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you are using a detailed image, I strongly recommend that you use a brayer to apply the ink to the design to prevent over-inking (and over-embossing) and to insure even inking. Stamp with black pigment ink and emboss with black detail embossing powder. Regular embossing powder tends to make the design over-embossed and you lose too much of the detail of the design.
Shading
The artist is your friend! Whoever designed the image you are painting probably gave you some hints as to where to put the light colors and the shading colors. The wide open areas are usually for the lighter shades. Areas with shading (like dots or hash marks) are usually for the darker shades.
I usually begin with the lightest shade I intend to use - it is much easier to make a light shade darker than to make a dark shade lighter. For instance, when painting the lemons on Sheer Heaven in the sample above, I started with Sunburst over most of each lemon. Then I added Gold Dust where the dots are closer together, finishing with a little Orange Peel underneath the leaves. On the leaves, I started with Key Lime, then added Fern and Passion for shading.
Lighter Shades
Keep in mind that the more water you use, the paler the shade and the less shimmer as well. One of the color groupings for Twinkling H2O's includes a color called Oyster (a shimmery mother of pearl), as well as five iridescent shades. These shades all contain shimmer but no pigment. They can be used when you want to make a paler shade but don't want to sacrifice
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