I have been spending a lot of time lately compiling popular color combinations from various different discussion boards and blogs. I decided to make a page for my copic sketchbook and thought I would share all the great combos.
Some copic color combinations I made today ~
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Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. Saturday was jam packed for me. I went with my Mom to see the Avengers, then we had lunch at On the Border to celebrate Cinco De Mayo and then she took me to my local Scrapbook store...Scrappers Cove. I picked up a lot of beautiful papers, embellishments, and a Memory Box die. The owner was so nice, she gave me a little discount on my die! By the time I finally got home I was too tired to make anything! I needed a nice long nap. Once I finally rested, I started on my Mother's Day cards and colored up a whole bunch of images. I never got around to making any cards because I got sidetracked with a project. I decided to make an updated Flourishes chart now that they have added more color combinations to the Copics that they sell at their store. When I first started buying Copics I used their color combinations as a guide. In the last two years they have expanded their collection and it is twice the size now. The ladies at Flourishes thought long and hard and came up with some really great color combinations that work well with their stamps. If you haven't checked them out, they have some nice tutorials on their blog like this one. The majority of their stamp images are floral and classic in style and the names of the collections really compliment that theme. I don't have every single color that they sell so you will notice some of the circles or boxes are left uncolored. As always, I hope these charts help you with choosing color combos to use or which Copics to invest in. Sometimes it is nice to see what the end result could look like before you buy. Below are blanks for you to print if you like.
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Copic Markers come in 346 colors. That is a lot to choose from and the selection process can be very overwhelming. Let's face it, these markers ain't cheap! Since we know the price per marker is going up as of August 1st... it now more important than ever to wisely choose which colors we purchase. I have seen people ask many times if it is better to purchase individual markers or should they just get one of the pre-packaged sets. I am torn on that question. While the paper crafting sets have great colors that work together, they also are missing some "VIP" colors in my opinion. Since the sets also don't necessarily offer a cost savings or "deal" over picking your own colors I say - it is probably best to purchase markers individually. For reference, here are the colors that come in both of the 72pc Papercrafting Sets: (There are other sets, but I don't find those worth mentioning...lol!) While you do get some really good color choices in these sets, I think there are several great colors and combos you miss out on in these kits. Here are the colors that I use very often that are not included in these two sets: First off, I like having all of the 0000 and/or 000 for blending. I think you can achieve much more dynamic and visually interesting shading when you have the lightest colors to blend with. (I especially like the B0000 and BG0000 for coloring snow, snowmen, snowflakes, ice etc) I think more gray values are necessary for your collection including: C7 C9 C1 W5 W7 W9 (in order to color "black" with dimension I feel you need to have C1-3-5-7-9 or equivalent in the Warm, Toner or Neutral Grays My favorite colors for denim are B91 (B93 or B95) B97 A tried and true pink combo- R81 R83 R85 While I love the E30's range for coloring things brown like wood and animals, for skin tones I would definately recommend E0000 E000 E23 E27 (plus E29 and E21 E25 which come in set A and Set B respectively) I adore E71 E74 E77 for a vintage/ greyish brown- like the color of a man's suit/briefcase or shoesI think for Blue Green you have to have BG70 BG72 BG75 BG78 - for coloring ponds or deep water (this combo is used on the image below on the bows, skirt, and stockings). One of my favorite dusty purples combos is V91 V93 V95 (this combo is used on the dress below) Things to Consider when Selecting Color Combinations- 1. I think the smartest /most frugal way to select your marker colors is to first determine your style. Look at your stamp collection and decide what colors you would like to have to make your images come to life. Consider your style...do you prefer bold bright colors and bling, or is faded vintage shabby chic your style? Are you a pastel or earth tone lover...etc 2. Look around at blogs to see what color combos others are using and what looks they achieve. 3. Pick a selection of 3 markers from each of the following color families + the very lightest color of the family. Red (example R0000 R35 R37 R39) or (R000 R81 R83 R85) Red- Violet (example RV000 RV10 RV32) Yellow -Red (example YR0000 YR12 YR15 YR18) Yellow (example Y0000 Y21 Y26 Y28) Yellow -Green ( example YG000 YG93 YG95 YG97) Green ( example G000 G21G24 G28) or chose the following combo of YG and G for coloring landscapes and greenery- G99, YG67, YG63, YG03, G20 + YG000 G0000 G85 (link to example picture here) Blue -Green (example BG0000 BG70 BG72 BG75) Blue (example B0000 B91 B95 B97) Blue- Violet (example BV0000 BV11 BV13 BV17) Violet (example V0000 V12 V15 V17) Earth (example E000 E00 E11 E21 +E25 E27 E29) Gray (example C00 C3 C5 C7) Plus a Colorless Blender 0 Below is a chart of some other combinations that work together grouped by Basic, Bright, Earth or Pastel... to give you an idea of how different color combinations can suit different styles of paper and stamping. A good way to start your collection would be to select 4 markers from each color family + the colorless blender. I would also suggest if budgets allow to select an additional 3 from the Earth family. This would give you a collection of 52 markers to start out with. Stamped Images: The Greeting Farm (B90's) image colored on Copic X-Press It Blending Card Tiddly Inks (E70's) image colored on Paper Trey Ink Stampers Select White Sureya's Open Coloring Book http://sureya.deviantart.com/gallery/25150012 (V90's and BG70's) images colored on Boise HD Color Copy Cover
Learn how to color skin tones with alcohol markers in this video and detailed guide! Learn how how to find the right colors for a variety of skin tones, use reference photos, and how to color in a face step-by-step.
