"Air Balloon”, a color palette for G willow, R bougainvillaea, and Y lightning yellow. Copic Markers + Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Our unique project color schemes set the tone and style for your next coloring project. Color theory for alcohol markers.
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"Agave”, a color palette for G willow, B baby blue, and RV red violet. Copic Markers + Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Our unique project color schemes set the tone and style for your next coloring project. Color theory for alcohol markers.
Spider Web, a color palette for Copic Markers + Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Copic BV, B, and YR combination for coloring projects. Color with dimension using blending combinations designed to create realism in your next coloring project. | VanillaArts.com | Color theory for alcohol marker
Sugared Berries, 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. Bold red and cool gray using Copic R and C markers.
Wood Wren, 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. Celadon green, pale yellow, and pinkish taupe using Copic YG, YR, and E markers
"Blue Bunch”, a color palette for YG anise, B phthalo blue, and E sepia. Copic Markers + Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Our unique project color schemes set the tone and style for your next coloring project. Color theory for alcohol markers.
Puffin Smile, 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. Cool grey, warm red, and golden yellow using Copic C, R, and YR alcohol markers
Confused by Hues? All Copic Marker beginners follow marker recipes given by instructors. Colored pencil beginners do the same, using proven color combinations. As you improve, you try to invent color palettes using the Subbing Method, randomly substituting colors, hoping to blindly hit upon somethin
What color is an elephant? I know what you’re going to say. And you’re wrong. Go look. Google “elephant” and look at the photographs . Don’t just say “oh how cute!” I want you to really look at the color of the elephants on your screen. Some of the photos show gray ish elephants but by far,
Gold Petal, 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. Cool gray, teal, and gold, using Copic C, BG, and YR alcohol markers.
Carmine Mums: 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. Warm green, cool red, and carmine using Copic YG and R alcohol inks.
Real shade is not darker color, real shade is desaturated color. To create the desaturated colors that Copic Marker does not make, Vanilla Arts Company teaches Online Workshops using the underpainting method. Students learn to layer colors realistically rather than blend. Underpainting creates natur
Are you good at picking colors or do you get a headache thinking about all the possible combinations of Copic Marker and colored pencils? Relax. It's normal. Not everyone is born with the ability to whip out original and beautiful color palettes on demand. In Part One of this series, I showed you
“Easter Lily”, a color palette for BV periwinkle, YG chartreuse, and Y yellow Copic Markers + Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Color with blending combinations designed for realism and dimension. | VanillaArts.com | Alcohol marker color theory.
Copic Marker Underpainting swatches. Real shade is not darker, it's desaturated. To create desaturated color which Copic does not make, we teach online workshops with the underpainting method. Students layer rather than blend. Underpainting creates natural colors found in everyday life. In this swat
Zebra Stripe, 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. Cool gray, slate blue, and warm beige using Copic C, BG, and E markers.
Sailor's Delight, 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. Deep purple, sky blue, and tangerine using Copic V, B, and YR markers
Did you know that underpainting isn’t just a technique for darker colors? Surprised? Well that’s what Vanilla Arts is here for…to teach you those little surprises that will make your Copic coloring projects drip with realism. Good coloring is a combination of good thinking and good observing. T
Do your Copic Marker backgrounds look streaky or striped?You’re not alone. It’s hard to create a smooth colorful background with Copic Markers.I see the streaky-background question posted on beginner marker groups at Facebook a lot. The sad thing is, the answers from the community are almost never correct. Today let’s look at how to color beautifully smooth backgrounds.
“Blue Heron”, a color palette for B blue, C gray, and Y gold Copic Markers + Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Color with blending combinations designed for realism and dimension. | VanillaArts.com | Alcohol marker color theory.
Making beautiful dots is easier than you think. You can make them with Copic Markers, with colored pencils, with a paintbrush, or even with your finger. I use pointillism dots and stippling a lot in my coloring lessons…
"Fall Morning", a color palette for turquoise BG, brassy gold YR, and bright yellow Y Copic Markers + Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Our unique project color schemes set the tone and style for your next coloring project. Color theory for alcohol markers.
Barley Grass, 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. Teal, green, and chartreuse, using Copic BG, G, and YG alcohol markers.
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.
Layering BG02 beneath R17 will make your red pepper digital stamps simmer with flavor! There is nothing boring or predictable about this Copic recipe!
Add dimension and realism to Copic Marker blends by underpainting with complementary or opposite colors. Real shade isn’t just one step darker than the base color. Real shade is murky and desaturated. The secret to our deep and velvety green here isn't more green, we're underlaying a ruby red. Green
Professional Illustrator & Instructor Amy Shulke offers tips for coloring complex texture with Derwent Lightfast Colored Pencil and Copic Marker. If you feel overwhelmed by details, try the chunking method where artists break large shapes (forms) into smaller and smaller forms. Amy shows you how
"Ew! Ew! Ew!", a color palette for Black, V deep violet, and B ultramarine blue Copic Markers + Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Unique project color schemes set the tone and style for your next coloring project. | VanillaArts.com | Alcohol marker color theory.
"Purple Patina”, a color palette for B light crockery blue, E lipstick natural, and RV raspberry. Copic Markers + Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Our unique project color schemes set the tone and style for your next coloring project. Color theory for alcohol markers.
“Spring Song”, a color palette for YG green, V lavender, and YR apricot Copic Markers + Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Color with blending combinations designed for realism and dimension. | VanillaArts.com | Alcohol marker color theory.
Real shade is not darker, real shade is desaturated color. To create the desaturated colors that Copic Marker does not make, Vanilla Arts Company teaches Workshops using the underpainting method. Students learn to layer colors realistically rather than blend. Underpainting creates natural colors fou
Rampion Field, 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. Brown, gold, and purple alcohol inks. | VanillaArts.com | Better colorin
“Island Retreat”, a color palette for YR gold, BG aqua, and G green Copic Markers + Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Color with blending combinations designed for realism and dimension. | VanillaArts.com | Alcohol marker color theory.