Smeared Ink July DT blog hop

Well July seems like just a blip on the map this year.

I can't believe it's almost over already.

The end of the month brings us the 

Smeared Ink DT Blog Hop. 

So that's a good thing, at least.

The theme for this month's blog hop is

MONOCHROMATIC.   

I chose to work with purple hues. One of my very favorite colors.

I used my new rubber stamp called, "The High Priestess", 

from the Morbidly Adorable rubber set, 

sold exclusively through the rubber club at Smeared Ink.

I was so excited to ink up my new rubber, that I didn't really 

consider just how much coloring was involved with this image.

Let's just say it was a bit of a marathon coloring session. 

And a bit of a challenge to keep it all monochromatic. I did cheat a teeny bit by

using some RV pinks to give some contrast to the wings, ball in her hand, and 

the beads in her hair.  

  

Love the skellie kitteh!

I used a white Sakura gelly roll pen to add some highlights.

The highlights help with contrast. I can't express how important

I feel contrast is to successful coloring. You have to have super darks

and super lights, coupled with all of the shades in between for a nicely

colored image. Regardless of whether it's full color or monochromatic,

there should be a full range of  hues to show depth. 

In my opinion, anyway.  

Lastly, I've added a sheer purple bow for some dimension and interest,

given how simple the card ended up. I felt it only

detracted from the image to add any embellies or other crap. 

Sometimes I forget that less is more. Usually, I forget.

Thanks for dropping by today. 

Please feel free to hop along to the rest of the design team's 

blogs, and check out their amazing monochromatic makes. 

BLACKDRAGON

SHELL

KAPREE

SHONI

CREEPY GLOWBUGG

REBECCA