Resources My Blank Step-Out Template For Zentangle® Patterns Light Source Reminder Image for Drawing and Alcohol Marker Coloring My Copic Marker Color Combination Chart Scrapbook Page Sketches, by Katie Butler Paper Tearing Technique I love this technique for paper tearing. Make great water, sky, mountains, land or other scenery by combining different colors. Card Fold Examples I love this chart. I don't know where it came from so be sure to email me if you know the link. I think it is a great resource for cardmaking. "Magic Thirds" Quick Tag and Card Making Concept This sheet is perfect for beginners who want to quickly design a simple and effective card. This trick is particularly nice if you need to make a lot of cards really quickly. To print this sheet, simply click on the image and right click to save it to your computer. This super quick layout is the perfect way to make a scrapbook page with your extra scraps.
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!
Plum Summer, a color palette for Copic Markers + Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Color with depth and dimension using Vanilla recommended coloring combinations designed to create realism in your next coloring project. Violet, magenta, and yellow alcohol inks. | VanillaArts.com | Better color
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Do you draw arrows? Are you one of those people that starts every coloring project with a little tiny arrow in the upper corner of your paper? Why? No really. I sincerely want to know. Why?
For Copic Marker beginners, we recommend YG03 & YG17 as starter greens. Add to this combination depending upon your taste. YG67 makes an excellent dark. YG21 adds light. For realism, underpaint with blue or violet. We don’t recommend G markers for beginners. Skip the Gs to save money. Let’s talk
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Back by popular demand. This was posted several times here on my blog, but it has been requested a million times that I repost.. so here it is.. hope it helps. Remember! people are often intimidated by coloring images that have faces. LOL.. it's just paper, if you mess up there is usually a round bin near by to toss it into and start over..... the only way you will bet better at coloring anything is to practice.. trust me, many of my images get tossed to the round file (needs emptied quite often...LOL). Hugs, Jennie
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What’s the best red blending combination for Copic Marker beginners? I asked three of my favorite marker instructors about which reds they recommend for first time colorers. Which offer the best value? Which are versatile to color many red items? Which reds do we teach with? Which reds do we use mos
Hello, Well here is week two and three of my free Copic Coloring class series. I hope that you enjoyed week one and all posted your coloring worksheets or samples on our Facebook Forum. We learn from each other so it's always best to share even when we are not super pleased with the outcome of our work. I can guarantee one thing in coloring....... That is you will not get better without practice, trial and error! So Here we with a new lesson. This week we will work on breaking down images into separate individual shapes, so that we can properly shade them. Let's jump in with our video of the week. Here are some samples that I colored. Note that the kitty in the hat box is copy righted so I found a similar one for you. Thus the reasoning for two different kitties. You can purchase the pink kitty image from Crafter's Companion. A few color combo suggestions both Copic & Spectrum Noir Kitty in Hat Box - Step out Flower step out and color suggestions coloring page - Jennie Black Ok that sums it up for my first free online class series. I will post more based on how successful this one is! I hope you enjoy the classes and give me feedback on what you liked most. Again, these classes were first done for PAID classes so the format is a bit different from what the videos may say. Colorful Hugs, Jennie Black
