Coloring In Techniques

My time in Hondeklipbaai is running out fast, but I still have a little time left to help the local charity shop, Die Rooi Container, with an awareness project. The lady in charge of the shop approached me with the idea of running a coloring competition for the adult women of the community, with make-up as prize. The whole idea behind this is to make the community aware of the charity shop, to get both patrons, as well as donors through the doors. I thought the idea was brilliant and quickly set about drawing up a short list of coloring techniques that could get the creative juices flowing. I then helped with drawing up the entry forms and posters that would go up around town. Lastly, I suggested they use the designs from my book, Designs By Miekie 1, to ensure no copyright was infringed upon. I share the short list of coloring techniques with you in today's blog as I find it is quite handy to have such a short list available.

To save on printing costs, I did the illustration on white paper with a normal grey pencil, which would mean that they would not need use colour ink in the printing process.

Hatching is to use diagonal lines to create texture when coloring. It also results in less solid coloring with an interesting contrast of light and shade.
Hatching is om skuinsstrepe te gebruik om tekstuur aan inkleurwerk te verleen.

Cross-hatching makes use of diagonal lines crossing each other at angles, resulting in more dense coloring.
Cross-hatching gebruik lyne wat mekaar kruis vir digter inkleurwerk.

Stippling uses stipples to color. This creates a very enticing play of light and shade. When 2 or more colours are used in stippling, it creates the illusion of a third colour, for example, using blue and yellow together, can result in creating a visual green. This same principle applies to hatching and cross-hatching as well.
Stippling maak gebruik van stippels om in te kleur, wat toelaat dat lig en donker mekaar afwissel. Wanneer 2 of meer kleure in stippling gebruik word, skep dit die illusie van ‘n derde kleur, bv. blou en geel stippels kan die illusie van groen skep. Dieselfde reël geld vir hatching en cross-hatching.

When you use the side of the pencil point to colour, it is called shading. The more pressure you apply, the darker the shading will be. When using different grades of shading, it is called graded shading.
Shading is wanneer die potlood se punt op sy kant gebruik word om in te kleur. Hoe harder jy druk, hoe donkerder is die inkleurwerk. Wanneer verskillende grade van donkerheid gebruik word, word dit graded shading genoem.

When you shade the edges of a drawing, you create the illusion of dimension. In this way you can turn a normal circle into a ball. This same technique is used to create deeper shaded areas on a drawing, for example, you can create folds in clothing by shading those areas.
Wanneer die kante van ‘n tekening donkerder gemaak word, skep dit die illusie van dimensie. So word ‘n gewone sirkel dan ‘n bal. Hierdie tegniek kan ook gebruik word om dieper skadu’s aan te dui op ‘n tekening, bv, by die voue van ‘n kledingstuk.

There are lots of natural textures around that can be used successfully when coloring. For instance, a woven basket, or a rough piece of wood.

Place the part of your drawing that you would like to color over the textured surface, and simply simply shade it with your pencil.
Wanneer jou papier op ‘n growwe oppervlak rus, kan die tekstuur van daardie oppervlak suskesvol in inkleurwerk geïnkorporeer word.

Circular movements can also create interesting variations of light and dark, and also helps to create the impression of texture. Once again, consider using more than one color.
Sirkelbewegings skep ook interessante afwisseling van lig en donker en skep ook tekstuur. Oorweeg weereens om meer as een kleur te gebruik.

When the coloring is rubbed with a tissue, ear bud, rag, or similar item, it appears more even. This is called blending. Depending on what you use to blend with, it can even result in a shiny finish, which is called burnishing. Feel free to experiment.
Blending is wanneer die inkleurwerk met ‘n snesie, oorstokkie, lap, of iets dergliks gevryf word om dit meer eweredig te laat voorkom. Afhangend van waarmee dit gevryf word, kan dit selfs blink vertoon, wat burnishing genoem word. Eksperimenteer gerus.

At this stage, I redrew the techniques talked about above for the next part of the illustration.

Some pencils are water-soluble, while others aren't. Test yours to see if they are. Pencils that aren't water-soluble can be 'painted' using rubbing alcohol. Most grey pencils are slightly water-soluble.
Party inkleurpotlode is wateroplosbaar, terwyl ander nie is nie. Toets gerus joune om te sien of dit met water geverf kan word. Nie-wateroplosbare potlode kan met Rubbing Alcohol geverf word. Meeste grys potlode is tot ‘n mate water-oplosbaar.

Consider using pen or ink in your coloring. This can be used in conjunction with pencils, or on their own.
Oorweeg ook om pen of ink in jou inkleurwerk te gebruik. Dit kan saam met inkleurpotlode gebruik word, of op hulle eie.

The scanned copy of the illustration.

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