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High Priestess

I’m going to be honest…I was a bit intimidated by this image. It’s stunning, but super intricate. And even though I color every day, this image scared me a wee bit. But now that I have done it once, I truly look forward to coloring it again. What image is it? It’s the High Priestess from Smeared Ink’s Misty Benson Tarot Set 1. Let’s take a look.



Seriously, she is totally cool. But uber detailed. It took me quite a while to finish her up, because I really wanted to plan out her colors. And I really like the end result!



I only used watercolor markers for this image. No pencils! I know, it’s a shocker! I was really worried about the hair. I wanted to make sure it was just right. And by golly, it’s just how I pictured it should be!




Here you can see that I added a lot of glitter. All the white has Stickles, and I used some around the edge of the image as well. If you click on this or any of my other photos, you can see them bigger.



I had this cool chipboard swirl from Making Memories and I thought it worked really well here. This was such a fun card to make…once the intimidation wore off! I really love this stamp set! Have an inspiring day!!!

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Anonymous said…
love the colors
March 11, 2011 at 10:23 AM
Susan Says (Stupid Stuff) said…
Hi Alison, I'm here for the hop but I couldn't go past this one without commenting, it's truly stunning, and you did a wonderful job on the colouring :D
March 11, 2011 at 1:59 PM
~Lady B~ said…
OMG! Her hair is AMAZING! Great job on this!
March 11, 2011 at 4:23 PM
Micki said…
Wow, I love how you colored her and I agree with Lady B.... her hair is amazing. I always have such trouble with hair!!!!! I love it.
March 11, 2011 at 11:18 PM
Alaine said…
Alison - - I love looking at this.I have come back several times just to stare at it! This is gorgeous!
March 13, 2011 at 8:48 PM
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