Copic Color system Copic has a perfect Color system, no other marker in the market has it. Therefore you are able to get perfect color combinations and blending results. *** Copic hat ein perfektes Farbsystem, wie es kein anderer Marker hat. Damit ist es möglich, perfekte Farbkombinationen und -übergänge zu erzielen. There is the Copic Color Wheel and the color code at the markers. *** Es gibt das Copic Farb-Rad und die Farbnummern auf den Markern. On every Copic marker you find a color name. This is a combination of a letter(s) and two or more numbers. Understanding this code will help you to choose the color combinations you need for your projects. *** Auf jedem Copic Marker befindet sich ein Farbname, eine Kombination auf Buchstabe(n) und zwei oder mehr Nummern. Diesen Code zu verstehen hilft, die Farbkombinationen zu wählen, die Du für Dein Projekt benötigst. In our Swatch book these families are grouped together for easy reference. *** Im Copic Farbbuch sind diese Familie des besseren Überblicks wegen zusammen gruppiert. Color Family *** Farbfamilie The letter at the beginning of your color name (B, BV, V, RV, R, YR, Y, YG, G, E (earth), F (Florescent), *** Dies ist der Buchstabe am Anfang des Farbnamens (B, BV, V, RV, R, YR, Y, YG, G, E (Erde), F (fluoreszierend)) Grays & Blacks: C (Cool Gray), N (Neutral Gray), T (Toner Gray), W (Warm Gray) 100 Black, 110 Special Black gives the name of the color family. Blending colors gives a best results within a color family. *** Grau und Schwarz: C (Cool - Kühles Grau), N (Neutrales Grau), T (Toner-Grau), W (Warmes Grau), 100 Schwarz, 110 Spezial-Schwarz. Diese Buchstaben geben die Namen der Farbfamilie an. Innerhalb einer Farbfamilie erzielt Ihr die besten Übergänge. Color Saturation *** Farbsättigung This is the first digit on a color name. Colors that are 00's, 10's, or 20's will be more vibrant (B05, G16, R29), while colors that are in the 70's, 80's or 90's have more gray added (B95, BG78, G94) and are closer to the neutral/earthy end of the color spectrum. Note: E (Earth) markers don't necessarily follow this rule *** Die Farbsättigung wird von der ersten Zahl im Farbnamen angegeben. Farben aus den 00-, 10- oder 20-Gruppen (z. B. B05, G16, R29) sind intensiver während Farben aus den 70-, 80- oder 90-Gruppen (z. B. B95, BG78, G94) mehr Grau enthalten und nahe am neutralen/erdigen Ende der Farbpalette liegen. Hinweis: E(Erdtöne)-Marker folgen dieser Regel nicht immer. Both jeans are colored with Blue, the first one in the vibrant 00 group and the second one in the darkest 90-group *** Beide Jeanshosen sind mit Blautönen coloriert, die erste mit den Farben der leuchtenden 00-Gruppe, die zweite mit der dunkelsten Gruppe 90. Color Shade *** Farbton The last number tells you how light or dark the shade is. Light colors have a value of 0, 1,2 or 3. Middle tones 4,5 or 6 and the darkest have a value of 7,8 and 9. The more grey is added the more vintage a color will be. You will find them in the markers with a 7,8 or 9 at the end. *** Die letzte Nummer zeigt an, wie hell oder dunkel der Farbton ist. Helle Farben tragen die Nummer 0, 1, 2 oder 3, Mitteltöne die Nummern 4, 5, oder 6 und die dunkelsten 7, 8 oder 9. Je mehr Grau einer Farbe beigemischt ist, desto klassischer (Vintage-Look) wird sie sein. Am besten geeignet sind hier die Marker mit einer 7, 8 oder 9 am Ende. Here is the first jeans colored with the lightest shades from the 90 group and the second with the darkest shades. *** Die erste Jeanshose hier ist mit den hellsten Tönen der 90-Gruppe coloriert, für die zweite Hose wurden die dunkelsten Töne verwendet. Color Group *** Farbgruppe A sequential group of colors within one color family with the same first digit (B91-93-95-97-99) where numbers ending in 0 are the lightest and 9 is the darkest, also called Natural Blending Group. Such a range is perfect for blending. *** In einer