Award-winning Chameleon Pens are an innovative new marker system that allows the user to adjust the color tone of the ink. One pen can produce multiple color tones, so you can create smooth color blends and gradations - all with one pen!
This is a self-paced course, so you can move at your own speed. Each easy-to-follow module provides full explanations with videos, pictures, and downloadable images to print out and practice along with us.
In just a few hours you will learn how to master this marker system and produce results you never thought possible!
- Introduction to the Chameleon system
- Care and maintenance
- Best papers to use with Chameleon Pens
- Basic blends and color gradations
- Different stroke techniques
- Creating custom colors with color overlays
- Cross-color blends
- One-pen and two-pen blends
- Creative techniques
- Troubleshooting
- Pulling it all together to create your own masterpiece
- Access to BONUS downloadable images!
What supplies do I need to complete this course?
- Chameleon Pens (we are using the 22-pen Deluxe Set for our demonstrations) and a desire to learn how to use Chameleon pens (you can see the full range of products and pens here)
- Printer, paper, vellum
- Stamp of your choice; dye-based stamp ink (such as Memento Ink), pigment ink (such as Versafine) and clear embossing powder.
ALL the images are provided!
Your Instructor
Julia Benben
has loved marker pens for as long as she can remember! For over 20 years, Julia has made a career of developing and marketing art products, including the Blopens, Blendy Pens, Color Spritzer and Chameleon Pens.
Her formal title is Director of Marketing and Product Development for North America, but she is also involved in consumer education and product development worldwide. Demo and instruction for the Chameleon System are her favorite things to do, and Julia teaches live workshops and classes every chance she gets. She also does live, global TV demonstrations for all the great Chameleon Products!
Julia has been working with Chameleon Art Products and the inventor of Chameleon Pens since 2012, from the very beginning.
Cathy Andronicou
A full-time crafter who turned her passion into a profession, Cathy makes TV appearances and offers demonstrations and workshops at craft events around the world. She's taught paper crafting for over fifteen years and worked as a designer for several companies. Cathy was also commissioned by art material suppliers to write master classes on how to use their products, for magazine publication.
As a technique-based designer, she had to master, and occasionally invent, various methods for coloring projects. Cathy turned to the art market to find the best media to achieve professional results. She's worked with alcohol pens for almost a decade and amassed a wealth of knowledge, both through tuition and experimentation. Cathy is very excited to share this knowledge with you in our course.
"I want everyone to have fun, and to embrace the ethos of trial and exploration. It worked wonders for me, and I hope you will love the creative learning journey as much as I do." -Cathy
Course Curriculum
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StartWhat You'll Learn In Module 2 (0:33)
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StartL1 - The Anatomy Of A Chameleon Pen (2:31)
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StartL2 - Types Of Nibs On The Chameleon Pen (2:54)
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StartL3 - Understanding The Colors In The Chameleon Line
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StartL4 - Creating Your Own Color Swatches (2:37)
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StartL5 - Why Alcohol Ink? (2:10)
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StartL6 - Best Types Of Paper To Use With Chameleon Pens (6:42)