This stamp is titled “Dragon Water Fun” but I’m not so sure how much Dudley is having here. Maybe it’s that time of month again? (Sure, Dudley can be a girl!) Or maybe it’s a reflection of how we feel sometimes when everyone around us is happy; our personal trials of life. Either way, it was an idea that came to my mind as soon as I saw the stamp and I knew I had to color it. Because everyday can’t be all rainbows and unicorns even when they’re visible.
Aside from raining inside the umbrella, there are a few other changes I made to the Dragon Water Fun stamp through creative color placement. That’s where I color what I want and ignore the lines of the stamp. The face was my starting point and I took away the smile and added a different mouth; the eyes were next and I colored them larger and looking up. Lastly, the shoes were changed to rain boots instead of sneakers.
After the dragon was colored, I did the water and the sky. I was nervous about the rain and water effects so I saved those for last. The water on the ground was colored using horizontal strokes. I pulled in the yellow and red colors to give the illusion of a reflection in water.
Before I went crazy, I made sure to take a picture just in case it didn’t turn out. This sat on my desk for a while until I mustered up the courage to proceed. I first added the rain with horizontal coloring. Then I went in with a white pen to add the water and splashing effects.
Sproatmeyer 
That is such a cute idea and beautifully executed 🙂 x
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Another Wow! card. Just beautiful.
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This is a cute card
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Amazing!!
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Barbara this is incredible! You constantly amaze me with your coloring! WOW!!!
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