Thank you for participating in the Spectrum Noir Accreditation Program. We hope that you are enjoying coloring with our products. Our team is anxiously waiting for to receive your coloring test, so that they can comment on ways to improve or approve your skills test. We will take into consideration different coloring styles, and are looking for a variety of coloring skills as shown on our skills test. Feel free to use our samples as inspiration, or use your own style to achieve the required task for each image.

Instructions 1. Practice coloring on your own or by watching our short videos and coloring along with our team. (See download and video sections on our website available August 2012) 2. Download coloring skills test onto quality paper – (ie: Crafter’s Companion super smooth cardstock, Neenah, or other papers made for alcohol markers). 3. the images provided on the skills test. 4. Submit your completed test to one of the addresses below. 5. Our team will then approve your test, or provide feedback with suggestions on how to improve your coloring skills and ask for you to re-take the skills test. 6. We will do our best to do the entire process via email to keep the expense of mailing to a minimum. If the scan in not high quality, we may ask that the test be mailed to us for better review. 7. Be sure to list the used. This is an important part of this test.

Upon Approval 1. You will be emailed a letter of congratulations along with a certificate of accomplishment that can be downloaded and printed. 2. We will list your name on our accredited crafters list on our website. 3. You will receive a blinkie for your blog or website.

Questions Please email all questions to Jennie at [email protected]. She will do her best to assist you in the process of becoming accredited.

Instructor Accreditation Program We have launched a test program and should have the program open to everyone in January 2013. Everyone on our accreditation list will be notified by email when that program is launched. Approved instructor must pass an advanced coloring test, product test and have references of previous teaching experience and/or train with one of our training instructors.

Submit completed accreditation skills test to:

Scan & Email to: Jennie at [email protected] Or Mail to: Spectrum Noir Accreditation Program % Crafter’s Companion Regal Park Drive Anaheim, CA

Spectrum Noir Page 2 of 3 Colorist Accreditation Skills Test

Name:______Email Address:______

Street:______City:______State:______Country ______

Smooth Coloring & Correcting Basic Blending of three colors

Make mistake then correct here.

Med.

Dark

1. Color this image with one color to show smooth Select three colors and blend them together. coloring. (light colors are easiest to correct) You may start and finish with any color of 2. Show a mistake by going outside the lines and your choice. then correcting with blender pen List colors used: ______, ______, ______List color used:______+ Blender Pen

Hair and Skin. Highlight

list colors used Hair: ______, ______, ______, ______Color mailbox with highlight in center to make it look Face: ______, ______, ______, ______like a cylinder rather than a flat shape. Eyes: ______

List colors used: ______, ______, ______, ______

Spectrum Noir Page 2 of 3 Colorist Accreditation Skills Test

Name:______Email Address:______Street:______City:______State:______Country ______

Nature:

Color flower using soft blended or less blended look as Color the umbrella using shading to give dimension and desired. layers. (See color along for details and suggestions) List colors used: ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, List colors used: ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, Complete this image. Optional: This is your chance to show your individual style. Feel free to draw or stamp your own image here and color . (attach separate page if necessary)

List colors used: List colors used: ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______, ______,