Pin-Up Girl Seaside Postcard Card

A project from our live show Join Carley Duff for an IMALA show in the HTCN studio broadcast 28th Jan 22 · 28/01/2022 · watch it from 34:45

A fun, cheeky seaside-style card featuring the pin-up girl stamp with hand-painted details in navy, red and yellow. The design captures the vintage postcard aesthetic with dimensional layering and painted facial features and clothing accents.

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Step by step

1. Create a navy and red background base using repeated stamping and colouring. ▶ watch 34:45
2. Add a blue embossed panel inside the card using a knit stencil. ▶ watch 35:15
3. Cut two white circle die-cuts to frame your main image. ▶ watch 35:45
4. Stamp the pin-up girl slightly offset on the white circle. ▶ watch 36:15
5. Heat-set the stamped image. ▶ watch 37:00
6. Paint skin tone onto the face and body using hemlock paints and fine brushes. ▶ watch 37:30
7. Add darker contour shading around the jawline and cheeks to create dimension. ▶ watch 38:00
8. Paint the lips with red paint using a fine brush, wiping off excess before application. ▶ watch 38:30
9. Add teal colour to the eyes and around the cheeks. ▶ watch 39:00
10. Layer pre-cut and coloured hair and swimsuit pieces using foam pads. ▶ watch 39:30
11. Mount the finished circle onto the blue background panel with foam pads for dimension. ▶ watch 43:00

Tips from the show

• Use fine detail brushes to apply paint precisely to small areas like lips and eyes.
• Wipe off excess paint from your brush before applying to avoid over-saturation.
• Contouring with darker shades around the jawline and cheeks creates realistic dimension on painted faces.

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