.
April
Beautiful colouring and fabulous card!
Thank you for joining us at Digi Choosday! Hester
Beautiful card thank you for sharing with us at The Crafty Addicts – good luck
Lyn – DT
This is adorable!!!! Your coloring is amazing and thank you for the free image so cute!!!!!!
Hi Mindy
Your little giraffe is so adorable! I can’t wait to color him up. I don’t seem to be able to download him because all that opens when I touch the download is a raccoon which is also cute. I must be doing something wrong. Thank you so much for the tutorial though
🙂 Kathy
Hi Kathy!
My wordpress needed to be updated.. grr! It’s all fixed now, so you can download them. 🙂 I’m so sorry for any inconvenience.
I hope you have a great evening. Enjoy the digis!
This is simply adorable! Thanks for playing along with the Little Miss Muffet Stamps Challenge!
CUTENESS GALORE!
LOVE your giraffe and AMAZING colouring, from the adorable giraffe to the grass and sky – WOW!
Thank You for joining us at the Southern Girls Challenge and for sharing your wonderful tutorial too 🙂