It’s a busy Monday – but hopefully I kept the video tight enough to cover it all without taking up your day! There are three parts – How to draw a sunflower, using a compass Free downloadable sunflowers if you’d rather only color A new Copic flowers class Video Watch the video below or click […]
Professional illustrator Amy Shulke shares 6 tips for coloring realistic flowers with Copic Markers, colored pencils, or watercolor. Consult photo references for accurate vein and stem color. Find the sepals and petal veins. Look for color spread. Compare petals back to front. These tips help you un
What's the secret to blending Copic Markers? Does paper matter? Find out these answers and other Copic Marker secrets that self-taught colorers never hear in this guest article from Amy Shulke, including the truth about the right paper for blending, Copic marker nibs, blending myths, Copic color combinations and more!
Smooth Blending is an essential Copic Marker technique used in almost every coloring project. Coloring Basics is a new beginner level online class which explores proper blending and how to troubleshoot your stroke. Learn to control your ink levels with more effective strokes for smoother blends. A p
Ladybird / Ladybug done in a realistic style. Original done in Copic markers and coloured pencil. Left blank inside so you can write your own message. A6 / C6 in size printed 240gsm card with a Kraft brown envelope. Packs of 5 insect or butterfly cards also available in my Madeit store. Drawn, printed, packaged and created on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Australia FREE POSTAGE within Australia. Please note, orders posted to countries outside Australia may take up to 3 weeks to arrive. My wonderful son Maxwell and I live on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula, not far from Melbourne. We love all things natural, especially the little creatures we hardly see. I grew up in Far North Queensland then moved to Victoria -always close to the beach. Everything is approved by my son, painted by me and printed here on the Peninsula. Thank you for looking at my listing. Please visit my Etsy shop VickyPratt (no spaces) Find me, vicky_pratt_illustrator on most other socials.
One of our earlier posts describes what happened when my daughter Natasha and I took our markers along to sketch the shores of beautiful Lake Tahoe. Unexpectedly, it seems to be a post many people …
Free Printable #96 Once again I have no idea what these flowers are actually supposed to represent in the "real world", I just thought they looked pretty. I think they would also be big enough to colour and cut out for those people who enjoy layering their pictures. UPDATE: Thank you so much for all your ideas on what these flowers could be. It's fun just to read the different opinions, although in this case most of you agreed on the species... or what it kind of resembles anyway. I decided to go with GrammaR's idea of calling them Clematis Beccy. Designed: 15.01.11 copyright Beccy Muir
Smooth Blending is an essential Copic Marker technique used in almost every coloring project. Coloring Basics is a new beginner level online class which explores proper blending and how to troubleshoot your stroke. Learn to control your ink levels with more effective strokes for smoother blends. A p
Some clever person has come up with a fantastic technique to colour your images so that the outline is barely visible. I think it gives a kind of painted look that reminds me a lot of decorative art. In the examples I saw, the artists all stamped their images with a very light coloured ink. I figured we could all do the same thing by printing our digital images in a very light grey tone. (There's a quick How To at the bottom of this post.) I really enjoyed this technique and loved the end result. I found that it's important to have a lot of contrast between the different layers of the picture so that each individual element stands out, particularly if they are the same colour group, such as the petals of the poinsettia. Give it a go... start simple and use a fairly large image so you can see what you're doing. Have fun! HOW TO: Open the image in Microsoft Word and resize it as desired. Right click the image and select Format Picture from the drop down menu that appears. On the left hand side of the next menu that appears, select Picture Colour then click Presets, which will bring up several different colours for your image. The fourth choice along is called Washout, that is what you want to select to get a very light line.
The Fence Technique is an essential Copic Marker stroke, something instructors rarely teach and yet it’s key to clean margins, no-line coloring, and even coloring your own drawings. Coloring Basics is a new beginner level online class which explores proper technique and how to troubleshoot your stro
You don’t need a new Copic Marker or colored pencil class for everything you want to color. Good techniques add up! Color a Pretty Peony using techniques from an intermediate Vanilla Arts class on complementary underpainting plus an advanced shading class. Combine your classes for amazing realism. P
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Fresh from the Easter holidays, which I spent marveling at beautiful architecture, I wanted to continue my series on rendering with Copic markers with this post rendering… concrete. It may se…
Secret Knowledge? Hidden steps to coloring? Are there quiet things that bloggers and instructors do with their Copic Markers and colored pencils which they never show or discuss? You bet'cha! Today, I'm going to spill the beans and tell the tales. Because your coloring projects will run smoothe
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I wanted to share some of my favorite Copic combinations for skin and hair with you. Please feel free to print this out, link to it, and sh...
