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Realistic coloring. realistic advice.

Tired of banging your head against the wall when the latest free tutorial or marker recipe doesn't turn out the way it looks online?

Looking for something beyond blend, blend, blend?

Frustrated because everything you color looks flat?

Realism isn't difficult... but it is downright impossible if you stick to crafty coloring shortcuts and standard blending techniques.

Real life is full of texture, pattern, contrast, and desaturation. Life is so much more than light-medium-dark blending combinations.

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Join Amy Shulke of Vanilla Arts Company for novice and beginner level Copic coloring lessons at the Papercrafting Roadshow. September 23rd, 2017. Grand Rapids, Michigan. | VanillaArts.com
 

Vanilla hits the road!

I'll be teaching novice and beginner level classes throughout the day at this year's Papercrafting Roadshow in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

September 23, 2017

The novice class is perfect for those who have no coloring experience. The beginner challenge class is aimed at those who have a bit of marker experience (but you don't have to be a pro!) Best of all:

I provide the markers!

Class fee includes the use of a marker & pencil kit. Everything you need to complete the entire project will be waiting at your table!

  • No running around trying to purchase the right Copic colors
  • No need to carry a big supply kit around the show all day
  • No investing in a bunch of markers just to try them

RSVP to guarantee your seat, drop-ins welcome as space allows.

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a final burst of summer-

Here's the September FREE Digi Club image, "Calendula"

Get your copy of the digital stamp + the recipe guide used here.

"Calendula" offer expires on October 6th, 2017. But don't worry, I launch a new free digi the same exact day!

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Coloring Tip of the Day: When you add shade and highlights, whether you're working with markers or pencils, you need to pay attention to the ratio of shade to highlight. Too many people add far too much highlight! I shade a lot more, about a 70/30 mix... maybe even 80/20. When you overhighlight, you flatten the image. I know, you think you're adding dimension, but you're really not. Depth comes from shade. . . #WIP 4 "Haunted House" a fun stamp from Penny Black's "Haunted Halloween" set. A beginner level Copic coloring class. . . . #vanillaartsco #markerpainting #markerpaintingbasics#artclass  #copiccoloring #copic #copicart #copicmarkers #copicclass #markerart #prismacolor #coloredpencils #distressink #timholtz #timholtzdistressink #cardmaking #cardmakinghobby #coloringtime #ilovetocolor #coloringtips #papercrafting #fallstamps #autumncoloring #halloweenstamps #pennyblackstamps #pennyblackinc #hauntedhouse #halloweencard
Coloring Tip of the Day: The house was very top heavy. I gave more weight to the bottom by extending the grass. When you add extra grass to ANY stamp, please resist the urge to try making your grass match the stamp artist's grass. It will not work! Your grass WILL NEVER match someone else's grass. Instead, I added shadowy grass, it gives the general idea without having to sit there and draw 5,000 individual blades of grass. . . #WIP 3 "Haunted House" a fun stamp from Penny Black's "Haunted Halloween" set. A beginner level Copic coloring class. . . . #vanillaartsco #markerpainting #markerpaintingbasics#artclass  #copiccoloring #copic #copicart #copicmarkers #copicclass #markerart #prismacolor #coloredpencils #distressink #timholtz #timholtzdistressink #cardmaking #cardmakinghobby #coloringtime #ilovetocolor #coloringtips #papercrafting #fallstamps #autumncoloring #halloweenstamps #pennyblackstamps #pennyblackinc #hauntedhouse #halloweencard
Coloring Tip of the Day: You can use Copic on colored cardstock! The key is to adjust your brain to the fact that the colors will look completely different than the marker caps. Test a lot of markers on scrap paper to see what colors they can make rather than stubbornly insisting on the colors in your head. . . #WIP 2. "Haunted House" a fun stamp from Penny Black's "Haunted Halloween" set. A beginner level Copic coloring class. . . . #vanillaartsco #markerpainting #markerpaintingbasics #artclass  #copiccoloring #copic #copicart #copicmarkers #copicclass #markerart #prismacolor #coloredpencils #distressink #timholtz #timholtzdistressink #cardmaking #cardmakinghobby #coloringtime #ilovetocolor #coloringtips #papercrafting #fallstamps #autumncoloring #halloweenstamps #pennyblackstamps #pennyblackinc #hauntedhouse #halloweencard
Coloring Tip of the Day: The aqua colored cardstock combined with Stormy Sky Distress Ink are the start of an eerie glow around the house. . . #WIP 1. "Haunted House" a fun stamp from Penny Black's "Haunted Halloween" set. A beginner level Copic coloring class. . . . #vanillaartsco #markerpainting #markerpaintingbasics #artclass  #copiccoloring #copic #copicart #copicmarkers #copicclass #markerart #prismacolor #coloredpencils #distressink #timholtz #timholtzdistressink #cardmaking #cardmakinghobby #coloringtime #ilovetocolor #coloringtips #papercrafting #fallstamps #autumncoloring #halloweenstamps #pennyblackstamps #pennyblackinc #hauntedhouse #halloweencard

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