Your Highness: Art Cards by Judi Kauffman for The Queen’s Ink

Remember that early TV game show called Queen for a Day? If so, I know how old you are! If not, it’ll be easy to find with a click or two. The premise was that several women vied for prizes by telling their sob stories. It always struck me as bizarre that anyone would spill secrets that way in hopes of getting a washing machine. Fast forward: That show seems so tame, so innocent.

But I digress. I’m here today with a tutorial that has a different premise: We are ALL queens and princesses, and not just for a single day! Patti Euler, our own Head Royal has taught that for years, right?

Prove it to yourself by doodling a queen or princess or two (or TWENTY) to display around your home and send to friends. The samples shown are postcard-size, but could be scaled up for wall art or down for ATCs.

Instructions:

1. Round the corners of a piece of mid-value to dark cardstock (navy, cranberry, olive green, black, dark red, etc.)

2. Using a pencil, draw guidelines for a simple crown, angled head, skinny arms, small waist and big skirt on the cardstock! (Practice on white paper till you get some shapes you like, or use the template below.)

3. Color AROUND the queen with a gold opaque paint pen, covering your guidelines. Doodle the details of the crown, face, jewelry and dress using black, white, and turquoise opaque ink pens as shown or as you prefer!

4. Now do another one. And another one. And another one! The more you draw, the more inventive and interesting and uniquely your own the royals will become!!!

5. Options: 
Use a long vertical rectangle so you can show the entire skirt, legs and feet.
Draw a king or prince instead of a queen or princess.
Add gems, glitter dots or other embellishments.
Use patterned paper or pieces of gel prints (collage!) for the skirt.

Supplies:

• Cardstock in dark or mid-range colors
• Corner rounder punch or scissors
• Pen-touch in Gold (Sakura of America)
• Gelly Roll in White (Sakura of America)
• Pigma Micron in Black (Sakura of America)