aufeinanderfolgenden Gruppe von Farben innerhalb einer Farbfamilie, die die gleiche erste Zahl haben (z. B. B91 - B93 - B95 - B97 - B99) sind die Zahlen, die auf 0 enden, die hellsten und die mit der Zahl 9 am Ende die dunkelsten. Diese Markerfolge nennt man auch eine "natural blending group". Zu Deutsch könnte man das wohl übersetzen mit "eine Gruppe von Farben, die miteinander natürliche Übergänge schafft". Mit einer solchen Reihe an Markern lassen sich perfekte Farbübergänge erzielen. In the unique Copic Color Wheel you will see that the colors with the lowest digit are at the outside of the Wheel and the ones with the highest first digit are near the center, near the grey-tones. You can also see which grey-tone is added to a color family. Download the Copic Color Wheel here. *** Im einzigartigen Copic-Farbrad sind alle Farben mit den niedrigen Nummern am äußeren Rand des Rades angebracht and die mit den höchsten Nummern sind nahe der Mitte angeordnet, nahe den Grautönen. Ihr könnt auch sehen, welche Grautöne einer Farbe zugefügt wurden. Ihr könnt Euch das Copic-Farbrad hier herunterladen. How to pick blending colors: *** So wählt man die Farben, die am besten ineinander überlaufen: To instantly tell if a color will blend evenly with the next darker or lighter shade, choose markers like this: 1. Match the color letters, keeping the color family the same. 2. Match the middle number, this will keep the tone the same. The last number tells you how light or dark the shade is. We advise to choose 3 or 4 markers: · For Highlights, pick a last number with a value of 0, 1, 2, or 3. · For Mid tones, choose numbers 4, 5, or 6. · For Shadows, choose colors with the last number of 7, 8, or 9. Also try to keep a 2 or 3 digit difference between your colors. Using more colors achieves smoother blends. *** Um sagen zu können ob ein Farbton mit der nächst höher- oder niedrigergelegenen Farbnummer einen guten Übergang ergibt, sollten die Marker wie folgt ausgewählt werden: 1. Wählt den gleichen Buchstaben und bleibt in der gleichen Farbfamilie 2. Verwendet die selben "mittleren" Nummern so daß der Farbton derselbe bleibt. Die letzte Nummer sagt aus, wie hell oder dunkel eine Farbe ist. Wir raten, 3 oder 4 Marker zu wählen: ~ für die Highlights im Motiv wählt einen Marker mit der Endziffer 0, 1, 2 oder 3; ~ für die mittleren Töne wählt Marker mti der Endziffer 4, 5 oder 6; für Schatten wählt Marker mit der Endziffer 7, 8 oder 9. Versucht, 2 oder 3 Ziffern Unterschied zu wählen. Je mehr Farben verwendet werden, desto besser werden die Farbübergänge. Blender The Copic Colorless Blender pen/ink. This is ethanol based and is not the same as blender pens from other companies. Used for fixing mistakes, making colors lighter and for special effects. We will come back with tutorials about the use of the blender. *** Der Copic Colorless Blender ist auf Ethanol-Basis hergestellt und ist nicht das selbe wie die Blenderpens anderer Hersteller. Der Copic Blender kann zum Korrigieren von Fehlern, Aufhellen von Farben und für spezielle Effekte verwendet werden. Wir werden bald mit Tutorials für die verschiedenen Verwendungsmöglichkeiten des Blenders zurücksein. Tip: To alter your embellishment like buttons, brads, charms, Rhine-stones use marker with a high last digit, because the Copic ink is transparent. *** Um Embellishments wie Knöpfe, Brads, Charms und Glitzersteine an Euer Projekt anzupassen verwendet Marker mit einer hohen Endziffer, denn Copic-Farbe ist transparent. Hope this will help youto choose the right color combinations, *** Ich hoffe, dies wird Euch helfen, die richtigen Farbkombinationen auszuwählen, Greetings Diny Sprakel My blog: Creadin
JustRite Color Combo Recommendation Chart: Page 2: Page 3 Download the entire JustRite Copic Sketch Color Chart here. Ribbon Colors for Cancer Awareness: JustRite Punch and Die Compatibility Chart: For a printable version of the chart visit: http://www.justritestampers.com/pdfs/JR-Punch-Die-Compatibility-Chart.pdf
