This post is packed with colouring fun and information for you. Check out my Stamping Bella Flowersbehindmybackabella card, and get all the Copic details. You can also watch my colouring video focusing on the folds, and grab a step by step guide to creating Copic pleats and folds. There is also a video showing the simple background technique, and a colouring video for the whole image.

Stamping Bella Flowersbehindmybackabella Card

Stamp: Stamping Bella Flowersbehindmybackabella.

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on my favourite Make it Colour Blending Card for colouring with Copic Markers*.

The background is Copic markers, finished with Distress Ink blending at the edges. You can see how I do this in the video below.

Copic Pleats & Folds Step by Step

I have used Copic Markers* for this post, but the approach will be similar for other mediums. Whatever medium you use, hopefully this post will help you start to visualise how you can break down the colouring and approach adding pleats and folds to an image.

Flowersbehindmybackabella is perfect for practicing adding pleats and folds to an image. Her dress offers a lovely open space to colour in and get creative. The lines of the image offer some hints at where you might place the creases, without boxing you in with black lines. This makes it a little bit easier to “go with the flow”. Plus she’s quite simply a gorgeous image, perfect for numerous occasions.

If you have trouble visualising the marker strokes, keep on reading this post to find a Copic colouring video that should help! To see the Copic colours used, read on to the end of the post where you will find a Copic Colour Map for this image.

Pleats and Folds Copic Colouring Video

I have also put together a video showing how I coloured the folds in the dress of Flowersbehindmybackabella. Tthis video has only been sped up slightly, to allow you to see more clearly how I colour.

Copic Marker Colouring Videos:

You can find a number of videos showing how I colour over on my Marker Geek Youtube Channel. All my Stamping Bella related videos can be found in a Stamping Bella Video Playlist.

Over on my Marker Geek Monday post on the Stamping Bella blog today you will find the video showing how I coloured the pleats/folds in the dress with my Copic markers, along with some tips in the post itself. Here I have a quick video showing how I coloured the Copic Marker and Distress Ink background for my image before popping it on a card.

Plus here is the speed colouring video showing how I coloured the whole image:

Flowersbehindmybackabella Copic Colour Map

Here is a full Copic Colour Map for the Flowersbehindmybackabella colouring featured in the videos. Remember that if you purchase Stamping Bella stamps you can obtain colour maps for the versions shown on the product packaging – go HERE to find out how to do that. Between those and the bonus colour maps featured here on the blog, you can build up a great library of colour combinations to try out with your own Copic collection.

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