Calla Lilies
Posted: February 12, 2024 Filed under: calla lilies, Coloured pencil, Echidna Studios | Tags: Echidna Studios, Faber-Castell Polychromos Colour Pencil, Fabriano Watercolour Paper, sakura Koi watercolor brush pens 11 Comments
Time for new digital stamps from Echidna Studios and these two, Calla Lilies, are stunners. Once again my daughter drew the designs from one of her own photos. I printed this first one on kraft paper and coloured it with Faber Castell polychromos pencils.
My palette was quite limited as I completed most of the colouring with a pink, a green and a white. When most of the colouring was complete I used a darker pink, a darker green and a black to add final shadows and shading.
I used watercolour techniques to paint the second lily design after printing it on hot pressed watercolour paper.
I found a photo on line to give me some colour inspiration and worked with watercolour brush pens. to get the wine colour I mixed purple and red on a glass mat then picked up the ink with a paintbrush. When using two colours in this way it is easy to get different tones for the shadows and variations just by adding more of either the purple or the red to the mix. I used one green mixed with a small amount of the same red brush pen ink to give me a more muted tone.
To see another colour scheme and orientation pop over to Echidna Studios instagram and take a look. I chose not to add sentiments even though they would make nice Easter cards. I think they would also be suitable sympathy cards so for now I’m leaving them blank. This post includes affiliate links to The Foiled Fox, if you use them I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Heather Telford 
Heather, these are so beautiful. I ordered one and will try it and hope it turns out half as good asyours. Love your work. Edna Burgess
Stunning!
Beautiful!!😄
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Breath-taking!!!! TFS Heather!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
WOW to both of your cards! Outstanding work with pencils but your watercolor mesmerized me in those fabulous muted colors. Just WOW!
Wow Heather two great looks using this Cala Lily digital images, and I just adore the way you have used your FC pencils and I love the contrast of the kraft and the pink and green tones, and then the second brilliantly watercoloured with some brush pens, and the cooler tones of green and the reddish purple for the flowers. The lilies are a very versatile image and suitable for lots of occasions. x
Your coloring really brought these calla lilies to life, Heather! You have captured the colors perfectly!
WOW! Gorgeous Calla Lillies, Heather. Your daughter is so talented. And your colouring is exceptional, as always! Love both colour version. xx
Thank you so much, Loll, it is a treat to have my own in house digital artist!
I am Speechless! The Calla Lilies are Wonderful; your colouring is STUNNING! I love them both, but the purple is Incomparable! ♥♥♥… No, BOTH are incomparable…you have so much detail in the rose card on Kraft! You are an amazing Artist!…and your daughter takes after her mom!♥
Thank you so much Clelie, you are very kind! I was happy with both cards but especially the pencil one.