There are endless possibilities for colour schemes. You can also combine different techniques to create an even more varied palette. This makes effects easier to perfect: mist, reflections, stars, smoke, or more abstract backgrounds in ink, for example, depending on their characteristics.
Tip: Some techniques are difficult to superimpose. Do some tests on a draft to see how the pencil reacts on the felt-tip pen, or the felt-tip pen on the pencil, for example.
Here are a few possibilities:
Gouache or acrylic paint will add coverage.
Whatever the background colour, the paint will be opaque and will cover the surface.
When speckled on the paper, it can suggest a starry sky, snow or rain.Its coverage allows you make some corrections and to add texture or more graphic elements.
Coloured pencils and pastels add grain and texture of varying degrees of oiliness with blurring effects, ideal for highlighting nuances, lighting effects, smoke, etc.
1. White paint highlights.
2. Pink coloured pencils.
Abstract backgrounds, using different quantities of water or ink, will create a very interesting depth in material. Drips, stains and splatters add a graphic touch.
Alcohol, acrylic or water-based felt-tips are rich in pigment.
When diluted, they offer transparency and allow a play on glazes. Superimposing them will bring slightly tinted shades.
1. Once the colouring is complete, you can apply glitter.
2. Add yellow paint.
3. Give a luminous effect with a yellow pencil.
Have fun reproducing the materials around you.
The aim of these tips is to encourage you to experiment with different colour schemes.
Enjoy yourself whatever your level. Be surprised by the technical possibilities that each medium offers!
Canson® Illustration Manga paper allows you to use all types of medium to your heart's content.