Every paper craft artist has their own preferred techniques and tricks for colouring images with copic markers. In this tutorial I would like to share my methods, hints and suggestions developed through instruction from other artists, reading and a great deal of trial and error. Beccy's List for Success: 1. Start with a good quality cardboard. I personally use Whisper White cardboard from Stamping Up, but there are other brands that work just as well including one produced by Copic. Your cardboard needs to stand up to a fair amount of liquid without pilling or tearing. Don't underestimate how important it is to use a good base. 2. Use a series of colours in the same shade or tone. Copics are made to work together to shade and highlight. The letters and numbers on the copic pens actually represent the colour and the tonal value. You can find lots of information on the Copic site regarding colour sequencing. Using a "collection" of one colour is how artists achieve the best results. 3. Work the shades together until you are happy with the results. You do not have to stop at just one layer of colour, in most situations you will achieve a better result if you continue to blend. If you have a streaky finish, simply add more of the lightest colour, working in small circles to rub the ink together. This ability to work the ink is the reason you want to have a good quality paper that doesn't tear easily. 4. Use the 0 pen (colourless) to strengthen your highlights. Many artists use the 0 pen as an eraser, which does work to an extent but I have never successfully removed all the colour from an error in this way. I find the 0 pen is best for strengthening a highlight or for blending lighter colours together without adding any more depth. 5. Practice! Right, let's get down to business. Colours used in this project: 0, E35, YR21, YG03, YG05, YG07, E25, E27, E29, G12, G14, G17. Identify the position of your highlights by deciding which direction the light source is coming from. I want my light to be in front and slightly above my pear, which means that the highlights will be almost at the top of the pear and leaves. Colour the pear with YG03, leaving the highlight areas blank as in the picture below. I prefer to have jagged edges where my colours finish as I find it blends easier, but that's a matter of preference. Randomly add some YR21, keeping the colour mostly to the bottom of the pear. The warmer colour makes the pear look as though it is starting to ripen. Add a few little "imperfections" to the pear using E35. Once we blend over the top with the other shades of green, these won't appear quite so obvious, but they do add interest to the overall design. Add a shadow with YG05 below the leaf that is covering the pear. Add more shadows with YG05 to the bottom of the pear and around the "waist". Refer to the picture for placement. You can already see how the colours are starting to shape and round out the fruit. Deepen the shadows with YG07, keeping the colour to the very edges of the pear in a narrow strip. Don't take this darkest colour into the lightest green, you should be able to see three distinct shades at this stage. Starting in the darkest green area, blend your colours together using the YG03 marker in small circles. Work around the pear, slowly making your way to the blank highlight areas, filling them in last to keep those areas of the fruit lightest. Use the 0 blending pen in small circles over the highlight areas to strengthen the highlight and add further dimension to your pear. Use E25 to colour the branch and down into the spine of the leaves. Don't bring the colour all the way to the end, but don't stop it abruptly either. It will look better if you have a little of the brown mixed with the green. Refer to the picture below. Add shadows to the branch with E27. Make sure you darken areas that are behind other things or in crevices. Use E27 to colour the core at the bottom of the pear. Add the darkest shadows to the branch and core of the pear with E29. I generally don't blend branches or tree trunks as I like the rougher look, but you can if you prefer by using the E25 marker to blend the three different browns together. Colour the leaves, including the stems, with G12 leaving the highlight areas blank on the top two leaves. We want the back leaf to be slightly darker to give the impression of depth. Darker colours recede while lighter ones come forward. Add shadows with G14 keeping the topmost leaf lighter than the others. Now add the darkest green G17, again keeping the topmost leaf lighter than the others. The back leaf should have the most amount of shadow since it is behind the pear and the other two leaves. Let's add some imperfections to the leaves using E27. Blend the leaves by working in small circles with G12, starting in the darker green areas and finishing in the highlights. You can use the 0 blending marker on the leaves if you would like to strengthen the highlights, or the G14 to strengthen the shadows. I hope this tutorial has been useful and has given you some tips for using your Copic markers. Keep in mind that everyone uses their markers in a different way and that what is good for one artist may not necessarily suit you.
The Fence Technique is an essential Copic Marker stroke, something instructors rarely teach and yet it’s key to clean margins, no-line coloring, and even coloring your own drawings. Coloring Basics is a new beginner level online class which explores proper technique and how to troubleshoot your stro
Silk? As in silk fabric? Why yes! Also check out the blog post for all the other sunflowers from social media this week! Video Watch the video below or click here to see it on YouTube. It’s the end of sunflower week – and oh my what fun this was! I’ve had these silk hoops […]
Artists do not shade? A few weeks back, I mentioned in an article that “artists do not shade”. This caused quite a bit of confusion for my readers.
It's been a while since I posted on here, but that isn't because I've simply been hiding out. This Saturday, April 28th I will be teaching two Coloring Flowers classes in Salem, OR at Runaway Arts & Crafts. Spaces are still available! These are perfect beginner classes and are pulled directly from my book "Coloring Flowers with Copic Markers." Come join me! In the meantime, I have been drawing and coloring a wide range of beautiful images. I'll post a few just to give you an idea. These are more of my complex drawings, so I won't go into the colors used, as it was way too many to keep track of! This iguana took forever to color, as I started with a base range of blended greens and other shadow colors, then I added the individual scales with a colorless blender. Between the blender dots I added extra color enhancing specs with yellows or darker greens to just make the scales pop a little more. This bright red stag beetle was a test of a paper someone had given me. At first I liked the paper, then I decided it wasn't my favorite, but it took me coloring for a few hours to figure out what I didn't like. I made the shine on the beetle pop by working with a wide contrast range, from super light working into the darkest tones. You can really see the sheen on the shell by keeping the high contrast. Then I finished by adding thin white touches of Opaque White with a brush. Have a creative weekend!
I recently took an online class called Copics for Cardmakers taught by Jennifer McGuire, Kristina Werner and Sandy Allnock. In that class, they provided di ...
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The Fence Technique is an essential Copic Marker stroke, something instructors rarely teach and yet it’s key to clean margins, no-line coloring, and even coloring your own drawings. Coloring Basics is a new beginner level online class which explores proper technique and how to troubleshoot your stro
