Let’s have some fun with zinnias today!
Zinnias are such fun and colorful flowers~
I collected some images from Pinterest and from Pam’s beautiful garden
I loved the painting style by Ali Kay on the top left in the above collage
and decided to do my zinnias with a similar abstract style
and use markers to color them…
First a pencil sketch,
adding elements from the flowers in the collage photos
Afraid that the pencil could show through
some of the lighter marker shades,
I lightly erased section by section, leaving a slight visual of the shapes,
and inked over where the pencil lines were with colored liner pens,
using colors close to what the areas would be
After each section was erased,
I used colored fine liner pens to outline the faint flower drawings
I selected the marker colors I wanted to use
and lined them up on the table
I made a line of each color on the edge of my sketch book,
in the order the markers were laid out, for easy reference
I did add more markers during the coloring process as needed
and at the end, the table looked quite different!
I began by coloring the stems in 3 shades of green
I knew I wanted to use shades of blue for the background
and added some pale blue shapes at this point
When coloring,
I always start with the areas I know what colors I want to use
and then decide on the other colors as I go
Next came the yellows
Pinks
Deeper pinks
Reds
Deep Reds
Adding darker blue to the background areas
Filling in the background
“Abstract Zinnias,” “4 x 6” alcohol markers and ink on mixed media paper
I enjoy playing with markers, they’re not messy like paint,
and I can sit in my favorite spot
and get lost in a movie while I’m creating
You can read more about my tiered art tray
and how I organized it here
I highly recommend this set of Caliart Dual Tip alcohol markers,
it has 121 colors and comes in a handy carrying case~
it is a great value, currently $41.99,
about $.35 a marker compared to pricier Copic
which are $4-$5 each!
I am not an affiliate, just sharing what I like
I hope you’ll try painting with markers, it’s a lot of fun!
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